60 HAUSTEtLATA. — LEPIDOPTERA. 



This is probably the most common species of papilionaceous in- 

 sect found in Britain. It abounds in every meadow and lane near 

 the metropolis, during the month of July ; and is abundant in the 

 north of Britain. 



2. Anterior wings somewhat rounded ; posterior obsoletely denticulated. 

 Sp. 10. Hyperanthus. Alis fuscis, anticis suhtt)s ocellis uno — tribus, posticis 



subtiis scEpissime quinque, aut rarissimi omniiio obliteratis. (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 



6—11 lin.) 

 Pa. Hyperanthus. Linni. — Lewin, pi. 20.— Hi. Hyperanthus. Steph. Catal. 



Anterior wings above plain brown, frequently with one or more black faintly 

 ocellated spots, especially in the females : beneath generally with three ocelli 

 towards the hinder margin, the inner one usually smallest: the posterior 

 wings above also brown, with two or more obsolete ocelli, near the hinder 

 margin : beneath with two approximating ocelli behind the middle of the 

 anterior margin, and three parallel with the hinder margin, of which the 

 one towards the anal angle is smallest: all the wings are paler beneath, 

 and edged with a whitish fringe : the body is fuscous, paler beneath : the 

 antennae brown, annulated with whitish, with the tip of the club fulvous. 

 Var. /?. Anterior wings beneath with three very large ocelli, posterior with five ; 



several on all the wings sesquialterous, or having smaller ocelli attached. 

 Var, V. Wings ocellated as in var. », but the ocelli large and conjoined. 

 Var ?. Wings ocellated as in the last, but the ocelli very minute. 

 Var. f . Ocelli in number as before ; the smaller or hinder ocellus on the anterior 



wings bipupillate, the inner one on the posterior wings nearly obsolete. 

 Var. i. Ocelli entirely obliterated ; in lieu thereof tliree snow-white spots on the 



anterior wings beneath, and five on the posterior. 

 Var. 1. Anterior wings with three ocelli beneath ; posterior with four, the one at 



the anal angle being obliterated. 

 Var. 9. Anterior wings beneath with three ocelli; posterior with four white spots. 

 Var. (. Anterior wings with three ocelli beneath ; posterior as in var. a. 

 Var. A. Anterior wings as in the last; posterior with four ocelli, the inner one 



being obliterated. 

 Var. X. Ocelli in number as in the last ; the anterior costal one on the posterior 



wings wanting. 

 Var. fx. Anterior wings with two ocelli beneath ; posterior with three ; the costal 



and anal ones wanting. 

 Var. V. OceUi obUterated : anterior wings beneath with two white dots ; posterior 



with four. 

 Var. f. Anterior wings with a single ocellus beneath ; posterior with five. 

 Var. 0. Anterior wings as in var. f ; posterior wd\h four oceUi, the anal one 



obliterated. 

 Var. *. Anterior wings as in the two last varieties ; posterior with three ocelli 



as in var. /ji. 

 Var. f. Ocelli obliterated ; anterior with a single minute white dot beneath ; 

 posterior with four. 



