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wet-season phase had a very strong, rich, Freesia-\\k.Q scent, both when 
alive, and at home dead ; but the prevalent Pierines were Terias delia, 
wet-season specimens of the form lydia (4 J, 1 $) and T. nise (1 <£, 3 ?), 
all, save one female which was “ dry,” of the wet-season form. One 
of the T. lydia appeared to have suffered a symmetrical injury to the 
hind wings. 
Catochrysops Tianno, the only Blue met with, was tolerably 
common. Skippers, however, were much to the fore—the long¬ 
tailed Eudamus catillus , Cram.; 1 Megistias labdacus, Godm., and 
Uylephila phylaea , Drury, looking very golden on the wing; com¬ 
moner than these was the white Heliopetes arsalte, dashing about in 
all directions ; and still commoner was Hesperia syrichthus. 
A Labiate plant (. Hyptis capitata , Jacq.) was attractive to 
Aculeates and Flies; among these were the grey-black, purple-winged 
Social Wasp Synoeca cyanea, Linn., var. ultramarina , Sauss., Melipona 
amalthea , Fabr., and Apis ligustica, together with some Syrphids. 
Two other wasps— Monedula signata , Linn., and a Crabro —were 
taken on the wing. Sweeping produced a few Beetles— Euryscopa 
cingulata, Latr., Oedionychis 10 -guttata, Fabr., Homophoeta aequinocti- 
alis, Linn., and Ceratoma ruficornis, Oliv. With these was a neat 
black and cream-coloured Bug, Hypselonotus concinnus, Dali., which 
is white underneath. 
It surprised me greatly that the only insects visiting the ship’s 
lights at the quay were a number of Muscid flies of the blue-bottle 
type. 
There was a heavy shower on the morning that we landed, and 
very heavy rain was reported for November and December. 
Jamaica, lat. 17° 45' N. to 18° 35' N. 
December 31st, 1906 —March 8th, 1907. 
My first view of Jamaica was in this wise. It was the last day 
of the year, and I went on deck at 5 a.m. To the west the moon 
shone brilliantly over a smooth sea, just above her was Jupiter. To 
the east Yenus positively blazed out, as yet undimmed by the dawn. 
To the south a and j3 Centauri pointed to the Southern Cross. To 
the north the outline of the Blue Mountains was faintly traceable. 
. . . As I gazed on the wondrous scene it all gradually changed, 
everything seemed to dissolve until the rising sun proved Jamaica 
to be quite close to the ship. 
1 See the cover of this volume. 
