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Rev. N. Am. Butt., 5, (1872); (Cercyonis A.} Buff. 

 Bull., II, p. 242, (1875). 

 Larva on grass. 



With a broad buff or ochraceous yellow band across outer half 

 of primaries on both surfaces; within this band are the two 

 black ocelli. 



Jab. a. <-^ On the upper surface of primaries there are not the 

 slightest traces of the two ocelli, neither any evidence of the 

 one usually on secondaries not far from anal angle. Beneath, 

 on the primaries the ocelli arc indicated by two mere points, 

 on secondaries there is only one small one not far from the 

 anal angle. Mus. Streck. 



|al>. b. ^ With three ocelli on upper side of secondaries, otherwise 

 normal. Mus. Streck. 



var. e. PEOALA, FABR., (Pap. P.], Syst. Ent., p. 494, 

 (1775); Sp. Ins., II, p. 70, (1781); Mant. Ins., II, 

 ]>. 38, (1787); Ent. Syst , III, 1, p. 230, (1793); 

 (Satyr. P.] Godt., Enc. Meth., IX, p. 524, (1823); 

 Dbldy.-Hew., Gen. Dinr. Lep., II, p. 398, (1850- 

 1852); Morris, Syn., ]). 77, (1862); W. H. Edwds., 

 Proc. Ent. Soc., Phil, VI, p. 195, (1866); (Hipp. 

 P.) Kirby, Cat., p. 8 1 , ( 1 871 ) ; (Cercyonis P.] Scud., 

 Buff. Bull., II, p. 241, (1875). 



Pap. Peff-ula, Herbd, Natursvst. Ins. Sehmett., VIII, 

 p. 29S, (1796). 



9 Satyrus Alope, BdL-Lcc., Lop. Am. Sept., t. 59, 

 (1833). 



Larger size than any of the preceding forms. <^ with only one 

 ocellus on primaries (towards the apex) ; 9 with two ocelli. 

 On under surface of secondaries the ocelli are large and con- 

 spicuous; the striation of under surface sharply defined. 



Bdl.-Lec.'s figures undoubtedly represent 9 f " tn i- s form, and 

 not Alope as they have cited it. 



var. f. AViiEELERi, W. H. EDWDS., Trans. Am. Ent, 

 Sue., IV, p. 343, (1873); Mead, Wheeler's Rep., 

 V, p. 773, t. 39, (1875); (Ckrcyonis W.) Scud., 

 Buff'. Bull., II, p. 242, (1875). 



Satynis Hojfmani, Streck., Lep., Rhop.-Het., p. 31, t. 

 4, 9, p. 66, t, 8, c?, (1873). 



Tliis is one of those wonderful aberrant forms peculiar to Ari- 

 zona and adjacent region. The ^ is dark, much the same 

 colour as Nephele, Boopis, etc., but the 9 (which Mr. W. H. 

 Edwds. so curiously mistook in his description for the $) is 

 very pale on upper surface and white beneath. Both sexes 

 are devoid of the broad yellow band of Alope and Pegala, 

 but have two ocelli on primaries, the one nearest the apex is 

 always double; on under side of secondaries are six ocelli in 

 two different rows of three each, the middle one of the three 

 nearest to apex oblong and sharply pointed outwardly. 



The (j? figure in Wheeler's 5th Hep. is far too pale in colour. 



Dr. Behr, speaking of Sat. Ariane, says in Proc. Cal. Ac-ad., 

 Ill, p. lb'4: "I confess I cannot iind any constant mark of 

 difference between this species and S. Alope, Nephele, and 

 Pegala, however different at first glance their forms may ap- 

 pear, I am very much inclined to consider them local aber- 

 rations of one far spread species that gradually slopes from 

 S. Pegala, Fabr., through S. Ariane, Bdl., to S. Nepl/ele and 



Maryland. 



Maryland. 



Southern 

 States from 

 Georgia to 

 Texas. 



S.California, 

 Arizona, 



