90 THE CANADIAN ENTOMOLOGIST. 



ON CERTAIN SPECIES OF SATYRUS. 



BY W. H. EDWARDS, COALBURGH, W. VA. 



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Ariane. — I have not seen Dr. Boisduval's type of Ariane (many of 

 his types of American butterflies he sent me), but the species is easily 

 recognized by his description. He says it is size of Phcedra (or like 

 JNephele) , in color brown-black ; the fore wings with two black ocelli 

 pupilled with white and with pale hides ; 6 small ocelli on hind wing 

 below, pupilled with white and circled by fulvous ; the same wing crossed 

 by two sinuous black lines ; the females with large ocelli having yellow- 

 fulvous hides • the small ocelli much less 'distinct than in the male. 



I have received several Ariane $ and one ^ , taken by Mr. Behrens 

 at Soda Springs, Cal., 1879. These examples agree well with the above 

 description. They are almost black on upper side. Beneath black-brown ; 

 the two stripes across disk and basal area of hind wings are heavy and 

 black, standing out clearly on the brown ground, and the fine, abbreviated 

 streaks are distinct from base to the discal stripe. This stripe at the end 

 of the cell curves irregularly outward, and at the summit of the curve is 

 indented angularly. In the other members of this group, from Pegala to 

 Boopis, there is a similar projection of the discal stripe, but it is rounded 

 and often flattened. Except in this single point, the typical Ariane male 

 seems undistinguishable from some examples of Nephele. No doubt the 

 latter sometimes will be found to show variation in the outline of the 

 stripe and these two forms become identical. The single female sent by 

 Mr. Behrens has a paler shade over the extra discal area of fore wings ; 

 the ocelli have indistinct narrow yellow irides and white pupils. The 

 stripes on under side of hind wings are distinct, and the area beyond is 

 paler and slightly gray ; one white dot with narrow black edging on the 

 second median interspace, and a similar one in lower subcostal interspace, 

 are the only traces of ocelli. Dr. Behr mentions an example in his col- 

 lection in which the second ocellus on fore wing is suppressed. He says 

 the species is wanting near San Francisco, but is found at San Diego and 

 Santa Cruz ; also at Mono Lake. 



From Mr. O. T. Baron I have received 15 $ , 2 °. of a Satyrus allied 

 to Ariane, but differing considerably from Dr. Boisduval's description, and 



