MYCALESIS. By Dr. C. Aurivillius. 
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near Ihe apex in cellule 5; the hindwing above near the anal angle with a large black velvety spot in 
cellule lb; l'orewing beneath with two black, white-pupilled eye-spots with yellow, brown, and light yellow 
rings in cellules 2 and 5; at the hindniargin blackish; the hindwing terminally more yellowish and with 5 eye- 
spots, one each in cellules lc, 2, 4, 5 and 6; the spots in cellules 2 and 6 larger than the others. The 2 
is larger than the cf and distinguished by a sharply defined, white subapical band on the forewing; the band 
extends from the costal margin to vein 3. Liberia, Old Calabar, Gameroons. 
M. procora Karsch approaches the preceding species, but differs in both sexes in having the light procora. 
median line on the upperside uniform and almost straight; the under surface is also less yellowish and more 
grey; in the cf the velvety spot at the anal angle of the hindwing is absent, but in its place there is before 
the middle of cellule lea black, distally directed hair-pencil; in the ? the white transverse band on the 
forewing is absent. In Togoland and the Congo. 
M. analis Auriv. has a yellowish grey under surface with almost smooth or slightly undulate transverse analis. 
lines; the hindwing beneath with distinct eye-spots in cellule 3 and the forewing also above with two light- 
pupilled eye-spots in cellules 2 and 5. cf: wings above dark brown, the hindwing at the anal angle with a 
black velvety spot with grey reflection, divided by vein I b and in the basal part of cellule 1 c long-haired, 
beneath with 7 distinct eye-spots with yellow, brown and whitish rings, two in cellule 1 c and one 
each in cellules 2 — 6, the spot in cellule 2 somewhat larger than the others; the eye-spots are placed 
in an almost uniformly curved row. The 2 without white transverse band on the forewing. Gameroons 
and Congo district. 
M. hyperanthus Baker. This species, which is unknown to me. is said to be nearly allied to analis hyperanthus 
and is described as follows: “cf. Both wings blackish brown. Primaries with a small white-pupilled black 
spot between veins 5 and 6 near the termeu; an obscure, small, but quite visible black spot (not pupilled) 
between veins 2 and 3, neither of these spots have any iris; secondaries with a dark grey sex dash close to 
the anal angle. Underside: both wings sienna-brown with ocellated spots and with lines; primaries with a 
large dark spot in the middle of the cell, broadly edged all round except on the costa with pale ochreous 
brown, beyond which is a very broad, irregular, median dark band produced outwards between veins 3 and 5, 
and pale edged externally; spots of upperside showing through, but broadly ringed with pale yellowish which 
has a dark edging followed by a lighter one; the lower spot is very large and conspicuous and is pupilled 
with white; a dark fine subterminal line in a paler area. Secondaries with the dark median irregular band 
similar to the primaries, palely edged laterally, but very definitely so externally; a postmedial series of even 
spots as in the primaries in a pale area, that between veins 2 and 3 being large and that at the apex also 
somewhat larger than the other five, which are small; terminal area as in the primaries. Upper Congo.” 
M. taenias Hew. (27 b) is similar to M. analis , but smaller, and has the under surface pure grey, in taenias. 
the distal part of the hindwing whitish, sharply marked, with fine, strongly undulate or dentate transverse 
lines; the eye-spots arranged as in analis, the forewing above with only one eye-spot (in cellule 5). cf: the 
hindwing without velvety spot and with a hair-pencil in the cell only; the forewing with long hairs at the 
middle of the hindniargin. Sierra Leone to Gaboon. 
M. ignobilis Btlr. (27 b), like the following species, has on the underside of the hindwing an eye-spot in ignobilis. 
cellule 1 b also and differs in this from all the preceding species. The dark median band on the underside 
of the wings with the sides almost alike, parallel; the white-pupilled eye-spots on the under surface are 
surrounded by a yellowish, a blackish and a violet-grey ring; the one in cellule 2 is much larger than the 
rest; the forewing has two eye-spots and the hindwing 7, one each in cellules I b, 2, 4, 5 and 6 and two in 
1 c; those in cellules 4 and 5 of the hind wing are small and placed near to the distal margin; before the 
distal margin two fine black lines, cf: wings above violet-black, the forewing somewhat lighter with an eve- 
spot in cellule 5 and proximally to the eye-spot yellowish; the hindwing above along vein lb with a long 
and narrow mealy spot covered with black hairs. 2: larger than the d 71 and with a white transverse band 
on the forewing, which extends from the costal margin to vein 3. Gold Coast to the Congo. 
M. nobilis Auriv. (27 b) is similar to the preceding species and has like it an eye-spot in cellule nobilis. 
lb on the hindwing beneath; it is smaller and has the forewing shorter and broader, with a whitish 
subapical band in both sexes; the under surface of the hindwing has 8 eye-spots, which are placed in an al¬ 
most uniformly curved row; the spot in cellule 6 is scarcely larger than the one in cellule 5 and only that in 
cellule 2 is considerably larger than the rest, cf: the hindwing above near the anal angle with a black vel¬ 
vety spot, divided by vein 1 b and basally bordered with long hairs. 2: subapical band of the forewing larger 
and pure white. Gameroons and Gaboon. 
