EUPTYCHIA. By 0. Weymer. i>:2] 



Agaya Group. 



E. agaya Btlr. (= iris Fldr.) (-l:i)g). Above brown \\itii dark brown reflection, which does not (iiiite "(/'i.i/n. 

 reacli the margins of the wings. In the niiiUUe of the liin.dwing is placed at the en.d of the cell a tuft of brown 

 hairs, in the x-icinity of which (he ground-colour is darker. Under surface violet-grey. foi\\\'ing with :> l)road. 

 straight, brown transverse stripes, 2 niargin.al lines and a black eye-spot, ringed witJi brownish yellow, 

 before the apex. Hindwin.g with the same bands. 3 dentate lines before the distal margin, and 3 eye-spots in cel- 

 Ivdes 2. 3 and 6, all bi-jjupilled. In the $ the hair-tuft and the dark s]iot on. the uppei'side of the hindwing 

 are al)sent. From the Amazon (Tajjajos), ('olotnbia (Bogota). Taken by F,\ssi. in the IJanos of .Medina in Kast 

 Oolombia (400 in.) in June. 



Doxes Group. 



E. doxes Oodt. (— erycin.a lltlr.) (4i)d). .Above givy-bi'own v\ith slight bluish grey sheen and with l' tlo.nv. 

 dark brown marginal and e. similar terminal line. On the hindwing are placecl 2 — 4 round dark brown 

 spots in. cellules 1 c. 2, 3 and 5, the two last are often absent. The under surface is somewhat lighter and has 

 2 dark brown mediaji lines, of which the outer one is more or less strongly angled on the liindwing. Forewing 

 without eye-spots, hindwing with 5 or (i elongate oval ocelli, red-yellow with l.ilack i3U]iils. the inner half of which 

 is densely sprinkled with white, silvery scales; the first and the last eye-spot are smaller than the rest. 

 The number of the eye-spots varies. Prof. Seitz has taken both examples with (i and those with .■> ocelli 

 flying at one place. From Brazil (Esperito .Santo). 



E. latia Bllr. Above brown, hindwing with a rather large ochre-yellow jjatch befoi'e the margin.. 4 black IhHk. 

 spots and undidate ochre-yellow submarginal lijie. Beneath brown, the distal part of the hin.dwing wliitish, the 

 margin, itself brown, the median, lines as in do.res. but further separated, liindwing with large, oval eye-s])ots. 

 ringed with red-yellow, the first 2 and the last 2 with large black ])U])ils. dusted with silvei' at the pro.vimal 

 side, the other 2 with entirely silvery, oval pupils. From Bahia. 



E. furina Heir. (49 d). Above brown, the hindwing with large white median area, at the margin of which iin-iiin. 

 are placed some black spots. Forewing beneath brownish grey, with 2 reddish brown media?! bands, an 

 indistinct grey-brown band in the marginal area with a silver .spot in the middle and 3 brown marginal lines. 

 Hindwing white with 2 reddi.sh brown median bands. In the marginal area 6 red-yellow, elongated eye-spots 

 form a broad band, enclosing in each cellule a large spot, which is distally black, proximally dusted with silver 

 and conically ].iointed. At the margin. 3 terminal lines. From the Amazoirs. 



E. junonia Btb . The forewing rather elongated, above brown, without markings, hindwing with three jiinonUi. 

 dark brown, marginal lines and two light lines between them. Beneath brownish grey, with 2 brown median 

 bands, the inner one scarcely reaching the middle of the inner margin of the hindwing. the outer terminating 

 at the (ith eye-s]iot. These eye-spots ai'e as in fiiriixt. but the first two smaller. From Ta])ajos (Amazons). 



E. gemniula Btlr. Above brown, the hindwing at the anal angle lighter, with 1 or 2 Itlack spots and 2 (irtminild. 

 black-brown or rust-brown marginal lines. Beneath lighter with 2 narrow, rust-coloured, widely separated 

 median stripes and 2 angular marginal lines, brown on the forewing, rust-cohna-ed oia the hindwing; the distal 

 margin itself narrowly black. Hindwing in the J with 5, in. the V ^^it'i *i eye-spots, which, however, are 

 more round than oval and are all broadly margined with yellow. The pupil of the 2nd and of the 5th eye-spot 

 is distally lilack. proximally greenish silvery, the others have the pupils entirely greenish silvery. Rio de Janeiro. 



Cloriinene Group. 

 E. cosiiiopliila Hhii. (9 = argenteus Siniin.'<.) (4',>f). Above grey-brown. The distal margin duvVn-. co.'mioph'ild. 

 before the margin of the hindwing a washed-out brownish ochre-yellow patch, in wliich ai'e placed 1 or 2 round 

 black spots with or without w hite central flf)t. 3 dark brown marginal lines. Beneath much lighter, with 2 widely 

 separated. fin<.' brown median lin'rs and 3 dark brown margin.al lines. Forewing in. the marginal area with a row 

 of brown spots, which are sprinkled with fine gold dots and enclosed both proximally and distally by an undu- 

 late brown line. On the hindwing is placed in the marginal area an ochre-yelhiw band, anteriorly narrow. 

 po.steriorly broad, on \\ hich are scattered fi — S shirring golden spots, and in cellule 2 a black spot w ith goldcji 

 double i>u]iill. Brazil (Parana, Bahia). 



E. dementia lUJy. Above light olive-brown with indistinct dark median, line and somewhat darker rlcmcnlia. 

 margin. Hindwing with 4 brown discal s])ots and 2 dentate marginal lines on a lighter ground. Beneath lighter 

 with 2 dark brown median, lines, diverging anteriorly on both M'ings. and 3 dark brown nnirginal lines. In the 

 marginal area of the forewing are placed on a brown, band a row of indistinct, silver-dusted eye-sha])ed 

 spots. On the hindwing the disc is sn.ow-white and traversed by a broad, ochreous, brown-margined band, 

 which contains 3 Idack eye-spots with silver pupils (2 at the apex and one at tin:' anal angle). Bet vveeii 

 and behind the eye-spots some elongate silver spots. From (Ihanchamayo in Peru. 



