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GEOGRAPHICAL ZOOLOGY. 
[part IV. 
Family 11. — EUBYGONIDiE. (2 Genera, 78 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
Neotropical 
Sub-regions. 
Nearctic 
Sub-regions. 
PALAi ARCTIC 
Sub-regions, 
Ethiopian 
Sub-regions. 
Oriental 
Sub-regions, 
Australian 
Sub-regions. 
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This small family, separated from the true Eryeinidse by 
Mr. Bates, is confined to the tropical forest-districts of con- 
tinental America. The genera are : — 
Eurygona (71 sp.); Methonella (1 sp.); the latter found in 
Equatorial South America. 
Family 12.— EBYCINID,E. (59 Genera, 560 Species.) 
General Distribution. 
N EOT HOPICAL 
Sub-regions. 
Nearctic 
Sub-regions. 
Pal^e arctic 
Sub-regions. 
Ethiopian 
Sub-regions. 
1 Oriental 
Sub-regions, 
Australian 
Sub-regions, 
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1.2.3- 
This extensive family of small, but exquisitely beautiful 
butterflies, is especially characteristic of the virgin forests of 
the Neotropical region, only a few species of three genera ex- 
tending into the Nearctic region. The more important genera, 
and those which have an exceptional distribution, can alone be 
here noticed. Charis extends from Brazil to New York ; Apo- 
demia from Brazil to California, Utah, and Oregon; Amaryntkis 
inhabits the Brazilian and Antillean sub-regions ; Lepricornis 
and Metapheles are small genera found only in the Mexican 
sub-region; Lymnas , Necyria, Ancyluris, Diarhina , Esthemop$i$ t 
Anteros, Emesis , Symmachia, Cricosoma, Calydna, Lemonias, 
Eymphidium, Theope, and Aricoris are common to the Brazilian 
and Mexican sub-regions. All the other genera (40 in number) 
are only known from the Brazilian sub-region, and of these a 
considerable proportion are confined to the damp equatorial 
forests of the Amazon Valley. 
