338 PAPILIONINA [paraege 



several blotches in disc, two or three towards tonuis, and a 

 large siibapical patch cut by dark veins brownish-orange ; a 

 black white-centred spot in subapical patch. Hindwings dark 

 fuscous ; two posterior brownish - orange bands, second con- 

 taining usually three black white-centred spots. Hindwings 

 beneath lighter-marked, subterminal ocelli small, black, white- 

 centred, placed in orange brown-ringed spots. 



Ik'itain to Ai'gyll and Aberdeen, Ireland, common, but has 

 disappeared from some districts ; Europe, Asia Minor, N. 

 Africa ; 5, 6, 8, 9. Larva green, irrorated with whitish ; dorsal 

 line darker green ; subdorsal hardly paler ; spiracular whitish ; 

 anal points pinkish ; head green : on grasses ; 6-4. 



3. Satyrus, F. 



Eyes glabi'ous. Club of antennae abrupt. Middle tibiae 

 less than half tarsi, with strong apical spine. Eoi'ewings : 

 lower mai'gin of cell greatly dilated towards base. 



A genus of some extent, ranging through most of the 

 Northern hemisphere. Pupa smooth, dark red-brown, beneath 

 sui-face of ground. 



1. S. semele, L. 48-64 mm. Eorewings dark brown; a 

 large posterior band more or less suftiised with pale ochreous, 

 containing two dark fuscous spots with white centres. Hind- 

 wings as forewings, but band more orange posteriorly, upper 

 spot absent. Forewings beneath suffused with orangc-ochreous 

 in disc. Hindwings beneath l)rownish, strigulated with dark 

 fuscous ; an irregular suffused whitish median fascia. 



Britain to Ross, Ireland, on heaths and downs, local ; Europe, 

 Asia Minor, N. Africa ; 7, 8. Larva greyish-ochreous ; dorsal 

 line brown ; subdorsal yellow-brownish ; lateral dark brown, 

 partly blackish-edged above; spii'acular light brown; head 

 brown, darker-marked : on gi'asses, sometimes subterranean in 

 habit by day ; 8-6. 



4. EPINEPIIEr.E, III). 



Ej^es glabrous. Club of antennae very elongate and gradual. 

 Forewings : lower margin of cell greatly dilated towards base. 



A small genus, mainly Eun)pean and C'Cntral Asiatic. Pupa 

 roundcd-})rominent, suspended by the tail. 



1. Forewings with black white-centred spot towards 



apex . . . .1. 



,, without such spot . 3. liiiperanilius. 



2. Subapical black spot containing one white dot 2. janira. 



„ ,, two wl)ite dots . 1. tithnntti^. 



