OF BRITISH HONDURAS


in the month of December and settling on the
flowers. It occurs generally through the Colony,
but more commonly in the south and west. I
once saw it in such numbers as to be termed a
" cloud." That was in the Toledo District.

46. SMYRNA BLOMFILDIA (Fabr).
 I have never met with this butterfly outside the
Cayo District, and it is not common there.

47. GYNECIA DIRCE (Linn).
 This is not a common insect although it is
generally distributed.
 It has the curious habit of coming to rest on the
trunks of trees with its head always directed
downwards to the ground. It is a woodland
species and moves rapidly on the wing.
 I have collected it sparingly in all the districts
except the Belize District, but it is very shy
and difficult to approach near enough to
capture.
48. PYRRHOGYRA HYPSENOR (G. and S.).
 This insect I have met with in the Western
District but not commonly.
49. PYRRHOGYRA OTOLAIS (Bates).
 This occurs in the south at Punta Gorda and
at San Pedro on the Sarstoon River, and I have
also taken it in the Cayo.
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