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E. piliger Mah. Similar to gnnna (161 c), but larger, the midde of the wings somewhat reddisli. pilu/rr. 

 Forewing with yclIo\\is]i spots: .'? near the apex. .3 in the disc, 1 of which is in the cell. Tail of the hindwing 

 broad and short, fringes of the forewings grey, of the hind\\ings white as far as the tail; ))ase of hindwing 

 metallic green. Hindwing beneath of a ])ure Ijrown. a straight ■\\hite band, crossed by the veins, extending 

 from veins 2 to 7. A grey spot beginning in the 8th interspace. 39 mm. In the Coll. St.audixger (Berlin). 

 Fiom Itaituba. 



E. octomaculata Scjip (= calenus Mub.) (Kil d as Diurnldtd). This species initiates a group of forms, oriomai-nla- 

 in which the discal spots are not of the shape of a band, but exhibit more a condensed group of discal spots. '"• 



The colouring above is a pure olive-brown with an indistinct, (birker brown antemarginal shade on all the 

 4 wings, being of a lighter grey tinge beneath, particularly on the liindw ings. The tail is here short triangular. 

 From Mexico through Central America to the Amazon. — The bluish-white larva with a yellow head lives on 

 Pterocarpus indicus and changes into a reddish-yellow pupa on a leaf having been drawn together in a boat- 

 like shape by some few threads. 



E. auginus (161 d) is smaller on an average, on the body and bases of the wings haired green; above "'"/'"'/«. 

 the darker nebulous bands are scarcely visible, beneath on the hindwing towards the proximal angle with a 

 whitish spot before them. Guiana. Colomliia, Brazil. 



E. auginulus G. «£• S. (161 d) is still smaller, with sliorter tails terminating more pointedly; whilst in n'K.iinnhis. 

 auginus there are only 3 hyaline spots in the disc, the present species has one more above them at the costal 

 margin: the forewing beneath is almost whitish-yellow at the proximal margin, above on the light, olive-yellow 

 hindwing there are 2 distinct transverse bands visible. Mexico. 



E. flammula Il.-Scliiiff. (=^ lindora Btlr.) (161 d) is larger than iini/iinis with much longer tails, ihntutiuld. 

 the bases of the wings are not haired green, but somewhat olive-yellow. On the under surface the white spot 

 at the proximal angle is larger and lighter. Brazil. Perhaps only a form of auginus. 



E. alciphron G. d- S. (161 d) differs from auginulus by its larger size, longer and broader tails, nnich alciijhron. 

 larger hyaline spots, and like octomaculata dark transverse bands on the upper surface of all the wings. On 

 the hindwing beneath with a white transverse band, distally parted by black. Mexico. 



E. asine Hew. {= caunus H.-Schdjf.) (161 d) is a larger species, above dull olive-brown, with the osWic. 

 usual hyaline spots, more or less di.stinct nebulous bands across the wings, on the forewing yet with a small 

 round spot or small ring-spot towards the base near the proximal margin. Beneath the forewings are lighter, 

 the hindwings darker dusty olive-brown, the hindwings with 2 iiregularly spotted, darker nebulovis bands. 

 Mexico to Nicaragua. 



E. ceculus H.-Hchiijj. (161 d) is smaller than auginus, with shorter, more pointed tails, without ccculu.s. 

 any green; forewing without any dark marking, only the hindwing exhibits a darker cell-streak and a blurred 

 antemarginal band. Beneath like auginus. though without the light inner-angular spot with a darker cell- 

 spot. Rio de Janeiro. 



E. obscurus Hen\ The description runs; ,, Blackish-brown; forewing with 2 apical, transparent ob.'^rurus. 

 dots. Hindwing with a shoit and broad tail. Beneath deep brown; forewing at the apex lighter and at the 

 border with a brown nel)ulous spot near the apex. Hindwing lighter, traversed by 2 macular bands being darker 

 than the ground of the wing." No patria mentioned, and M.abille and Boi'llet assume it to be a si)nplicius, 

 but (hat by the dark spot below the apex the species deviates from this group. 



E. hirtius Bllr. ( 161 e) is the largest species of this group, above like asine. but with nuich more extensive liirlhi.-<. 

 hyaline spots, which are here particidarly proximally bordered with a dark brown, whereby they are distinctly 

 prominent. The hindwings beneath are only very feebly marked. From Venezuela. 



E. decurtatus H.-Scldlff. (Kile) is very similar hut smaller, with comparatively longei' hindwings, (lerHrliihi.->. 

 but shorter tails; the hyaline spots of the forewing are reduced, not so yellowish as in the preceding, the under 

 surface is much more intensely marked with 2 dark transverse bands flowing together at the costal margin. 

 Colombia, Brazil. 



E, decussatus Men. (161 e) is ])resninably to be considered as an insular form of the preceding from da-u.-isutii:;. 

 which it differs little. On the forewing the advanced hyaline spot of the discal row between the median and 

 radial vein is absent, instead of which the lowest apical spot is removed towards the margin. Beneath the 

 dark transverse bands run more rectilinearly. Hayti. 



E. ridens Hew. {= coronus Ploiz) (167 b) initiates a group of species with vei'V short tails, of which ridcus. 

 ridens is the largest and finest. Above chocolate-brown with very extensive hyaline spots; the hindwing exhibits 

 a short, white discal band and at the proximal margin a dense cover of white hair. Beneath on the hindwinr, 



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