rossn. 



manmniis. 



238 EREBIA. By G. Weysier. 



discoidalis. E. discoidalis Kirby (51 e). Above dark bro\^Ti, the distal half of the forewmg red-brown, the two colours 



shadhig into one another; an obscure black eye-spot with whitish pupil before the apex. Beneath the forewing 

 is red-brown, the margms striated with dark brown. Basal half of the hindwmg brown, distal half grey, the 

 whole with darker striation. From Hudson's Bay. Also occurs in Siberia, cf. vol. I, p. 111. 



fasckda. E. fasciata Btlr. (vol. I, pi. 35 e). Above brown, forewing distally red-brown as in discoidalis. Beneath 



the forewing is rust-coloured, whitish at the apex, with 3 brown bands, namely a basal, a median and a 

 marginal. The median band is undulate and at the costa broader; all these are bordered with rust-colour. 

 Hindwing whitish grey, with 3 similar, but red-bro\\ai bands, the middle one dentate at both sides. 51 — 58 mm. 

 Localities: arctic North America, East Siberia. Cf. vol. I, p. 103. 



E. rossii Curt. Dark brown, with the frmges somewhat lighter. Forewing before the apex with red- 

 brown spot, in which are placed 2 black dots. Sometimes below these 2 smaller red-brown spots, each with 

 a black dot. On the hindwing sometimes three similar spots with indistinct dots. Beneath the forewmg is 

 red-brown with dark brown margins and sometimes with white-pupilled eye-spots. Hindwmg dark brown, 

 dusted with whitish grey, with obscure darker median band, before the discocellular a white spot and beyond 

 it, before the distal margm, 2 or 3 white dots. Localities: arctic North America and Siberia. Cf. vol. I, p. 109. 



E. disa Thnb. mancinus Dhl. (51 e). Above bro-mi. Forewing with a red-brown band before the 

 distal margin, composed of 4 spots placed close together. Each spot contains a black dot, mostly with white 

 centre. Fringes chequered with broAvai and white. Hindwing unicolorous brown. Beneath somewhat lighter, 

 the apex of the foremng and the distal margin of the hind\^ang dusted with grey. The band of the forewing 

 is broken up into 4 separate red-yellow spots, only the first 2 still connected, the black dots in them larger 

 than above. This butterfly is found in the mountains of Alaska and British Columbia. On the type-form disa 

 cf. vol. I, p. 109, pi. 37 h. 



vidleri. E. vidlcri Edw. This species is near the Siberian sedakovii Ev. (cf. vol. I, p. 105, pi. 37 e), resembling 



it in size, colour and markings; but according to Elwes the difference in the genitalia is so great that the two 

 species cannot be regarded as identical. The band on the upperside of the forewing is yellowish brown and 

 rmis straight across the wing, enclosing three small dark brown eye-spots, of which the first 2 have white 

 jDupils. The band of the hindwing is shorter than in sedakovii, only reaching the middle of the Aving and contain- 

 ing only 2 brown spots, the upper verj' small. On the under surface the band of the forewing does not reach 

 the costal and the one on the hindwing is very similar to that of aethiops (vol. I, pi. 37 e) or sedakovii. Found 

 by Capt. ViDLER in the mountains beyond Lake Seton at Lilloet on the Eraser River, British Columbia. Also 

 occurs in Washington (according to Dyar). 



callkis. E. callias Edw. (51 f). Above brown, before the apex of the forewing with a red-browTi spot, in ^^'hich 



are placed 2 small, white-pupilled ocelli. Beneath the fore^^ing is red-brown with the costal and distal margins 

 grey and with the eye-spots as above. Hmdwing grey, finely striated with brown, with several dark transverse 

 stripes. Common on high mountains in Colorado and New Mexico. It is the American form of the Palearctic 

 tyndarus Esp. (cf. vol. I, p. 113, pi. 37 i). 



epipsodea. E. epipsodea Bflr. (= rhodia Edw.) (51 e). Above brown with 4 or 5 black, white-pupilled eye-spots 



on the forewing and 3 or 4 on the hindwing, all bi'oadly surrounded with red-broMn. Beneath the eye-spots 

 are exactly- as above and the hind«'ing has a broad, curved blackish median band. — The egg is suboval, 

 chalk- white. The larva stout, cj'lindrical, \yith. rounded head, and of a dull yellow-green colour; the pupa 

 is brownish white, spotted with brown. The butterfly appears in 10 days. It is common in the mountains of 

 British Columbia and its range extends from New Mexico in the south, where it flies in high-l'ymig districts, 

 brucei. to Alaska in the north. — brucei Elw. (= sineocellata Skinn.) is a smaller fonn of epipsodea, with the eye- 

 spots absent and the red-brown macular band almost obsolete. It occurs on high mountain peaks in Colorado 

 at altitudes of 12000 ft. 



Sofia. E. Sofia Streak. ($ = ethela Edw.) (51 e). Above dark brown, forewing with a smooth-edged submargi- 



nal band of 6 red-brown spots, hindwing with 5 similar spots, of which the last 2 are more isolated. On the 

 under surface the forewing is red-broMTi in the middle, the band is as above, but the first 3 spots are Ught yellow, 

 the last 3 red-yellow. The hmdwing has a white spot in the cell and 3 whitish spots at the apex, below 

 them 2 white dots. The butterflj^ is still rare m collections and has been foimd at Fort Churchill in British 

 cilaskensis. North America, in the Yellow-stone National Park and some other locahties in Colorado. — alaskensis Hall. 

 is a form of sofia with fewer spots on the wmgs. The forewing shows only 3 on each surface, the hind- 

 wing only 2 on the underside. In Eagle Citj' and at American Creek in Alaska, taken in July. 



youngi. E. youngi Holl. Above velvet}- dark bro-mi, forewmg with a short submargmal band composed 



of red-broAATtt spots. Each spot contains a black dot. The hindwing has a similar row of sjDots, but more isolated. 

 The under surface is paler. On the forewing the band is somewhat more continuous even than above. Across 



