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NEOCOENYRA. By Dr. C. Aurivillius. 
narycia. 
neita- 
durbani. 
schultzei. 
Ps. narycia Wallgr. (28 g) differs from the following species in having the hindwing unicolorons above. 
The eye-spot of the forewing margined with light yellow and dark brown; adjoining and around the eye-spot 
a very broad orange-yellow area, which covers the extreme end of the cell and cellules 2—5 and is distally 
bordered by a dark line, the latter also contiuned beyond the eye-spot to the costal margin. Forewing 
beneath marked almost exactly as above. Hindwing beneath uniform dark brown with slight silky gloss, with 
median transverse line very indistinct or absent and beyond the eye-spots with a somewhat more distinct 
reddish brown curved line, running parallel with the distal margin; five sharply prominent, white-pupilled eye- 
spots, with yellow and fine brown bordering, in cellules 1 c—4 and G; the last a little larger than the others; 
the eye-spots in cellules 6, 4 and 3 are placed in a straight line at right angles with the others; costal margin 
slightly reddish at the base, club of the antenna flat and obtusely rounded. Cape to Transvaal. 
Ps. neita Wallgr. is somewhat larger than narycia and has the club of the antenna longer and 
narrower. The forewing is similarly marked, but the red-yellow area is somewhat smaller. Hindwing above 
with two red-bordered eye-spots in cellules 2 and 3 and beneath with 4 similar spots in cellules 1 c—3 and 
6; costal margin beneth narrowly reddish at the base; the ground-colour of both wings darker than in narycia. 
Kaffirland, Natal and Transvaal. 
Ps. durbani Trim, only differs from neita in having the red-yellow spot on the forewing even smaller^ 
the forewing above striped with reddish at the median vein, three dark transverse lines on the hindwing 
beneath, with the ground-colour lighter between the second and third lines, forming a distinct light transverse 
band, and the costal margin of the hindwing not reddish at the base. Cape Colony. 
Ps. schultzei Griinb. Wings above black-brown; the rust-brown spot of the forewing is very large, 
dark-margined, oval, posteriorly reaches vein 1 and anteriorly completely encloses the yellow-ringed eye-spot. 
The hindwing above beyond the cell with a larger or smaller red-yellow spot or transverse band, in which 
are placed the small, but sharply prominent, yellow-ringed eye-spots; the under surface of the hindwing almost 
as above but with three dark transverse lines, one before the middle, one shortly before the eye-spots and 
one beyond them. Damaraland and Bechuanaland. ■—- This species, which is unknown to me, seems from 
the description and figure to be identical with Neocoenyra natalii Btlr. 
14. Genus: Neocoenyra Btlr. 
This genus is extremely near Pseudonympha, only differing in having the club of the antenna irregularly 
rounded and only gradually thickened, but not flattened. The last species of Pseuclonympha, however, forms 
in this respect a transition to Neocoenyra. 
In the markings there is another peculiarity, which also occurs in many species of Ypthima , but is not 
present in Pseudonympha or is only very indistinct. It consists in the fact that, the eye-spot, on the forewing 
is placed in a large, oval area, bounded by a distinct dark line; this area usually terminates posteriorly in a 
point at vein 1 or at the hindmargin and is anteriorly broadly rounded or occasionally open. On the 
hindwing the eye-spots are also, especially beneath, bordered both proximally and distally by a dark curved 
line, so as to form a closed eye-spot area. The hindwing above at least with two distinct eye-spots. 
The following synopsis may facilitate the determination of the numerous species. 
Synopsis of the Species. 
1. The under surface of the hindwing uniform grey, dark grey or dark brown, not clouded. 
A. The white pupils of the large eye-spot on the forewing are placed more or less obliquely, so that 
a line drawn through them would intersect the hinder angle or the distal margin. 
a. Ground-colour of both wings dark grey, entirely without red, red-yellow or white markings- 
The eye-spots with grey-yellow rings. 
* Under surface of the hindwing light grey; the distal boundary-line of the eye-spot area 
forms in cellule 4 and in cellule 5 a deep narrow loop. N. bera. 
** Under surface of the hindwing dark grey; the distal boundary-line of the eye-spot, area 
weakly undulate without loops. N. ypthimoides. 
b. The forewing with yellow, red-yellow or white area, or at least the eye-spots with bright 
rings of these colours. 
* On the under surface of the hindwing the distal boundary-line of the eye-spot area forms 
in cellules 4 and 5 or at least in cellule 4 a deep, narrow loop. 
