OF BRITISH HONDURAS
of the Colony and also in the Western District,
but is extremely rare in the north. During a
period of six years I spent in the northern districts
I have only taken one solitary example, and that
was in the Corozal District. Moreover, the speci-
men was poor in colour and stunted in growth,
and very different to the large bright specimens
from the south.
 It is a woodland species and its flight is rapid
and strong, quite unlike the slow hovering move-
ments of its relatives, H. petiverana and H.
charithonia.
 It has the Lycorea pattern, and is confusingly
like the Danaids, Lycorea atergatis (Doub) and
Melincea imitata (Bates), and when, as often
happens, all three butterflies are flying together,
it is well-nigh impossible to differentiate between
them.

5. HELICONIUS CLARA (Fabr).
 This is a rare insect and I only have a record of
it from the Western District.

6. HELICONIUS LEUCE (Doub).
 In the south of the Colony this may be said to
be a common butterfly. I believe its northern
limit to be the Toledo District in the south of the
Colony.
 I have never seen a single specimen in either the