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ghostly looking thing with gliding flight somewhat like that of a 
Neptis. 
The only Ithomiines met with were the musty-smelling Tithorea 
furia, Stdgr., of which I took a female at about 1300 ft., and Ptero- 
nymia vietorina, of which I took one, and possibly saw others, at 
about 1000 ft. Of Eueides Isabella, Cram., f. hubneri, Menet., I got 
but a single example which seemed to be most unwilling to die. The 
Erycinids were limited to Nymphidium molpe, and Charis argyrodines, 
one of each. 
Satyrines were notable for quality rather than quantity, single 
specimens were taken of Euptychia hermes, of the wet-season, or 
ocellated form; E. hesione, and E. mollina, Hiibn., the last-named a 
whitish species not taken elsewhere. 
Skippers were but moderately numerous: those taken were: 
Chiomara gesta , one ; the very neat little Heliopetes domicella , three; 
Zophyrion satyrina, Feld., one, a species well named, since the ocelli 
on its under surface are very suggestive of a Satyr; and Staphylus 
mazans, Reak. ( ascalaphus , Stdgr.), one. 
If Skippers were comparatively uncommon, Blues were decidedly 
scarce, for my bag included only Tliecla rufofusca , one, taken at 
about 750 ft., and T. togarna, two, one taken just below Zigzag, the 
other as low as 500 ft. 
Pierines were fairly plentiful but not so easy to catch, con¬ 
spicuous among them, though not really common, was Callidryas 
eubule; the specimens were large, and tending to the wet-season 
form. Of Sphaenogona gratiosa , a female was taken, but others were 
seen; a female Daptonoura lycimnia , f. polyhymnia, Eeld., contrary 
to precedents, had a rich sweet scent. 1 Of Pieris ( Perrhybris ) caly- 
donia, Boisd., I brought home two males, both scented like our G. 
brassicae . but more distinctly, also a male of another Pieris, of 
which Dr. Dixey says:—“ It is near to P. sevata , Eeld., and appears 
to be identical with three specimens from Venezuela placed in the 
National Collection under P. sincera, Weymer, but which might well 
be considered as a distinct species, or at any rate local race.” This 
was taken at an altitude of about 1300 ft. close to the track. There 
were several good-sized Whites about that declined to be caught, it 
is possible that among them there may have been others of this 
interesting species. It had a faint, sweet, flowery scent; Dr. Dixey 
says that its scent-scales are both numerous and large. 
Between 2 and 4 p.m., from about 1000 ft. down to about 
500 ft., the Hypsid day-flying moth, Phaloe lorza, Boisd., was in 
1 See below, p. 511. 
