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the upper pair of ocelli are often connected with the lower two b}' a brownish cloud iu the male, 
and by an expansion of the iris of the second ocellus in the female ; an oblique whitish band 
forms an internal border to the three lower ocelli, and an external border to the upper pair. 
Female. All the ocelli much larger ; irides of the subapical ocellus broader and brighter, and the 
pupils more conspicuous. 
Expanse 52 millim. 
The whitish band on under surface of secondaries, independently of the size 
of the ocelli, will serve to separate this species from its nearest allies. 
The first, second, and fifth ocelli are subject to modification in the direction 
of complete eff"acement. Although the fact is not mentioned by M. Oberthiir 
in liis description, the figure of his mefhorina has six ocelli on upper smiace 
of secondaries. 
Var. medusa, var. nov. (Plate X. fig. 6, $ .) The ocelli are smaller on both surfaces; the 
apical one of primaries often has the upper portion contracted ; the undulated grey-brown 
and yellowish lines of the under surface are finer. 
The form to which I have given the name medusa is far more common 
and widely distributed in AVestern China than that which M. Oberthiir has 
described and figured as the type of 77iethorina. The latter appears, however, 
to be the only form found in How-kow and at Wa-ssu-kow and Ta-chien-lu. 
Both the variety and the type were obtained at Huang-mu-chang and Wa-shan. 
Ypthima iris. 
Ypthima iris, Leech, Entomologist, xxiv., Suppl. p. 57 (June 1st, 1891). 
Yphtima dromonides, Oberthiir, Etud. d'Entom. xv. p. 15, pi. ii. fig. 14 (1891, July nec 
June). 
Male. Primaries grey-brown ; a large oval yellowish ocellus towards apex, centred and ringed 
with black, contains two bluish pupils placed obliquely, the lower being nearer the outer 
margin ; outer third of the wing paler, bounded on each side by dark curved lines, which 
start from near the costa and approach each other just above inner margin ; marginal line 
blackish. Secondaries have a round ocellus above the anal angle, coloured as that on 
primaries, but with only one pupil ; marginal and wavy submarginal lines blackish. Under 
surface light brown, freckled with whitish throughout ; markings as above, but of a darker 
shade of brown ; on the secondaries tliere arc two small additional ocelli, one at the outer and 
tho other at the anal angle ; there is also a darker Avavy central line. 
Fcmnle like tho male, but the ocelli arc larger, and there is a small additional one at anal angle ; 
the ground-colour is ])aler, and Ihe markings are rather more pronounced. 
Expanse, J •''4 millim., J .5.5 millim. 
In the majority of male specimens there is but one ocellus on upper surfaces 
of tho secondaries ; but the species exhibits aberration in lliis respect, as the 
