ored. 
iblis. 
albijasciata. 
plusios. 
negrina. 
epimenes. 
kalbreyert. 
plutonia. 
electra. 
dilecta. 
dinora. 
boliviana. 
epicaste. 
bonplandio- 
ides. 
latifasciata. 
478 EPIPHILE. By J. Roser. 
animals live preponderantly in the mountains. They 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 Hpiphile is hereby already well discernible from all the other genera, it is unnecessary 
to give a description of the formation of the veins etc. 
According to W. Mtxier the shape of the eggs of H. 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 
beside the two white stripes coming down from the horns another 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 pene, there are the followi ing yellow dark-edged lines: 2 dorsal lines running 
rather distant from each other, 2 lateral lines approaching euch 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 have 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 Myscelia orsis; ground-colour 
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 Mysce. orsis, though rather sluggish. 
E. orea differs from the similar species by a little rounded spot on the upper surface of the forewings 
near the base of the wings which has the same colouring as the two bands of the forewings. — orea Hbn. 
(97 e) from Brazil (to the south of Rio de Janeiro) is but little different from iblis F/dr. from Colombia in which 
the yellow bands of the forewings are only a little broader. The 9 of orea is, as the figure shows, rather different 
and has no reflection. The 9° of iblis usually have a yellow, exceptionally an almost white band of the fore- 
wings; this form we call albifasciata. 
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). 
E. negrina Fidr. (97 e) from Rio Negro and Colombia has 3 yellowish brown subapical spots and 
differently shaped median bands of the forewings. 
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. 
E. kalbreyeri Fass! (97 e) from Western Colombia (Aguaca valley, 2000 m) has more of a blue than 
green, but very ene, e ielese and the band of the forewings is strongly reduced. 
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E. plutonia BU (97 f) from Central Ameri ica, has beside the blue spot on the wings no blue reflec- 
tion. This species differs also by the more compact shape of its wings. 
_ E. electra Stgr. (97f) 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. 
E. dilecta Sigr. i. 1. (97) 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. 
E. dinora Fassli (97 g) from Western Colombia (Aguaca valley, 2000 m) is the largest species of the 
genus. Only on the light falling upon it in a very acute angle, a slight blue reflection is noticeable. — boliviana 
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. 
E. epicaste Hew. (97 g) from Colombia has its 9 entirely different from the other Hpiphile-QQ, 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 Mr. A. H. Fasst in the Aguaca valley at an altitude of 2000 m. 
Another 9 form is called bonplandioides Fass]; it has sulphur-yellow under surface of the hindwings with hardly 
any markings and the same apices of the forewings. — The form from Bolivia (Coroico, 1200 m) which we call 
latifasciata, shows a little broader and lighter yellow bands of the forewings and a straight band of the hind- 
