NOTES ON THE BUTTERFLIES


Northern or the Western Districts, or in the Belize
District.
 Around Punta Gorda it is quite plentiful, and
so it is in the woods close to Puerto Barrios a few
miles further south in Guatemala. It is a forest
shade lover.
7. HELICONIUS GALANTHUS (Bates).
 This butterfly flies in company with H. leuce
and cannot be distinguished from it when on the
wing. The resemblance between the two insects
is very close as regards the upper surface of the
wings, but a glance at the under surface is sufficient
for identification.
 This is rather a scarce insect. Like H. leuce I
have never met with it except in the southern
Toledo District.
 All these black-and-white Heliconids are shade
and forest lovers. They fly very gracefully with
a sailing flight around low plants and bushes, but
rarely come to rest anywhere.
8. HELICONIUS CHIONEUS (Bates).
 One solitary specimen was taken at Punta
Gorda and came into my possession. This is the
only record so far as I know of this butterfly in
the Colony.
 Its close resemblance to H. leuce and H. galan-
thus induced me to net all the black-and-white
Heliconids that I met with on my expeditions in