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ZOOLOGICAL GEOGRAPHY. 
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(Nymphalidse) a fine genus which has 4 Antillean species and 
2 in Central America ; Zucinia (Nymphalidae) 2 species, confined 
to Jamaica and Hayti ; and Kricogonia belonging to the Pieridse, 
which has 2 West Indian species, while 1 inhabits Mexico and 
Florida. Genera which show a special relation to Central 
America are Euptoieta, Eumceus, and Nathalis. Almost all the 
other genera are South American, the total number recorded in 
each family as occurring in the West Indian islands, being, 3 of 
Danaidse ; 1 of Heliconiidae ; 2 of Satyridse ; 18 of Nymphalidae ; 
1 of Erycinidce ; 4 of Lycsenidse ; 6 of Pieridse ; 1 of Papilio- 
nidse, and 10 of Hesperidse. The genus Papilio is represented 
by about 20 species, 2 of which are North American, 4 South 
American, while the rest form little characteristic groups allied to 
those of Central America. The most marked feature seems to be 
the scarcity of Satyridse and the almost total absence of Erycinidse, 
with a great deficiency in characteristic Neotropical forms of 
Danaidse and Nymphalidse. 
Coleoptera. — Cicindelidse and Carabidse are very poorly repre- 
sented, by a few species of wide-spread groups, and hardly any 
peculiar genera. No Lucanidse are recorded. Of Cefconiidse, 
Gymnetis only appears to be represented. Buprestidse seem to 
be more numerous ; 15 genera being recorded, but almost all 
of wide distribution. One only is peculiar — Tetragonoschoma, 
found in Hayti ; Halecia is the only exclusively South American 
genus ; Chalcopkova is widely scattered over the tropical regions 
but is absent from South America, yet it occurs in the Nearctic 
region and extends to Jamaica and Guadeloupe. We now come 
to the Longicorns, the only group of Coleoptera which seems to 
be well represented, or which has been carefully collected. No 
less than 40 genera are known from the West Indian islands, 
and 15 of these are peculiar. Prionidse are proportionately very 
numerous, there being 10 genera,, 2 of which are widely dis- 
tributed in both South and North America, 1 is North American, 
and 1 South American, while the following are peculiar, — 
Stenodontes (Hayti and Cuba); Dendroblaptus (Cuba); Mono- 
desmus (Cuba and Jamaica) ; Prostern odes (Cuba) ; Solenoptera 
and Plater opsis, the two largest genera found in most of the 
