202 EUPTYCHIA. By G. Weymer. 



with brown bordering, but all are surrounded by ochre-yellow rings. In the $ there is further a small eye- 

 spot in cellule 2 of the forewing. From Surinam and the Rio Negro (Amazons). 



enryh(.<:. E. curytus F. (= eurytris F., eurythris Godt., cymela Cr.) (47 c). This species is rather common in North 



America and is easy to recognize by the 2 eye-spots which are placed on the upperside of both wings, of which 

 only the anterior one on the hindwing is less developed in the (^(J, and may also be absent. In the $ there is 

 sometimes on the hindwing a 3rd smaller ocellus between median and submedian. On the light grey under 

 surface are placed on the forewing 2, on the hindwing 4 eye-spots with double silvery pupils and between 

 them further silver dots. — The egg is higher in proportion to its breadth than that of £■. coj'wefcs, to which it is 

 otherwise fairly similar. The fidl-grown larva, according to Boi.sdua^al and Leconte, is green with 5 white 

 longitudinal stripes (1 dorsal stripe and 2 at each side); according to Holland it is in its earlier stages yellow- 

 brown with a lighter silky stripe and brown spiracles. It lives on grasses. The pupa is light brown with 2 rows 

 of dark dorsal dots, a white line at each side and white bordering to the wing-cases. It is suspended from grass- 

 stems. The butterfly is distributed in North America from Canada tlu'ough the United Sta,tes to Nebraska, 

 Kansas and Texas. 



pcriphiis. E. periphas Godt. (47 c). Distinguished from eurytus by having only one eye-spot on the upperside of 



both wii;gs and the underside of the forewing, on the forewing before the apex, on the hindwiaag before the anal 

 angle. But examples also occur in which on the liindwing above a 2nd very small eye-spot is present at 

 the anal angle. Beneath there are 3 ocelli on the hindwing and between them some fine silvery dots. The pupils 

 of all the eye-spots are much smaller than in eurytus. From Brazil and Uruguay. 



ocelloides. E. ocelioldes Schaiis (47 c). Similar to the preceding species, but considerably smaller. Wings more 



rounded and above lighter. Ground-colour brownish grey, hence the deep black eye-spots stand out more 

 distinctly. Above with one ocellus on the forewing before the apex and one on the hindwing before the anal 

 angle, sometimes two in the $. On the under .surface the species is at once distinguishable from periphas 

 by the course of the brown transverse line behind the middle of both wings. Whilst in periphas this line is fairly 

 straight and runs parallel with the distal margin, in ocelloides it is curved several times and on the forewing 

 runs oblicpiely to the imi.er angle. Ypisanga, Silo Paulo, Castro in Parana (Brazil). 



biocellata. E. biocellata Godm. (47 d). Above l)rown with black, white-pupilled double ocellus in red-yellow ring, 



the hindwing without eye-spots. Beneath the forewing somewhat lighter, the eye-spot as above, but surrounded 

 further by 2 brown lines, of which the outer one extends in a large curve nearly to the anal angle. The distal 

 half of the hindwing is white-grey and traversed by a darker band, which is intersected with white on the veins. 

 From Bolivia (Tanampaya) at about 2000 m. 



riihrwdld. E. rubricata Edw. Above brown, forewing with a large rust-red spot between the median veins and a 



black eye-spot with red-yellow ring and white pupil before the apex, hindwing with a similar eye-spot at the 

 anal angle. Both wings with 3 dark brown marginal lines. On the under surface the forewing is grey-brown 

 and the basal area bright rust-red, ocelli and marginal lines as above, a red stripe running from the costa to the 

 inner margin, two silvery blue double pupils placed below the eye-spot. Hindwing with a brown stripe, proxi- 

 mally margined with light grey, which runs from the costa to the inner margin, and a row of 5 eye-spots before 

 the margin, the first lai'ge, the others indistinct, but indicated by silver spots. 35 mm. Fi'om Texas, Mexico 

 (North Sonora), Guatemala. 



pelloniii. E. peilonia Godm. Similar to rubricata. Above brown, forewing in the middle reddish, before the apex 



a black ocellus with white pupil, red-yellow ring and outer dark brown bordering, at the edge of this a further 

 white dot. In addition a light brownish crescent basally to the ocellus and beside it a dark brown dentate 

 transverse line, which runs oblicpiely distad to the inner angle and is continued also in a large curve 

 across the entire hindwing. A dentate submarginal and 2 continuous marginal lines on both wings. Beneath 

 as above, but the bi-own oblique line and the crescent on the forewing are absent, on the other hand on the 

 hindwing a third dentate transverse line is present in the basal area. In this species there are no eye-spots 

 on the hindwing either above or beneath. 42 mm. From Mexico (Milpas and Ciudad in Durango; Bolafios 

 in Jalisco, Chapala). 



''-'"'<'• E. lethe Btlr. Above dark brown with two margmal lines, hindwing with undulate discal line and a 



black anal eye-spot. Beneath much lighter, with 2 dark median Imes, the proximal angled, the distal undulate; 

 marginal lines as above. Forewing with 2 ocelli in cellules 2 and 5, which are black with white pupils and yelloM' 

 rings. Hindwing with 2 similar eye-spots in the same cellules and also 2 smaller ones close to the anal angle, 

 in addition with 2 brown eye-shaped dots between the ocelli. 36 mm. From Venezuela. 



anjanie. E. argatite Cr. (= argulus Godt.). A])ove brown with 3 dark brown parallel marginal lines and a white 



line between the two distal dark lines. Under surface lighter, the white line with a silvery gloss, the other mar- 

 ginal lines as above, in addition 2 brown lines through the middle of both wings, on the huidwing almost straight, 

 on the forewing diverging anteriorly. On the forewing 4 eye-spots in a straight row, on the hindwing 5 in an 

 angular row, some of them bi-pupilled. 40 mm. From Surinam. 



