478 EPIPHILE. By J. Robek. 



animals live preponderantly in the mountains. Thej' are characterized by their exterior and a marking peculiar 

 of all species: on the under surface of the hindwing there is a light triangular costal spot contrasting with the 

 ground-colouring. As Epiphile is hereby already well discernible from all the other genera, it is unnecessary 

 to give a description of the formation of the veins etc. 



Accoi'ding to W. Mijllee the shape of the eggs of E. orea and the way they are deposited, is like in 

 Myscel. orsis. The larva lives on Paullinia seminuda Rod. and Serjania meridionalis Cambes. It has at each 

 side of the head a horn as long as the face, furnished with very little additional spines; at the head there are 

 licside the two white stripes coming down from the horns anotJier white spot above the mouth and another 

 white one between the horns; the back part of the head and of the horns is pale red, body velvety green, the 

 region beneath the stigmata lighter: there are the following yellow dark-edged lines: 2 dorsal lines running 

 rather distant from each other, 2 lateral lines approaching each other at the sectional border and margining 

 the spines there, a stronger yellow line along the stigmata interrupted in the region of the stigmata, and an 

 undulating line between the lateral and stigmata-lines, on each section there stand 2 lateral spines which in 

 their turn Jiave again very short spines. When at rest, the larva is in a defensive position pressing itself flat 

 on the leaf with protruded horns, as well as in an offensive position resting like the Sphingidae-larvae 

 with raised head, while its horns are raised as if threatening. The larva, as far as to the 3rd stage sticks fecal 

 lumps to the browsed ribs of the leaves. The pupa is likewise similar to that of Myscelin orsis; ground-coloiu' 

 above beautiful velvety green, beneath pale whitish-green, above beyond the 5th segment as if covered with a 

 thin layer of wax, both the regions sharply separated by a line running transversally across the 5th section 

 and being composed of 3 anteriorly open arcs; a narrow brown line runs along the edge of the wings: on the 

 base of the wings and on the head there are spots of a bright mother-of-pearl gloss; its reaction upon 

 luminous effects is like in Mysc. orsis, though rather sluggish. 



E. orea differs from the similar species by a little rounded spot on the upper surface of the forewings 



orea. near the base of the wings which has the same colouring as the two bands of the forewings. — orea Hbn. 



Mis. (97 e) from Brazil (to the south of Rio de Janeiro) is but little different from iblis Fldr. from Colombia in which 



the yellow bands of the forewings are only a little broader. The $ of orea is, as the figru-e shows, rather different 



and has no reflection. The ?? of ihlis usually have a yellow, exceptionally an almost white band of the fore- 



albifasciata. wings; this form we call albifasciata. 



ijtusio^. E. plusios G. and S. (97 e) from the Chiriqui, regarded by the said authors as a form of the orea, 



has a white subapical spot of the forewings, the bands of the forewings are composed of differently shaped 

 spots and 'the hindwings are opalescent green (not blue). 



negrina. E. ncgrJna Fldr. (97 e) from Rio Negro and Colombia has 3 yellowish brown subapical spots and 



differently shaped median bands of , the forewings. 



ephiwncs. E. epimenes Hew. (97 e) from Colombia has a magnificent greenish blue reflection on the upper surface, 



with the .sole exception of the apex of the forewings and the costal margin of the hindwings. 



kalbrcyeri. E. kalbrcyeri Fa.ssl (97 e) from Western Colombia (Aguaca valley, 2000 m) has more of a blue than 



green, but very intensive gloss and the bantl of the forewings is strongly reduced. 



pluto)iUi. E. plutonia G. and S. (97 f) from Central America, has beside tiie blue spot on the wings no blue reflec- 



tion. This species differs also by the more compact shape of its wings. 



clertra. £. electra Stgr. (97 f) from the Venezuelan mountains (Merida) is remarkable for its magnificent 



reflection and differs from all the similar species by a light band of the hindwings. 



dileda. £. dilecta Stgr. i. 1. (97 f) from Bolivia has a beautiful violet reflection of the whole upper sur- 



face except the apex of the forewing; the band of the wings is straight and uniformly broad. 



dhioni. E. dinora Fassli (97 g) from Western Colombia (Aguaca valley, 2000 m) is the largest species of the 



hoUviaiia. genus. Only on the light falling upon it in a very acute angle, a slight blue reflection is noticeable. — boliviatia 



form. nov. from Bolivia (Coroico, 1200 m) has a distinct white subapical spot on the forewings, a little narrower 



and lighter yellow bands and in the anal angle of the hindwings a distinct yellow eyespot. The under surface 



is lighter brown and less marked. 



epirastc. E. epicaste Hew. (97 g) from Colombia has its $ entirely different from the other Epiphile-^^, since 



its band of the forewings shows a greenish-blue colouring with a metallic glimmer ; similarly' coloured is the distal 



margin of the hindwings. It was discovered by Mi-. A. H. Fassl in the Aguaca valley at an altitude of 2000 m. 



honjAandio- Another $ form is called bonplandioides Fassl; it has sulphur-yellow under surface of the hindwings with hardly 



ides, g^jjy markings and the same apices of the forewings. — The form from Bolivia (Coroico, 1200 m) which we call 



lafifanchiUi. latlfasciata, shows a little broader and lighter yellow bands of the forewings and a straight band of the hind- 



