CHAP. XXI.] 



INSECTS. 



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FAMILY 9. LIBYTHEID.E. (1 Genus, 10 Species.) 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION. 



The genus Libythea, which constitutes this family, appears to 

 have its head-quarters in the Oriental region, but extends on all 

 sides in an erratic manner, into various remote and disconnected 

 portions of the globe, as indicated above. 



FAMILY 10. NEMEOBIIOE. (12 Genera, 14^ Species.) 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION. 



NEOTROPICAL 

 SUB-REGIONS. 



NEARCTIC I PAL/EARCTIC 

 SUB-REGIONS. SUB-KEGIONS. 



ETHIOPIAN 



ORIENTAL I AUSTRALIAN 



SUB-REGIONS. SUB-REGIOXS. SUB-REGIONS. 



-2.3 - 



3.4 



This group has been separated from the Erycinidse of the 

 older authors, and contains all the non- American genera and 

 species. Half the genera and nearly four-fifths of the species of 

 this group are, however, Neotropical ; one is European ; two or 

 three African ; and twenty-six Oriental and Australian. The 

 genera are : 



Nemeobius (1 sp.), Europe; Dodona (6 sp.), North India; 

 Zemeros (2 sp.), North India and Malaya ; Abisara (11 sp.), 

 North India, Malayan and Moluccan districts, Madagascar and 

 West Africa ; Taxila (8 sp.), North India and Malaya ; Dical- 

 laneura (2 sp.), Moluccan district ; Alesa (6 sp.), Eunogyra (2 

 sp.), Cremna, (7 sp.), Bceotis (3 sp.), are all from the Brazilian 

 sub-region ; EuryMa (10 sp.), Mesosemia (80 sp.), inhabit both 

 the Brazilian and Mexican sub-regions. 



