SATYRUS II., III. 



AIojJc, flies from North Carolina to New York, and under the form Te.rana, in 

 parts of Texas, possibly elsewhere in the southwest ; Xephele, throughout Can- 

 ada, and slightly modified (Oh/mjms) from Indiana to the Rocky Mountains, and 

 again modified (Boopls) to the Pacific. In New York and New England, both 

 AJope and NepheJe, fly, together with all manner of intergrades. South of New 

 York, Nephde iloes not appear to have been taken, miless occasionally in the ad- 

 jacent parts of New Jersey or Pennsylvania ; certainly, in Virginia it is utterly 

 unknown. In Canada, JVephele appears to be the sole form, except that inter- 

 grades are sometimes found along the southern border. Mr. Caulfield, of Mon- 

 treal, writes: ''I have never taken a specimen of NepJieJc showing any tendency 

 toward Aluj^e, nor have I seen any Canadian examples showing it." In north- 

 east Ohio, Alnpe is rare, but Nepliele is abundant at some seasons. At Toledo, 

 northwest Ohio, Alope is reported unknown, but Nephele is present, though it is 

 rare. In the middle and southwest parts of the same State, both forms are either 

 unknown or are very rarely met with. In Michigan, I cannot learn that Alope 

 flies, l)ut JVephele is common, and apparent intergrades are sometimes seen. 



AJope was described by Falu'icius as fuscous, with a yellow (flava) band, with 

 two ocelli on fore wing ; on hind wing, one ocellus above, six beneath. The band 

 is broad in the female, usually narrower in the male, pale yellow in both sexes. 

 The ocelli on fore wings are round, or sometimes oval, are either large or small, 

 often equal, but sometimes the upper one is larger, at other times the lower one. 

 Now and then a third pupilled ocellus appeal's (II., Fig. 5), and individuals have 

 been taken with but one ocellus, and this is always the upper one. Some exam- 

 ples have a black point in the baud, which may be considered as a rudimentary 

 ocellus. (III., Figs. 10, 11.) On tlio u])per side of hind wing is often a complete 

 ocellus, but in many cases there is a black point only, or oven this is wanting. 

 Sometimes there are from one to three black points (II., Figs. 1, 2), and very 

 rarely, a second complete ocellus (Fig. 5). The males most often have six small 

 ocelli on under side of hind wings, disposed in two groups of three, the middle 

 one of each group the largest ; the females vary more in the nundjer of these 

 ocelli, and most often have a smaller number than six. Of --l S examined, 62 

 per ce.nt. have 6, 75 per cent, have over 3, 8 per cent, have U. Of 2-3 ? , 48 per 

 cent, have 6, 52 per cent, have over 3, 16 per cent, have 0. 



To the northward, Alope is blackish-brown, Init at the extreme south or south- 

 west, brown prevails, and the under side has a tint of yellow more or less decided 

 over whole under surface, often mixed with gray. The baud is yellow, some- 

 times sliu;htly ochraceous. This differs so much from the northern tviie that 1 

 have called it var. Texana. (II., Fig. 7.) All examples of both sexes which I iiave 

 seen have a complete ocellus on hind wing, and six ocelli beneath, of large size 

 and in distinct ochrev I'iui'S. 



