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E. transversa spec. nov. (47 a). Similar to vesta and fida. The raised scales of the former are likewise transversa. 

 absent here, and there is no eye-spot on the upperside of the hmdwing. Of the 3 dark brown marginal lines the 

 inner is indistuact and more proximally directed. On the iinder surface are placed at the apex of the forewing 

 2 black oeelU with white pupils and ochre-yellow rings. The margmal area of the forewmg in tins species 

 is not lighter. But the chief difference is in the underside of the hindAving. The two dark brown, dentate, narrow 

 transvei-se stripes are removed further distad; the first runs behuid the middle of the cell across the origin of the 

 first median vein to the middle of the iianer margm and forms in its posterior part the proximal boundary 

 of the white band. The second brown transverse stripe i-uns over the closing nervure of the cell, intersecting 

 the white band. aften\'ards forming its distal boundary and uniting with the dark brown submarginal line at 

 the inner angle. Hence the anterior part of the white band is placed in this species m the much widened mar- 

 ginal area. In this area there are 5 ocelli, coloured like those of the forewing, the two m cellules 2 and 

 larger than the rest. From Marcapata (Peru). Rare on the Rio Vitaca (2400 m.) in Colombia. 



Nossis Group. 



E, nossis Hew. (= jaresia Btlr.). Above brown, at the anal angle of the hindwing a black eye-spot with nossvs. 

 red-yellow ring and white double pupil. Beneath lighter brown, forewing with 2 straight median Lines, a doubly 

 white-pupiUed eye-spot before the apex and 3 brown spots below it, also 3 brown marginal lines. Hind- 

 wing rtith 2 brown transverse lines in the middle, the first straight, the second basally curved in the middle. 

 Just behind these a white band traversmg the wing, 3 times as broad m the middle as anteriorly and posteriorly, 

 then a row of 4 eye-spots, of which the 2 in cellules 2 and 5 are larger, the others, in cellules 3 and 6 

 smaller, all black with yellow iris and brown ring, only the larger ones have double white pupils. Ecuador (Quito). 

 This species has some resemblance to the above described fida, but is easily distinguished from it by the shape 

 of the white band on the underside of the hindwing, which at its proximal side is uniformly rounded like a sector, 

 whilst in fida it is strongly dentate and smuous. Butler refers (Journ. Lmn. Soc. Zool. 13, p. 117) his jaresia 

 to Eupt. fitrina Hew. A comparison of the figures, however, shows at once that the two species are not alike, 

 but that jaresia belongs rather to nossis Hew. 



E. clio Stgr. i. I. (47 a). Forewuag with the distal margm slightly undulate, hindwing obtusely dentate. cHo. 

 Above brown, hindwing with double dark brown marginal and indistinct, broad submarginal Ime, fringes 

 light grey. Under surface Likewise brown. Forewing at 7* of its length with a narrow, straight, light grey 

 stripe, along the distal margin a broad stripe of similar colour, traversed by 2 dark brown marginal lines. On 

 the hindwing first a white stripe from 73 of the costal margm to the middle of the inner margin. In the 

 marginal area are placed 2 large brownish yellow semicircles, the curve of which is directed towards the band. 

 Inside each a glossy silver curved Line, which again encloses a large black spot with bi'ownish yellow bordering. 

 On the dark grey distal margin 3 black undulate Mnes. From Marcapata, Peru. A rare and beautiful species. 

 CoU. Baxg-K\-\s. 



E. albofasciata Heiv. Size of the preceding. Above reddish brown with broad, white median band albo- 

 from the 3rd median in the forewing nearly to the inner margin of the hindwing. The hindwing has a /asciata. 

 large black e^-e-spot at the inner angle with orange-yellow ring and white pupil, as well as 2 white lines at the 

 apex. Under surface somewhat Lighter than above, the white band reaching to the costal margin of the forewing. 

 The base is grey with a brown band, the distal margin dull white with 3 parallel brown lines. Forewing 

 with an eye-spot at the apex, hindwing with 6 eye-spots, of which the two middle ones are oval, brown with a 

 silver streak in the middle, the others black, in part with double pupils, but all with reddish yellow rmgs. 

 From Ecuador. Rare. 



Pronophila Group. 



E. pronophila Btlr. Above ohve-brown. Beneath the same, forewing with a broad, somewhat pronopliila. 

 Ughter discal band, in which are placed 5 small indistinct ocelli. Hindwing with triangular white cliscal band, 

 beginning at the apex in a fine point and terminating at the inner margin close to the anal angle with a 

 breadth of 5 mm. Behiad this a light brownish band with 5 small eye-spots, of which the 1st, 3rd and 4th 

 are white and surrounded by brown and broad light ochre-yellow rings, the other 2 black, finely pupilled 

 with white and margined with darker yellow. The basal area is finely striated with brown and bears 2 brown 

 transverse lines. From Rio de Janeiro. Coll. Hbwitson in the Brit. Museum. Rare. 



E. ordinata sjjec. tiov. (47 a). Above olive-brown, at the distal margin somewhat darker with lighter ordinaia. 

 fringes. Beneath hghter brown. Forewing with indistinct line behind the middle, 2 brown lines before the 

 margin and black-brown marginal line. Hindwing with broad white band, which runs from the middle of the 

 inner margin across the discocellular to vein 6 near the apex and is not sharply defined on either side. Beliind 

 it is placed an orange-yeUow band, which only extends from vein 1 b into cellule 4. On this are placed 3 

 small, round black spots, which are marked on their proximal side with a small, silvery crescent. A black 

 dot is placed in cellule 4 at the end of the orange-yellow band. From Bolivia (coll. Seitz). Similar to the prece- 

 ding species, but easy to distinguish from it by the orange-yellow band, which is wanting in pronophila, as 

 well as by the position of the white band, which in pronophila is placed more distally. 



