/'»w. 31. A//. i!>u;. ME80PHTHALMA; PEROPHTHALMA: HYPHILARTA. By Dr. A. Settz. (U!) 



<i bow round the much hxrger, yellow-bordered eye-spot. The hindwings beneath, in the f^,^ of the Ainazon- 

 forni also above, with 4 dark streaks and dark margin. Amazon, Peru and Bolivia. 



D. Iiyphea Cr. (126 f). In this form, Ix'ing distributed from Cayenne to Peru, though mostly not lii/iilim. 

 common, the median eye-spot of the forewing is considerably developed, like in a Mesosemia of the preceding 

 group, the distal half of the forewings being suffused with grey and the dark streaks u idened to brown bands. 



S. Gemis: JffosoplltllilllllSI Ww. 



Only a branch of the preceding genus, with someuhat differently formed forelegs and palpi (last joint 

 moio knob-shaped than coniform), forming a connection of Diophthalma with the waeoirs-group of the genus 

 Mesoseniifi. Especially the $$ of Mewjihihalmd are veiy near to ceitain ?$ of Mesosemia. Only 1 species. 



M. idotea ir«'. (= mirita H.-Schdff.) (126 e). Ground-colour of the (^ light blue, of the $ dirty grey, idoha. 

 in both sexes with a slightly reddish gloss. The transverse stripes are in the (^ more of the shape of lines, like 

 in Diophtluibiia. in the $ more like stripes, like in Mesosemia. Central eye-spot of the forewings with 3 

 small white dots. The buttei-flies occur in Guiana and on the Amazon and are not rare. The figured specimens 

 are from Ega. 



9. Gpiuis: Peroplillialnia Wu-. 



Small, very delicate butterflies of a dirty yellowish-grey colour \\ith an eye-spot of the forewing stan- 

 ding, however, not in the cell-end. but behind the cell, thus being placed more distally than in Mesose7nia. 

 The butterflies have the same habits as the preceding, they are met with singly, though they are not rare. Only 

 1 species. 



P. tullius F. (= tenera ll'vr.) (126 f, as tnllia). Dirty greyish-brown with yellowish and whitisli lull'ins. 

 shades; before the apex an eye-spot \\ith a yellow ring around it and several pupil'^. This eye-spot stands be- 

 hind the cell-end, almost like a Satyrid-eje-spot, unlike the more proximally situated eye-spot of Mesosemia. 

 The whitish shades may be developed to such an extent that the whole disc ef the wing turns white. Such 

 extreme forms may be denoted as tenera G. and S., nee Ww. (? = lasus Dhl.) (126 f), but from the more tcncra. 

 than 100 specimens before me it is impossible to form a comjilete series of transitions (second tu1lia-i\g\\VQ) 

 to both forms. These transitions are also confined to habitats, but not to geographical districts, and between 

 habitats with entirely grey specimens there may occur habitats with very light white butteiflies, as for instance 

 near Cachabe. Central and South America to the south as far as Ecuador and the Amazon. Not rare. 



10. Genus: Hypliilaria Hhn. 



This genus contains half a dozen of just as delicate forms as the two preceding genera, but the animals 

 are generally of brighter colours. Many have, similar to the Diophthalma, wings with parallel transverse stripes. 

 The veins e.xhiliit great variations, being also expressed in the shape of the wings. The margin of the fore- 

 wings is .sometimes convex, sometimes curved and the hindwings iriay be round, or also angled in the middle 

 oi the margin. The habits are the same as in Diophthalma. 



H. nicias SloU (= nicon Godt.) (126 g). (J pale yellow, $ more bone-white, the wings with black ii'u'ki^. 

 margins and a black oblique band cutting off a light — in the (J narrower — subapical band-spot from the 

 ground-colour. In Surinam-Q,^ there are often in the black distal margin all kinds of light yellow markings 

 which are absent in Bolivians. The scheme of coloration being somewhat conspicuous imitates that of a small 

 form from the Danaid genus Scada. From Cayenne to Bolivia, varying somewhat in the width of the black 

 margins an<l bands; not rare. 



H. anlhias Heiv. (126 g). Similar to the preceding, but the whole marginal third or a still greater imiliiKs. 

 part of the wiiig black with chains of light spfit«, while the black oblicpie band is absent. Bolivia and Peru. — 

 orsedice Godm. (126 g) is a scarcely differing form in tthic-h the small light spots are somewhat more developed, urscdirt: 

 especially beneath; Colombia to Guiana. 



H. anophthaltna Fldr. (126 g). Immediately recognizable by the slightly jnoduced apex of the fore- aii>'iihih„l 

 wing and by the margin of the hindwing being faintly bent. The bone-white disc o*' the wings is traversed b^' 

 a straight black stripe in the basal third, and one each in the middle of the foiewing and hindwing, so that 

 they meet angulaily at the inner margin of the forewing. Colombia and Ecuador, not rare. 



H. parthenis Ww. (=- cydias Dbl.) (126 g, as parthenias). c? above dull orange-red, somewhat lighter intr/htiiis. 

 at the costal area. The forewing is traversed by black parallel bands which by far do not reach the inner mai- 

 gin in Bahia-(5*(j^, whereas in Bolivians they extend with one tip quite close to it (= tigriliella *SV»c/t.) (126 g). liijrhnlld. 

 in Surinam-specimens where they are besides mostly — though not always — increased, they reach it broadly; 

 this is the form virgatula .S7;>/;. (126 g). The $$ of these 3 forms scarcely differ; their black stripes always rin/iihiln. 

 traverse all the wings thitkly and completely. 



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