YPTHIMA. By Dr. C. Aurivillius. 
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Y. bates!. Hindwing beneath only black-brown to vein 2 or 3; the apex of the cell consequently 
covered by the white colour; the white band is in the middle 6—7 mm. in breadth and completely surrounds 
the eye-spot in cellnle 6. — batesi Fldr. The hindwing above in the cf with only one eye-spot (in cellule balesi. 
2), in the ¥ with two eye-spots of equal size (in cellules 2 and 6), beneath with three eye-spots which are 
placed in cellules 1 c, 2 and 6. — elwesi Auriv. (29 b). The hindwing above in the cf with two eye-spots (in elwesi. 
celulles 2 and 3) and in the ? with three (in 2, 3 and 6), beneath with eye-spots in cellules 2, 3 and 6. 
Y. niveata Btlr. Hindwing beneath white from the base; a broad, distally pointed stripe at the costal niveata. 
margin, a marginal band and the bordering of the three eye-spots (in cellules 1 c, 2 and 6) are dark brown. 
The hindwing above without eye-spot in cellule 3. 
Second Group. 
The antenna reaches at least to the apex of the cell of the forewing and has a thin club. Eye-spots with light yellow 
rings. Those of the hindwing never joined together. The under surface of both wings with numerous fine black-brown transverse 
striae on a light, grey or whitish ground. — Species from continental Africa; only Y. aster ope is said to occur on Madagascar. 
Y. asterope. Both wings above uniform dark brown without any trace of striation; the eye-spot area 
of the forewing little lighter than the ground-colour and distinctly dark-margined. The hindwing above without 
or with indistinct submarginal line, usually with eye-spot in cellule 2. Wings beneath whitish grey, regularly 
striated with black-brown; the f'orewing at the hindmargin unicolorous black-brown; the hindwing usually 
with at least three eye-spots present, but often very small and punctiform. The lateral clasps of the cf are 
only dentate at the tip, which is transversely truncate. — asterope King (29 c). The hindwing above with asterope. 
a rather large eye-spot in cellule 2, beneath with three distinct eye-spots, a bi-pupilled one in cellule 1 c and 
one each in 2 and 6. South and East Africa, Abyssinia, Arabia. The following (often insignificant) aberrations 
of this species have been provided with names.— binucleolata Strand (29 d). Hindwing beneath with 3 or 4 very binucleolata. 
small eye-spots in cellules 1 c, 2 and 6; that in cellule 1c bi-pupilled or double. German East Africa and 
Togo. — simpliciocellata Strand (29 d). The eye-spot in cellule lc of the hindwing beneath black with two 
small whitish dots and narrow light ring; the other two eye-spots also very small and indistinct. The under 
surface of the hindwing unusually light and with an undulate dark transverse line at about 6 mm. from the 
distal margin. Abyssinia. — inocellata Strand (29 d). Hindwing beneath without eye-spots, above with one inoceUata. 
quite small one. Under surface darker than usual; hindwing with median transverse area of about 3 mm. in 
breadth, faintly indicated by two dark transverse lines. German East Africa. — triocellata Strand (29 d). triocellata. 
Hindwing beneath with 6 minute eye-spots, two in cellule 1 c and one each in cellules 2, 3, 5 and 6, above 
with three eye-spots, in 1 c, 2 and 3. Nyassaland. — biocellata Strand (29 d). Hindwing above with two biocellata, 
eye-spots, in cellules 1 c and 2, beneath with 6 as in triocellata. German East Africa. — biocelligera Strand biocelligera. 
(29 d). Hindwing above marked as in biocellata , beneath as in binucleolata. — interrupta Strand (29 d). Hind- inlerrupta. 
wing beneath with 6 small eve-spots, two in cellule 1 c and one each in 2, 4, 5 and 6, above with two 
somewhat larger ocelli, in cellules 2 and 4. German East Africa. — uniocellata Strand (29 d). Hindwing uniocellata. 
beneath with 5 or 6 minute eye-spots, the first three on a brownish transverse band, above with only one 
eye-spot, in cellule 2. German East Africa. — hereroica Griinb. Hindwing above only with a small eye-spot hereroica. 
in cellule 2, beneath with a double spot in cellule 1 b and an eye-spot in 2. Damaraland. 
Y. granulosa Btlr. is very similar to the preceding species, only differing in its somewhat larger size granulosa, 
and in having a distinct dark submarginal line on the upperside of the hindwing; the hindwing beneath with 
four small punctiform eye-spots, two near the anal angle and two at the costal margin. The cf is sharply 
distinguished from asterope by the lateral clasps, which have the tip rounded and are finely dentate both at 
the tip and at the lower margin. German East Africa. 
Y. simplicia Btlr. is likewise very similar to the preceding and has on the upper surface a distinct simplicia. 
eye-spot in cellule 2 of the hindwing; hindwing beneath usually only with two large eye-spots in cellules 2 
and 6; the eye-spots are broadly margined with light yellow and black-brown; forewing beneath striated to 
the hindmargin and with large eye-spot area, which, however, is not lighter than the other parts. Congo, 
East Africa, Abyssinia. 
Y. doleta Kirby (29 c) has the upper surface clouded, not uniform, but partly darker, partly lighter and cloleta. 
indistinctly striated, with the eye-spot area on the forewing sharply defined, a sinuous black transverse line 
before the eye-spots of the forewing and a distinct dark submarginal line on the hindwing, strongly thickened 
proximally at vein 4. Beneath both wings are grey, with fairly uniform dark transverse striation all over. 
Hindwing above with a small eye-spot in cellule 1 c, a larger in 2 and often also a not very distinct one in 
6, beneath with two small eye-spots joined together in cellule lc and one each in cellules 2 and 6. West 
Africa from Sierra Leone to Angola. — ab. tripunctata Strand has 5 eye-spots on the upperside of the hind- tripunctata. 
