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only were taken: Terias nise, a male with a strong scent like Pink 
Bindweed; T. leuce , Boisd., a female, the only specimen met with; 
T. elathea , a male, an aberration with the black streak obsolescent; 
a male of the mis-shapen Enantia (Dismorphia) melite, Clerck, had a 
scent like mignonette, two were netted, but unfortunately the female 
got away ; and the “ Black-White ” Euterpe critias, Feld., a male; as 
regards the last-named I fear I did not notice at the time how closely 
it mimics some of the black and red Papilios , notably P. serapis, 
Boisd. ( Hphidamas , Fabr.), a species that X took at Cartagena. The 
genus Terias was much to the fore; in addition to those already 
mentioned several T. albula were taken, some of them remarkably 
small; also of T. phiale four males, some of them having a slight 
flowery scent; and of T. delia three females, all of dry-season type, 
and one of the extreme “ dry” form named by Butler persistens. Three 
females of Meganostoma cerbera , Feld., were captured; this species, of 
which Felder called the dry-season form therapis , appears to me to 
be quite distinct from M. caesonia, Stoll, but whether distinct or not, 
the delicate combination of pink and yellow on its under surface 
makes it a very beautiful butterfly; one example, in spite of its sex, 
had a slight, very sweet scent, suggesting clover. Of Daptonoura 
lycimnia, Cram., X took one of each sex, the male had a strong, very 
sweet scent of the Freesia type. Altogether I took six specimens of 
Sphaenogona arbela , four males of the ordinary yellow form, one of 
the form xanthochlora , Koll., and a female of the unusual pale form, 
with hind-wing nearly white; two of the males had a slight scent 
which might, perhaps, be compared to that of mignonette. Of 
S. gratiosa I took a female. XJndoubtedly the most conspicuous 
Pierine was the large and handsome Brimstone Amynthia maerula , 
Fabr. This was only seen on one especially hot morning (March 21st) 
when several of both sexes were observed close by the Ithomiine 
locality flying strongly; I only secured one male, and as the day 
wore on the species disappeared. 
There was more than the usual crowd of Skippers; but in the 
Neotropical Region Skippers are so common, often so inconspicuous 
in colour, and the allied species so difficult to distinguish that the 
collector is apt to neglect them in the presence of more attractive 
game; for truly the most scientific entomologist is but human! Never¬ 
theless of Prenes nyctelius I took two; of Heliopetes lavidna three; of 
Hesperia syrichthus two. Of the long-tailed Eudamus proteus and 
the white-striped E. eurycles but one each was secured, though there 
were plenty about; of Gorgythion begga , Prittw., three. Of all the 
following there were but single examples in my bag: Cycloglypha 
