202 EUPTYCHIA. By G. Wbymer. 



with brown bordering, but all are siirrounded by ochre-yellow rings. In the $ there is further a small eye- 

 spot in cellule 2 of the forewing. From Surinam and the Rio Negro (Amazons). 



curyius. E. eurytus F. (= eurytris F., eurj^hris Godt., cymela Cr.) (47 c). This species is rather common in North 



America and is easy to recognize by the 2 eye-spots which are placed on the upperside of both wings, of which 

 only the anterior one on the hindwing is less developed in the cJc?,_and may also be absent. In the ? there is 

 sometimes on the hindwing a 3rd smaller ocellus between median and submedian. On the light grey under 

 surface are placed on the forewing 2, on the hindwing 4 eye-spots with double silvery pupils and between 

 them further silver dots. — The egg is higher ia proportion to its breadth than that of E. Cornelius, to which it is 

 otherwise fairly similar. The full-grown larva, according to Boisduval and Leconte, is green with 5 white 

 longituduial stripes (1 dorsal stripe and 2 at each side); according to Holland it is m its earlier stages yellow- 

 brown with a lighter silky stripe and browii. spiracles. It lives on grasses. The pupa is light brown with 2 rows 

 of dark dorsal dots, a Avhite line at each side and white bordering to the wing-cases. It is suspended from grass- 

 stems. The butterfly is distributed ia North America from Canada through the United States to Nebraska, 

 Kansas and Texas. 



■pcripMs. E. perjphas Godt. (47 c). Distinguished from eurytus by having only one eye-spot on the upperside of 



both wings and the underside of the forewing, on the forewing before the apex, on the hindwing before the anal 

 angle. But examples a.lso occur in which on the liindwing above a 2nd very small eye-spot is present at 

 the anal angle. Beneath there are 3 ocelli on the hindwing and between them some fine silvery dots. The pupils 

 of all the eye-spots are much smaller than in eurytus. From Brazil and Uruguay. 



ocelloides. E. ocelloides Schaus (47 c). Similar to the preceding species, but considerably smaller. Wings more 



rounded and above lighter. Ground-colour brownish grey, hence the deep black eye-spots stand out more 

 distinctly. Above with one ocellus on the forewing before the apex and one on the hindwing before the anal 

 angle, sometimes two in the $. On the under surface the species is at once distinguishable from periphas 

 by the course of the brown transverse line behind the middle of both wings. Whilst in. periphas this lin.e is fairly 

 straight and runs parallel with the cUstal margin, in ocelloides it is curved several times and on the forewing 

 runs obliquely to the imier angle. Ypisanga, Sao Paulo, Castro in Parana (Brazil). 



bioceltata. E, biocellata Godm. (47 d). Above brown with black, white-pupilled double ocellus in red-yellow ring, 



the hindwing without eye-spots. Beneath the forewing somewhat lighter, the eye-spot as above, but surrounded 

 further b}^ 2 brown lines, of which the outer one extends ia a large curve nearly to the anal angle. The distal 

 half of the hindwing is white-grey and traversed by a darker band, which is intersected with white on the veins. 

 From Bolivia (Tanampaya) at about 2000 m. 



rubricata. E. rubricata Edu\ Above brown, forewing with a large rust-red spot between the median vems and a 



black eye-spot with red-yellow ring and white pupil before the apex, hindwing with a similar eye-spot at the 

 anal angle. Both wings with 3 dark brown marginal lines. On the under surface the forewing is grey-brown 

 and the basal area bright rust-red, ocelli and marginal lines as above, a red stripe running from the costa to the 

 inner margin, two silvery blue double pupils placed below the eye-spot. Hindwing with a brown stripe, proxi- 

 mally margined wWh light grey, which runs from the costa to the inner margin, and a row of 5 eye-spots before 

 the margin, the first large, the others indistinct, but indicated bj' silver spots. 35 mm. From Texas, Mexico 

 (North Sonora), Guatemala. 



pcUonia. E. pellonia Godm. Similar to rubricata. Above brort^a, forewing in the middle reddish, before the apex 



a black ocellus with white pupil, red-yellow ring and outer dark brown bordering, at the edge of this a further 

 white dot. In addition a light brownish crescent basally to the ocellus and beside it a dark brown dentate 

 transverse line, which runs obliquely distad to the inner angle and is continued also in a large curve 

 across the entire hindwing. A dentate submarginal and 2 contmuous marginal lines on both wings. Beneath 

 as above, but the brown oblique line and the crescent on the forewing are absent, on the other hand on the 

 hindwing a third dentate transverse line is present in the basal area. In this species there are no eye-spots 

 on the hindwmg either above or beneath. 42 mm. From Mexico (Milpas and Ciudad in Durango; Bolafios 

 in Jalisco, Chapala). 



lethe. E. lethe Btlr. Above dark bro-wni with two marginal lines, hind\raig with undulate discal line and a 



black anal eye-spot. Beneath much lighter, with 2 dark median lines, the proximal angled, the distal undulate; 

 marginal lines as above. Forewmg \vith 2 ocelli in cellules 2 and 5, which are black with white pupils and yellow 

 rings. Hindwmg \\'ith 2 similar eye-spots m the same cellules and also 2 smaller ones close to the anal angle, 

 in addition with 2 brown eye-shaped dots between the ocelli. 36 mm. From Venezuela. 

 argantc. E. argatite Cr. (= argulus Godt.). Above brown with 3 dark bro%vn parallel marginal lines and a white 



line between the two distal dark lines. Under surface lighter, the white Ime with a silvery gloss, the other mar- 

 ginal lines as above, in addition 2 bro^^Tl lines through the middle of both wuags, on the hindwing almost straight, 

 on the forewing divergmg anteriorly. On the forewing 4 eye-spots in a straight row, on the hindwing 5 in an 

 angular row, some of them bi-pupilled. 40 mm. From Surinam. 



