NYMPH ALID.E. — IIIPPARCiri A. 07 



species, would equally separate var. ft of Hi. Davus from the other 

 varieties of that insect ; but Mr. Haworth lays much stress upon 

 the localities of the two presumed species, he having fciken of Hi. 

 Iphis nearly fourscore sjiecimcns, in a marsh near Cottingham (as 

 previously noticed), without a single individual of Hi. Polydama 

 amongst them; whereas the Kev. W. T. Bree informs me, that he 

 took the latter in great abundance (and kindly supplied me with spe- 

 cimens) on the mountains between Tala and Festiniog, Merioneth- 

 shire, though amongst them was a single specimen of Hi. Iphis. 

 Again, Mr. Weaver took the latter insect in great plenty in Cum- 

 berland last season, but unaccomj^auied by Hi. Tolydama, altliough 

 he captured that insect somewhat plentifully in North \\'alos nearly 

 one month earlier : yet from the communications of Mr. Wailes 

 both kinds appear to occur in his neighbourhood, as noticed under 

 Hi. Iphis. 



The name of this (supposed) species has been changed in the 

 Butterfly Collector''s Vade Mecum without sufficient investigation : 

 the Polymeda of Scopoli being the Hypcranthus of Linne, and not 

 the insect described by Mr. Haworth by the accidental term of 

 Polydama. 



Sp. 17. Davus. Alis fuliKf-J'usci.s, n}iticis suhtMS occllisduohussesquialtcro inter- 

 jecto, posticis sex sesquiulterofulro cincfi.s: (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 4 — 9 lin.) 



Pa. Davus. Fahrkius.—lW. Davus. Slcjih. Cu/al.—Va. Hero. D>n, vi. /J. 

 186. 



Anterior wings above brownish-tawny, with one or more obsolete ocelli towards 

 the hinder margin : the i)Ostcrior wings are similar, with whitish cilia, with 

 from one to four blind ocelli widi a tawny iris. IJv'iieath, the anterior wind's 

 are somewhat paler dian above, with a posterior abl)rcviatcd whitish band ; 

 between which and the hinder margin arc usually two ocelli, having a black 

 iris and white pupil, and one or more spots or obsolete ocelli, whicli are 

 cinctured with tawny: the hinder margin is whitish, with whitish cilia: tlic 

 posterior wings at the base are greenish-brown, terminating somewhat in a 

 wave, and followed by an interrupted irregular whitish angular band ; beyond 

 which the posterior margin of the wings is brownish, and adorned usuaUy 

 with six ocelli, having a whitish iris, a large black pupil, and a central silvery 

 dot; the margin itself is whitish, and the cilia brownish: the bo<ly is of tlu 

 colour of the wings above ; the antenna- annulate-l with tawny and whitish. 



Var. ^. The ocellations as a1)0ve ; but the fascia, on the posterior wings be- 

 neath, uninterrupted. 



Var. y. With the basal half of the posterior wings beneath lirown, clouded 

 with white, and terminated by a continuous white band, as in var. e. 



Var. 8. The anterior wings with five distinct ocelli beneath ; the posterior with 



