216 EUPTYCHIA. By G. Weymer. 



eye-spots on the underside of the huidwing, however, are much larger than in the ^, and there is further a quite 

 small eye-spot before the apex of the forewing beneath. The size of the eye-spots varies greatly. From Brazil. 



Lea Group. 



lea. E. lea Cr. (48 f). Above glossy blue, apex, costal and distal margins of the forewmg and the greater 



jDart' of the veins black. Beneath brownish grey, the posterior half of the hindwing in the ^ glossy blue, in the 

 $ more blue-grey. Both slangs 'with 2 nearly straight, pai'allel dark brown median stripes, of which the proximal 

 on the forewing does not reach the costal and iinaer margins, and with 3 marginal lines. Forewing with 2 small 

 eye-spots before the apex, hindwing with 6 black eye-spots, each with white pupil and surrounded by an ochre- 

 yellow ring and outside it a brown one, only the 2nd and 5th large, the others very small. From Surinam. — 

 junia. junia Cr. is a form of lea with the upper surface entirety sky-blue and only bordered by a narrow black margmal 

 Ime. On the under surface of the forewing only one eye-spot is present. The ? has the margins of both Mdiigs 

 philippa. broMTi. From Surinam and BrazU (Para and Bahia). — philippa Btlr. is a form belonging here, m which the 

 u^jper surface is entirely brown and only the hindwing is blue-grey in the 3* towards the apex and in the $ 

 towards the base. There are also 2 indistinct brown margmal lines, which are undulate towards the apex of 

 the forewmg and on the hindwmg. The under surface is exactly as in junia. The antemiae are above brown, 

 beneath rust-coloured. toM'ards the tip ringed A\ith black, the tip itself white. From Ega. 



Cephus Group. 



cepJius. E. cephus F. (^ = lysidice Cr., $ = doris CV.) (49 b). The (J is above glossy sky-blue. Forewing with 



the costal and distal margms blackish grey; a stripe of the same colour runs from the base over the median 

 and is divided on the branches of tins vein; all the veins are blackish grey at the distal margin. On the hind- 

 wing all the margms are the same, only the inner margin somewhat lighter. The under surface is likewise 

 sky-blue with brown transverse stripes and marguaal Imes, one eye-spot on the forewmg and 4 on the hmdwing. 

 The $ is above unicolorous grey-brown, with bluish white termmal line at the margm of the hmdwing. The 

 under surface is c^uite similar to the o, except that the eye-spots are larger. Tliis beautiful species is widely 

 distributed in South America; it occurs in almost the whole of the Amazon countiy; further in Suruaam, Co- 

 cuujclica. lombia and South Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). — angelica Btlr. is a form of cephus which only differs in its larger 

 size (48 mm.), in having an undulate, inner marginal line on the under surface and in the transverse stripes 

 on the forewing only reaching to the middle. From Rio de Janeno. 

 patihcnic. E. parthetiie spec. nov. (48 f). Above bluish grey-brown with 2 dark brown margmal lines, between 



which on the hindwing is placed a whitish line, otherwise without markings. Beneath light bluish grey with 

 2 narrow median stripes, a fme submarginal line and 2 fme margmal lines. The outer of the median stripes 

 is somewhat proximally curved on the forewmg, hence the-margmal area is broader than usual. Forewmg with 



1 eye-spot, hindwmg with 6, of which the 2 middle ones are mdistiiict, the 1st and last small, the other 2 somewhat 

 larger. (38 mm.). From Minas Geraes. Of this species I received a female from the Thibme collection, deter- 

 mined as angelica $; but as it is much smaller than angelica q and the colouring and pattern are quite dif- 

 ferent from cephus, I regard it as a separate species. 



rjlaucina. E. glaucina Bates (49 b). Above pale blue-grey, not glossy, forewing grey-bromi at the apex and the 



costal and distal margins, vems on both Avings and the 3 marginal lines of the lundwing likewise grey-brown. 

 Beneath pale blue with 4 brown lines before and beliind the middle and 2 marginal lines, Forewing with one, 

 hindwing with 4 ocelli as in cephus. The 2 is imicolorous brown above. Rather widely distributed in Mexico 

 (jlauca. and Guatemala from the lowlands up to 1500 m. — glauca Stgr. i. I. (49 b) is a more restrictive form of glaucina, 

 in wliich the forewmg is almost entirely dusted Avith grey-broAAm and the blue colourmg is only present near 

 the inner margm. An elongate, more thmly scaled spot is placed at the middle of the inner margin. The hmd- 

 AA'ing is somcAvhat brighter blue than in glaucina, with black costal margin and 3 black marginal Imes. The under 

 surface is likcAAdse similiar to glaucina, but has 5 eye-spots on the hindAving in cellules 2 — 6, the two in cellules 



2 and 5 larger, black with 1 bluish Avhite and 1 broAvn rmg, Avithout pupils, the others small, indistinct, consist- 

 ing of a broAvn ring, which is filled up with the blue ground-colour and has a broAvm central clot. The eye- 

 spot in cellule 1 c of the hindAVing is thus absent here. From Bolivia. 



hrixius. E. brixius Godt. Above bluish grej^ Avith 6 dark brown transverse stripes and 2 marginal lines. Beneath 



the ground-colour is lighter, the stripes as above; on the 4th stripe of the hindAvmg are placed 5 eye-spots, of 

 Avhich the 1st, 2nd and last haA^e AA'hite iris, but the other tAvo are without iris. All these eye-spots are black 



bri.viola. with double silvery pupils. 38 mm. From Brazil. — brixiola Btlr. is a somewhat smaller form of hrixius, Avliich 

 according to Butler's description has one less transverse stripe on the Avings. The (J is above light grey, the $ 

 light broAATi, on the 4th stripe the liindAA'uig has 2 indistinct black eye-spots AA-itli AA'hite pupils. The under surface 

 is bluish AA'hite, AAdth the stripes as above. Before the apex of the forcAA'ing m the $ a black, yelloAA'-ringed ej^e- 

 spot AA'ith silvery double pupil and 2 indistinct eye-spots below it (in the (J these are all obsolescent). On the 

 hmdAA'ing five similar ocelli, alAA'ays distmct, of AA-liich the 2nd and oth are larger, only the 3rd and 4th entirely 

 silvery and AA'ith yelloAv rings, 35 mm. From Para. 



