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whiter than above, except at the apex, where the ground colour is 
yellowish ; black markings as above, but lighter ; near the apex 
are one or two ocellated spots, of a pinkish red, with white centres; 
on the costal margin, at its basal end, is a row of minute black 
spots, not found in the other species. Hind wings yellowish 
white ; nervures distinctly black ; discoidal lines forming a reticu- 
lated pattern about the basal portion of the wing ; submarginal 
ocellated spots very large and distinct, each one formed by an 
external black ring enclosing a yellow one, and inside this a reddish 
pink one containing a blue centre. PI. LVIL, 3. 
Times of Appeaeance. — May and June. 
Habitat. — The South of Spain. I have received it from 
Huelva, but it occurs at other places near the sea-coast, and on the 
coast of Africa. 
Larva. — Unknown. 
Genus 2. — EREBIA, Halm. Sverig. Handl. 1816. p. 58; Boisd. 
Gen. Ind. Meth. p. 26; Westw. Gen. Hal. p. 376. 
Maniola, Schrank. Faun. Boica, ii. 1, p. 152; Meig. 
Eur. Schmett. 1, p. 104 (Nomen vetustius). 
Characters. — Larva, in the few cases where it is known, 
fusiform, bifid at the anal extremity, green or yellowish in 
colour, with darker dorsal or lateral stripes ; feeding on various 
species of grasses, chiefly of the genera, Poa, Festuca, Panicum, &c. 
Pupa. — Wing-cases long; body plump, thickest in the middle, 
tapering to the tail, and ending in a blunt flat spike ; back of thorax 
rounded ; head- and eye-piece prominent ; not attached by the tail, 
but placed in an upright position among grass near the ground. 
Imago. — Head of moderate size. Antennge variable in length, 
terminated by an oval club distinct from the shaft, and flattened. 
Palpi separated, covered with close silky hairs. The eyes smooth. 
Wings more or less hairy at the base ; the nervures not dilated at 
the base, with the exception of the subcostal nervure of the fore 
wings ; fore wings generally rounded ; hind wings sometimes but 
not always denticulate ; colour dark brown or black, with brown or 
reddish marginal bands, generally enclosing eye-like spots. The 
fringes of the wings are usually unicolorous greyish white; but 
