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with a yelhnv ring and a black .spot above it. Tliere are no other ocelli. Two tine bnnvn marginal and an undn- 

 late submarginal lijie. From Mexico and Guatemala ('. iSTiearagua). — themis Btlr. is a vei-y similar tVirm, in tli<-mls. 

 which the discal band on the underside of the hindwing is quite faint, so that the eye-.spots, of wliii'h there are 

 4 on the forewing and 5 on the hindwing, stand out disthictly. They have all yellow iris and double blue pupils, 

 the second and fifth on the hindwing are black and larger than, the others, in addition tliere is a very small 

 sixth eye-spot close to the inner margin of the hindwing beside the first median band. Of the three approximated 

 marginal lines the middle one is somewliat thickened near the inner margin. Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, 

 Nicaragua, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad. — undina Btlr. (47 b) is a form of siinilis in wliich the inner undbui. 

 of the two marginal lines on the upperside of the hindwuig is twice as broad as the outer. Between the two 

 is placed a lighter line. Tlie submarginal line is somewhat separated. A black eye-spot with whfte double pupil 

 and yellow rmg in cellule 2. On the under surface of the hindwing the dark dusting on the iimer snbniarginal 

 line is strongly expressed, especially near the inner angle. The brown discal band is distinct and shows on the 

 forewing 1, on the hindwing 5 ocelli. 40 — 42 mm. From Mexico. 



c.s\ 



E. cleophes Gochti. & Salv. Above grey-brown with 2 broad, brown median bands, an undulate clcoph 

 .submarginal and 2 marginal lines, a black eye-spot with yellow ring and white double pupil before the apex 

 of the forewing, a similar one at the anal angle of the hindwing and a round red-yellow spot between medians 



1 and 2 in the disc of the forewing. Beneath the basal area is light grey with 2 reddish grey transverse 

 lines; marginal area almost white with the same eye-spots and red-yellow spot as above, but with a similar 

 eye-spot also in celhde 5 on the hindwing. Between and beside the eye-spots silver dots. 3S mm. Mexico (Aca- 

 guizotla, Tierra Colorada and Dos Gaminos in Guerrero). 



E. castrensis Sclnuis (47 c). Approaches xihUhil $ above brown with 2 marginal lines, a submarginal cci-slrcns-is. 

 and 2 median lines, of which the proximal one may also be absent. Hinjlwing with a black dot at the apex, 



2 ocelli at the aaial angle, black with white pnpil and yellow ring, the larger liefore vein 2, the smaller behijid 

 it. Beneath broAVnish fawn-coloured, the lines darker than above, forew"ing with an eye-spot and several brown 

 rings which contain scattered yellow scales. Hin.dwing in the disc whitish with two larger ocelli in cellules 2 

 and 5, three smaller ones in cellules 1 c, 3 and 6, and also two placed obliquely and close together in cellule 4. 

 The ,5' is darker, the black dot at the costal margin of the hindAving above is absent. On the under surface the 

 forewing has only a black dot in cellule 5 and on the hindwing instead of the eye-spots in cellides 3 and 4 

 there are lilac spots with brown bordering. From Brazil: 8t. Lcopoldina and Castro (Parana). 



E. usitata Btlr. (47 ^. Above brown w-ith a dark, straight line behind the middle and 3 margmal linxi'. tisiluia. 

 Forewing in the o without, in the $ with a small eye-spot before the apex, hindwing with 2 eye-spots, black 

 with yellow ring and double white pupil, the larger in cellule 2, the smaller in cellule 3. Under surface lighter 

 than above, with 2 transverse lines through the middle, the forewing with silvery dots below the eye-spot, hind- 

 wing with 5 ocelli, the first 2 and the last black with double white pupil (only that of the second is single), the 

 others brownish grey with silvery pupil, but all placeil in ochre-yellow rings, surrounded with brown. Vene- 

 zuela. — pieria Btlr. is a from of usitata, which on the upper surface has only one eye-spot at the anal angle [iitrUi. 

 of the hindwing and in which the median lines on both surfaces are strongly curved basad before the inner 

 margin of the huidwing. From Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama. — ponipilia pimiiiUia. 

 FIdr. (47 c). a further form of usitata, which Godman and Salvin in the Biol. Centr. Amer. state is synonymous 

 with pieria, differs according to our figure drawn from the type m Rothschild's collection in that the median 

 line of the hindwing on both surfaces runs straight to the inner margin ; moreover this figure shows at the costal 

 margin of the hindwin.g aliove 2 eye-spots, which Butler does not mention in his description of pitria. From 

 Colombia and Mexico. — thelete Snell. is likewise a form of usitata, on the under surface quite similar to the IhclHc. 

 type-form, except that the silver dots below the eye-spot on the forewing are absent. Above thelcfe is confus- 

 ingly like our figure oi potupUiaFldr., as in addition to the anal ocellus it possesses the same 2 eye-spots at the 

 apex of th'- hindwing, only somewhat larger. From the island of CJurayao. 



E. austera Btlr. Forewing above olive-browrn, with a black eye-spot with silvery double pupil and auslcra. 

 yellow rmg before the apex. Hindwing with 2 similar ocelli at the anal angle, the outer one larger; m the middle 

 a In-own curved band, on the margin a brownish ja41ow terminal Hne. Beneath grey, Isefore the middle a narrow, 

 behind the middle a broad yellow-brown band across both wings. Then follows m the disc an ochre-yellow band, 

 in which is placed on the forewing one eye-spot as above, on the hindwing 5, the second and fifth black with 

 white pupils and yellow anjl outer dark brown ring, the others composed of silvery spots margined with ochre- 

 yellow. The margin brown with an ochre-yellow marginal lijie. 42 mm. From Bogot;l. 



E. divergens Btlr. (47 c). Above olive-ln-own with three dark marginal lm.es. The other bands and the direr<jcn.s. 

 eye-spots of the under surface show tlu-ough faintly above. Under surface lighter with 2 rust-coloured, brown- 

 edged median bands, of which the outer one on the forewing is curved strongly distad at tlie inner margin. On 

 the forewing 1, on the hindwing 5 ocelli, some of which are black with silvery double pupil and some silvery 



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