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Synopses of Butterflies.* 

 Bv Rev. Geo. D. Hulst. 



EREBIA, Dalm. 



i. Tyndarus Esp. Schm. I. 2. p. 97, pi. 67. Gattias W. II. Edw. Trans. Am. 

 Ent. Soc. 3, 274. 



Above brown: on disk of primaries covering the discoidal and 

 upper median interspaces a triangular castaneous patch enclosing a black 

 duplex spot, both parts ocellated. Secondaries with three black spots 

 each in a pale castaneous ring. Underside of primaries castaneous ex- 

 cept the costal edge and apex which are gray; same markings as above. 

 Secondaries grav with a brown tint; the disk crossed with a deeply cre- 

 nated line, anterior to which near base is another similar line nearly ob- 

 solete: spots as above. 



Expands 1.5 inches. Colorado. 



2. Haydenii YV. H. Edw. Rep. Hayden Exp. Montana, 1872, 467. Trans, 

 Am. Ent. Soc. 5, 19. 



Upper side fuscous, immaculate. Underside a shade paler, much 

 marbled with gray scales; primaries immaculate; secondaries with a com- 

 plete series of black ocelli along the edge of outer margin, one in each 

 interspace, each ocellus narrowly ringed with ochraceous and having a 

 minute white pupil. 



Expands 1.6 inches. Taken at Yellowstone Lake. 



3. Epipsodea Butl. Cat. Sat. B.M., p. 80, pi. 2, f. 9, IihoiUaW. II. Edw. 

 Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. 3, 273. 



Body black. Wings above, uniform dark brown; the primaries 

 generally have 3 ocellated submarginal spots, 2 towards the apex, the 

 third post median; all are surrounded with bright reddish brown. There 

 is a row of corresponding ocellated spots on secondaries, varying in 

 number. Beneath primaries somewhat paler with spots repeated; secon- 

 daries paler on outer third, the ocellated spots not edged with reddish 

 brown. 



Expands 1.5 inches. Colorado, Montana. 



4. Magdalena Streck. Bull. Brookl. Ent. Soc. 3, 35. 



Upper surface of wings entirely and uniformly dark blackish brown. 

 Beneath as above with the outer third a shade lighter. 

 Expands 2 inches. Colorado. 



5. Disa Var. Mancinus Doub. Hew. Gen. Diur. Lep. II, p. 380, pi. 54. 

 Upper side deep sooty black; primaries slightly reddish towards 



* These Synopses are continued from the "Bulletin". Descriptions oi" the spe 

 cies oi the preceding genera will be found in Vol. I to Vol. VII of that publication. 



