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E. aegrota Btlr. (i9 b). Above bright blue; forewing with black margin aii.d two black median stripes; aegrola. 

 hind-ning with narrow margin and oval spot at the anal angle. Fringes white. The under surface is similar 

 to that of cepJius and glaucina, but the submarginal line is more dentate, the eye-spots in cellules 2 and 5 of 

 the hindAving larger, the one in cellule 1 c absent, on the other hand in cellules 3 and 4 are placed between 

 the eye-spots two brown rings mth blue centres and on the forewing in cellules 3 and 4 likewise two 

 similar bro\oi rmgs with blue centres and brown central dots. From Para and from the upper Madre de Dios 

 in Peni. 



E. aetherialis Bflr. above approaches aegrota, but is very different beneath, and the distal margin aefherialis. 

 of the forewing is not rounded, but nearly straight. The ground-colour of the upper surface is of the same 

 blue as in aegrota. the mner of the median lines is mdistinct and the black anal spot of the hindwing is smaller. 

 Beneath the ^\ings are silvery blue vrith 2 narrow rust-red median lines, which are angled before the inner 

 margin of the fore^^ing. a submarginal Ime of the same colour and 2 dark brown marginal lines. Forewin.g with 3 

 small eye-spots m cellules 4 — 6, the anterior one with yellow iris, the other 2 indistinct; hindwing with 5 eye- 

 spots, of which the first 2 and the 5th are black, while all have yellow rings and white pupils, the pupils 

 of the 2nd and oth being double. 40 mm. From Sarayacu, Ecuador. 



E. coelestis Btlr. (48 g). Above blue, apex and costal and distal margins of the forewing broadly coefcs^is. 

 dark brown with two abbreviated median stripes, hindwing with 2 marginal lines and a submarginal like- 

 wise dark brown. Beneath blue, 2 median stripes, a somewhat abbreviated band on the forewing in the 

 marginal area, a sxibmargmal line and two marginal lines bro"wn. On the forewing 2 eye-spots before the 

 apex, black with blue and outer browai. ring, the lower one only small; hindwing with 5 similarly coloured eye- 

 spots in cellules 2 — 6, the 2nd and 5th large, the others all small. The $ is somewhat larger (47 mm). 

 and has the costal margin, of the hindwing above rather broadly dark brown and at the anal angle a dot of 

 the same colour. From the Amazons (Ega) and the Mapiri. — mare Btlr. is a smaller form, in which the me- mare. 

 dian stripes on the upper surface are almost entirely obsolete and on the under surface the eye-spots are smaller 

 and in part indistinct, the bands also narrower and faint. From Para. 



E. caerulea Btlr. (49 b), similar to coelestis, above glossy blue. Apex and distal margin of the forewing caerulea. 

 broadly dark brown, the costal margin narrowly dark brown along the costal vein. Oir the hiirdwing the apex 

 and 2 fine marginal lines are dark brown. The under surface is light glossy blue with 5 nearly straight brown 

 transverse lines and fine margmal lines, only the 2 distal lines on the hindwing un.dulate. At the distal side of 

 the 3rd transverse line are placed on the forewing an eye-spot before the apex, on the hindwing 3 eye-spots, 

 namely 2 at the apex, one at the anal angle. These eye-spots are black with blue ring and outer brown. 

 ring. The $ is somewhat larger and has above on the forewing 2 brown median stripes and on the hind- 

 "n-ing a b^o^m anal spot. From Maranhao (Brazil) and the Mapiri (Bolivia). 



E. ziza Bflr. is similar to coelestis, but somewhat smaller, and the brown gi'ound-colour has a violet zim- 

 tone. The 2 median bands of the forewing are placed nearer together, are parallel and reach the inner margin; the 

 marginal band is somewhat narrower. The hindwing in addition to the 2 marginal lines has also a median, line. 

 Beneath light blue with 2 brown, median bands, 2 marginal lines and an eye-spot on the forewing, as well 

 as ocelli on the hmdwing, all black with white rings, but the 3rd and 4th indistinct. From Pebas in Peru. 



E. urania Btlr. is likewise allied to coelestis, and of the same size. Above glossy greenish blue with urania. 

 very broad brown distal margin, the costa and a streak behind the cell likewise brown. Hindwing with 2 brown 

 marginal lines. Beneath with 4 transverse lines across the middle and before the margin; further with 2 mar- 

 ginal lines, all brown. Apex of the forewing and anal angle of the hindwing likewise brownish. Forewing 

 with an indistinct black eye-spot before the apex. On the hindwing only the 2 larger eye-spots are distinct. 

 From Gameta near Para. 



E. coelica Hew. Above sky-blue, apex and distal margin broadly black; on the hindwing a band coelica. 

 at the apex, two submarginal lines and the frin.ges black. Beneath likewise sky-blue, both wings with 2 stripes 

 before the middle, 2 submarginal lines and the fringes dark brown. Before the apex of the forewing a black 

 eye-spot bordered with brown. At the apex of the hindwing 2 similar eye-spots (the first smaller), and at 

 the anal angle a third eye-spot. Between them 2 brown flexuose rings. From Ecuador. Hewitson remarks 

 that this species sui-passes in beauty all the allied blue species; but the following divina is no less beautifu.l. 



E. divina Stgr. i. I. (49 c) rj. Quite similar above to the preceding species; bright sky-blue with dimna. 

 the apex and distal margin, of the forewing broadly black, apex. and 2 marginal lines of hindwing black. But 

 the under surface differs in the larger number of the ocelli and of the median stripes. On the forewing before 

 the apex two black eye-spots with light blue and outer brown ring and one or 2 brown spots posteriorly to them. 

 On the hindwing 5 large, similarly coloured eye-spots in a straight row. The outer brown rings touch 

 on the veins and on the jjroximal side of the eye-spots a brown stripe runs from vein 2 to the costal margin, 



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