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Acmepteron nemesis, Latr. — Occurred at Cartago and San Jose, 

 but was very scarce at both places. 



Dismorphia albania, Bates. — One specimen only taken at San 

 Jose in July ; I did not see any others. 



D. praxinoe, Doubld. — One specimen only from Guapiles in 

 May. 



Megonostoma ccesonia, Stoll. — First seen at Cartago in May. At 

 San Jose it flew fairly abundantly in the neighbourhood of the Pacific 

 Eailway Station, where there were some fields of a certain kind of 

 vetch, on which I saw the females depositing their eggs ; it occurred 

 wherever this vetch was growing. At Eio Grande, like many other 

 things, it fairly swarmed. 



Callidryas fabia, Fab.— The males of this butterfly were very 

 common at Guapiles, less so at Limon. I never saw it up country. 



C. statira, Cram.— Common at Guapiles, also at San Jose, less so 

 at Limon. The females were less scarce than those of the preceding 

 species. 



C. trite, Linn. — Taken at Guapiles and at Limon, but not at all 

 common in either locality. I never saw a female. 



C. eubule {senna, Linn.).— Widely distributed. Bred from Limon 

 and at San Jose. The larva, like all of this genus, feeds on cassias. 



C. agarithe, Boisd. —This glorious butterfly was common at 

 Guapiles, still more so at San Jose, flying wildly over the baranco at 

 Santo Domingo, where the never-failing attraction of the Lantana 

 flowers sometimes provided a possible chance of capturing this 

 gaudy insect. One male taken in this locality has scarcely any of 

 the brown markings on the under side, and is rather paler above 

 (possibly another species ?). Agarithe was much less common at 

 Limon, and the females were always scarce everywhere. 



C. philea, Linn. — Most of my specimens of this butterfly were 

 bred from ova and larvae found near Limon, where this species was 

 commoner than I ever found it anywhere else. I bred about an 

 equal number of both sexes. The larva feeds on a large kind of 

 Cassia, of which I was unable to discover the specific name. It also 

 occurred at Guapiles and San Jos6, at which latter place I again 

 found the larva. 



C. cipris, Fabr. — I first made the acquaintance of this magnificent 

 butterfly at Cartago in May ; here in this earthquake-stricken city it 

 flew in the streets amongst the ruins. At San Jose in June and July 

 it was quite common, even the females being much less scarce than 

 is usually the case with other species of this genus. 



Gonepteryx clorinde, Godt. — This exquisite butterfly was very 

 common all round San Jose from the end of June and throughout 

 July. The females also were not scarce. 



Morpho peleides, Koll. — This is the only Morpho I met with in 

 Costa Eica, though I believe it is by no means the only one that 

 occurs in that prolific country. We first saw it at Limon, where it 

 would fly across the railway track from one forest swamp to the 

 other, affording only a very poor chance of effecting its capture. At 

 Guapiles it was more frequent and easier to catch, as it would fly up 

 and down along a broad stream, a flash of blue light against the dark 



ENTOM. — JUNE, 1913. P 



