thirds its size. The number of the ocelli is not constant, and 

 some specimens lack them entirely. This is the form which 

 is common on the Atlantic seaboard from New Jersey to New 

 Hampshire, and westward to the Mississippi. Expanse 1.75- 

 2.25 inches. 



(3) Satyrus alope form nephele Kirby, Plate LXXI, Fig. 1, (? 

 (The Clouded Wood-nymph). 



This form, long held to be a valid species, has been ascer- 

 tained by breeding to be a dimorphic variety characterized by 

 the partial or entire suppression of the yellow band on the 

 fore wings and the tendency of the eye-spots to disappear. It 

 is a northern form, and is common in Canada, northern New 

 England, and in corresponding latitudes from the Atlantic to 

 the Pacific. Expanse 1.85-2.25 inches. 



(4) Satyrus paulus Edwards, Plate LXXI, Fig. 2, J>, Type, 

 under side (The Small Wood-nymph). 



Somewhat smalle^ than S. nephele. Upper side dark brown 

 in both sexes; fore wings always with two ocelli, one near apex, 

 the other near inner angle; hind wing with two ocelli near anal 

 angle. Expanse 1.75-2.00 inches. 



Occurs in California and Nevada. 



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