106 NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLIES. 



a black band at end of central cell and a small dot -within the cell, a 

 dusky spot on upper border of hind wing and an indistinct band cross- 

 ing middle of wing. The female has a double band of black on fore 

 wing not quite crossing to upper border, where it forms a rude Y, and 

 the band on hind wing is much more distinct than in the male. Beneath, 

 both sexes are glossy gray with the dark markings seen on the female 

 showing indistinctly. There is a submarginal band of white dots on 

 hind wings. Expands 2.00 to 2.40. Habitat, Western States, from 

 Illinois to Texas ; Nebraska. 



253. PAPHIA MORRISONII Edw. 

 Morrison's Leaf-wing. 

 Similar to P. troglodyta, but the apex of fore wings. Fig. 35, a, is 

 not as produced nor are the tails as long, the double band is present in 

 the male on both wings and encloses round spots of the ground color. 

 The female differs from that of P. troglodyta in being without marginal 

 bands and other dark markings indistinct. Beneath, not quite so glos- 

 as in P. troglodyta. Expands 2.35 to 2. GO. Habitat, Mount Graham, 

 Arizona, and Mexico. 



GENUS XXXVI. DEBIS. THICKET BUTTERFLIES. 

 Size, medium. Colors, brown, with conspicuous eye 

 spots. The three veins of the fore wings are considerably 

 swollen at base. Antennae, long, slender, gradually en- 

 larging into a rather thick club. Fore wings, triangular, 

 not produced at apex. Hind pair rounded and scalloped. 

 Typf, D. portlandia. (Plate VIII, 1. ) 



254. DEBIS PORTLANDIA Fab. 



Pearly Wood Butterfly. 

 Above, deep rich brown. There is a dusky marginal band on out- 

 er border of both wings enclosing two yelloAvish bands. Within this a 

 light space in which are three pupillcss, but yellow ringed, eye spots on 

 foie wings and five on hind. There is a dusky band crossing middle of 

 wing. Beneath paler, with a violet tinging. Marginal bands repeated, 

 the light ones violet, and a violet ring surrounds all the eye spots on 

 both wings. These are pupiled; thei'c are two small extra ones on fore 

 wing and one extra double on lower angle of hmd pair, and a second 

 dusky band crosses middle of both Avings. Expands 2.( )0 to 2. 1 5. Hab- 

 itat, from New England, where it is rare, west to the Rocky INluuntains, 



