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Mollina Group. 



E. mollina Hhn. (-46 e). Above M-ith the forewin.g wliitisli grey, at the costal and distal margin darker mollina. 

 with 3 brownish transverse stripes, before the apex a dark spot. Hindwing white with 2 round dark spots in 

 brown rings. On the under surface the ground-colour is purer white, the transverse stripes consequently more 

 distinct. On the forewing a black eye-spot before the apex, surrounded by a brown ring, 3 indistinct eye-spots 

 below it in cellules 2 — 4. Hmdwing beneath with 6 eye-spots, those in cellules 2 and 5 large, in cellules 1 b 

 and 6 small, all black with white pupils and brown rings, those in. cellules 3 and 4 obsolescent. From the 

 Amazon region (Para, Ega), Nicaragua, Mexico, mollis Stgr. is only a form of mollina, in which the forewing mollis. 

 has only one or two ocelli on the ujicler surface and also those of the hindwing are reduced in number and some 

 of them much smaller. From Cliiriqui. — hilara Fldr. (46 e). One of the larger forms of mollina, above light Mlara. 

 brownish grey with one transverse stripe on the forewing and 2 on the hindwing, which are somewhat darker, 

 with one eye-spot on the forewing and 2 on the hindwing. On the under surface the ground-colour is still lighter, 

 somewhat whitish, the transverse stripes as above, in the median area of the forewing a reddish yellow washed- 

 out spot and before the apex an eye-spot. On the hindwing 4 small ocelli and 1 large one. Colombia (Bogota). 

 — westwoodii Btlr. (46 e), a further form of mollina, mostly smaller (26 — 33 mm.) and with the ground-colour tvestwoodii. 

 purer white. Only the costal and distal margins of the forewing are brownish grey. The brownish bands are 

 narrow and the eye-spots indistinct. On the under surface the forewing has only 3, the hindwing all the 

 6 ocelli. Mexico. Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia. 

 — ■ jesia Btlr. (46 e) o:ily differs from westwoodii in having the brown transverse stripes on the upper surface jesia. 

 entirely absent or only faintly showmg through from beneath, the apex of the forewing only 4 mm. in breadth 

 and the costal and distal margins only quite narrowly brown. The under surface is as in westivoodii. Bolivia, 

 Ecuador. 



E. meta spec. nov. (46 e). Above grey-brown, on each wing a large white area, which on the forewing meia. 

 is placed nearer to the inner, on the hindwing to the costal margin. The first two transverse stripes converge 

 anteriorly on the forewing, posteriorly on the hindwing. On the forewing a dark spot before the apex, on 

 the hind^Tng three in place of the ocelli, behind them the dark submarginal band. On the under surface there 

 is in addition a fourth band near the base of the wings and on the forewing are placed 2 ocelli near the apex 

 and on the liindwing 3 in cellules 2, 3 and 5, all black with white pupils and surrounded by 4 rings, namely ochre- 

 yellow, brown, white and outside again brown. The 2nd eye-spot of the forewing and the middle one of the 

 hind-wing are smaller, the others are larger, being 3 mm. in diameter and extending over two cellules, so that 

 their outer rings touch one another. In the $ an additional small eye-spot is present on each wing, which 

 is placed between the others. From Marcapata (Peru). 



E. fetna Btlr. Above pale brown, forewing with 2 curved rust-coloured stripes before and in the middle, fetna. 

 an obscure rust-coloured spot between medians 1 and 2, before the apex a round black spot in an ochre- 

 yellow ring. Hindwing with rust-coloured median and submarginal stripes and a black eye-spot with wliite 

 pupil and yellow ring. Beneath lighter, especially in the distal part of the forewing, with a chain of small brown 

 rings before the distal margin of both wings. Forewing with a proximally curved median and a straight rust- 

 coloured basal stripe, which are both continued fairly straight on the hindwing. The latter has 5 eye-spots, 

 of which the 2nd and 5th are black, with yellow iris and brown ring, the others are dull red-brown, all have 

 shining white pupils. On the forewing only one eye-spot as above, with some brownish spots below it. 36 mm. 

 From San Geronimo and Cubilquitz in Guatemala, Amula and Chilpancingo in Mexico. Rare. 



E. enyo Btlr. Above pale brown with 2 brown median stripes and a submarginal one, a marguaal line, e7iyo. 

 a .spot before the apex of the forewing and another at the anal angle of the hindwing. The apex of the hindwing 

 is reddish. Beneath ochre-yellow with red-brown bands as in mollina. Forewing with 4, hindwing with 6 ocelli. 

 The first on the forewing and the 2nd and 5th on the hindwing are larger than the others. The 6th eye-spot 

 on the hindwing is placed close to the distal margin and the border of cellule Ic near a red-brown longitudinal 

 stripe characteristic of this species, which extends inwards along the first median. 35 mm. From Cuenza (Ecua- 

 dor). Rare. 



E. anacleta Btlr. Pale brown, 2 dark bands through the middle, a blind eye-spot before the apex of the anadeta. 

 forewing and 5 on the hindwing, the 5th being larger than the others. The submarginal line on the hindwing 

 double. Beneath very light grey, almost white, with 2 red-brown bands in the basal half, a third, broader band, 

 which is only red-browTi on the hindwing, but ochre-yellow on the forewing, then 2 undulate blackish sub- 

 marginal lines, which at the anal angle of the hindwing terminate in 2 orange-coloured streaks. Forewing with 

 a large subapical eye-spot with blue pupil and red-yellow ring, below it 2 indistinct eye-spots and a large washed- 

 out ochre-yellow spot. Hindwing with 5 ocelli, the 1st, 2nd and 5th black with blue pupils, the 3rd and 4th 

 brown with silvery pupils, all with yellow iris. These ocelH, of which the 4 anterior ones are small but the 5th 

 large, are placed in a straight row. 33 mm. Nicaragua (Chontales), Panama (Chiriqui), Colombia (Bogota). Rare. 



