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E. piliger Mob. Similar to ganna (161 c), but larger, the midde of the wings somewhat reddish, piliger. 

 Forewing with yellowish spots: 3 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 hindwings white as far as the tail; base of hindwing 

 metallic green. Hindwing beneath of a pure brown, a straight white band, crossed by the veins, extending 

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

 Fi'om Itaituba. 



E. octomaculata Sepp (= calenus Mob.) (161 d as maculata). This species initiates a group of forms, octomacula- 

 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, darker brown antemarginal shade on all the 

 4 wings, being of a lighter grey tinge beneath, particularly on the hindwings. 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 cntgimis. 

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

 whitish spot before them. Guiana, Colombia, Brazil. 



E. auginulus G. & S. (161 d) is still smaller, with shorter tails terminating more pointedly; whilst in aughiulvs. 

 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-j^ellow 

 hindwing there are 2 distinct transverse bands visible. Mexico. 



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E. flammula H.-Schdff. (= lindora Btlr.) (161 d) is larger than auginus with much longer tails, jlammula. 

 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. <fc S. (161 d) differs from auginulus by its larger size, longer and broader tails, much alciphron. 

 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.-Schdff.) (161 d) is a larger species, above dull olive-brown, with the asine. 

 usual hyaline spots, more or less distinct 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 irregularly spotted, darker nebulous bands. 

 Mexico to Nicaragua. 



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

 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 Heiv. The description runs: ,, Blackish-brown; forewing with 2 apical, transparent obscurus. 

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

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

 than the ground of the wing." No patria mentioned, and Mabille and Boullet assume it to be a simpliciu^, 

 but that by the dai'k spot below the apex the species deviates from this group. 



E. hirtius Btlr. (161 e) is the largest species of this group, above like asine. but with much more extensive hb-iius. 

 hyaline spots, which are here particularly proximally bordered with a dark brown, \vhereby thej^ are distinctly 

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



E. decurtatus H.-Schdff. (161 e) is very similar but smaller, with comparatively longer hindwings, deeurtatus. 

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

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

 Colombia, Brazil. 



E. decussatus Mhi. (161 e) is presumably to be considered as an insular form of the preceding from decussaius. 

 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 m-ore rectilinearly. Hayti. 



E. ridens Hew. (= coronus Plotz) (167 b) initiates a group of species with very short tails, of which ridens. 

 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 hindwinw, 



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