SATYRUS HOFFMANI. 
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line, preceded by a dara one, and at some distance by a dark 
common stripe, sometimes macular on secondaries ; primaries 
have a broad extra-discal band as in Alope, but pale brown, in 
which are two large black ocelli, the upper one ( in all cases 
under inspection )sub-pyriform, as if two spots of unequal size had 
been compressed into one, and encloses two white points ; the 
lower ocellus is larger, rounded, with white points ; both are en- 
closed in narrow yellow rings ; secondaries usually have three 
ocelli, but sometimes the one next anal angle is wanting ; these 
spots are placed on the sub-median and two next preceding in- 
terspaces ; the middle one is round, about one-tenth inch in 
diameter, with white point and yellow ring ; the others are usually 
mere black dots. 
Under side whiteish, covered with abbreviated brown streaks, 
most dense from base to middle of disk on primaries, but equally 
distributed over whole secondaries, both wings being crossed by 
an irregular extra-discal brown stripe, besides which secondaries 
have a second similar stripe nearer the base; the ocelli of pri- 
maries as on upper side, but surrounded by broader and paler 
rings which coalesce ; secondaries have three ocelli near costa, 
the two outer ones small, round, the others oval all with white 
dots and yellow circlets; the three ocelli next anal angle distinct, 
also with dots and circlets. 
Body yellow brown ; legs same; palpi darker; antennae brown 
with fine white annulations; club ferruginous. 
Female. Not known. 
From nine males taken by the naturalists of Lieutenant 
Wheeler’s Expedition, 1871, between Cascade and Rocky Moun- 
tains, but the precise locality not indicated. This fine species is 
one of the largest, equalling the largest specimens of Alope, and 
may at once be distinguished from any other North American 
Satyrus yet known by its pale color and clouded surface, and by 
the whiteish color of under surface, and conspicuous brown trans- 
verse stripes. The Ocelli also are different from those of our 
other larger species, having small white pupils, and the upper one 
on primaries being peculiar in shape and doubly pupillated. ” 
secodaries towards the outer margin, between first and second 
median nervules is another ocellus about one-fourth the size of 
those on primaries ; between the second and third median ner- 
vules is a small black dot or point. On all wings are indistinct 
marginal and sub-marginal lines which except the ocelli and 
usual furry sexual transverse dash of primaries, are the only 
marks on the upper surface, and were it not for the double upper- 
most ocelli it could not possibly be distinguished in appearance 
from a dark example of S. Nephele. 
Under surface brown with some grey scales mixed, which gives 
it almost the exact tint of the under side of S. Pegala, although 
it does not look as smooth as in that species, more squamose in 
appearance ; primaries have ocelli as on upper side but surround- 
ed by broad yellow rings, the one encircling the lower ocellus has 
a small yellow spot emanating from its upper edge; narrow mar- 
ginal and sub-marginal lines; an irregular narrow central brown 
band; the whole surface, but especially the inner half, covered 
with short transverse lines. Secondaries have six ocelli arranged 
as in S. l’egala, in two rows of three each; the middle one of the 
row nearest outer angle, is oblong and produced into a point in- 
wardly ; the others are round, all are encircled narrowly with 
yellow and pupilled with white ; whole surface marked with 
short brown streaks which tend towards segregation near the 
outer margin ; an irregular much broken band or line crosses the 
disc and a shorter one occurs half way in from this towards the 
base. 
Body dark brown, same colour as upper surface. 
Female. Expands 2.3 to 2.5 inches. Upper surface pale 
yellowish brown. Primaries, outer half, corresponding to the 
yellow band of S. Alope, very pale and contains two large ocelli, 
the uppermost one geminate as in male, and all surrounded with 
yellow rings. The darker basal half where it joins the outer 
paler part is well defined, but on the inner side it becomes lost 
in the general ground colour, without any line of demarkation. 
Secondaries with sub-marginal lines as on primaries ; an irregular 
narrow brown mesial band ; a black ocellus accompanied by a 
black spot as in male, sometimes a third small black spot is 
between the ocellus and inner margin near anal angle. 
Under surface white, ocelli and other markings precisely as in 
male but sharper and better defined throughout. 
From one male and ten females taken by a naturalist of Lieu- 
tenant Wheeler’s Expedition in 1871, at Owen’s Lake Nevada. 
After presenting the above two descriptions I thought I would have nothing to say, further, regarding 
them ; but as I light my pipe and cast the approving glance, peculiar to self-satisfied quill drivers, at what I 
have written, like a flash it suggests itself, all at once, in the twinkling of an eye, as I look crosswise from 
Mr. Edwards’ description to mine, and from mine to Mr. Edwards’, that this might be a most curious case of 
crossed gynandromorphism, or mimicry, (of which the exotic species furnish so many instances,) where the 
male of Mr. Edwards’ species mimics the female of mine, and I suppose when the female of Air. Edwards’ 
species (at present “ unknown ”) turns up, it will be found to look like the male of mine ! “ Wonderful, in- 
deed, are the works of nature,” as the philosopher, who daily sweeps the street crossings, observed whilst he gazed 
wonderingly and admiringly at the anatomy of a cat which he held aloft by the nape of the neck ; “ wonderful, 
indeed,” he repeated, “for if the holes in the cat’s skin had been but a little higher up, or a little lower down, 
the cat’s eyes would have been covered, and, consequently, the cat would have been unable to see.” 
