Genus Paramecera Butler
There is only one species in this genus thus far known. The insect closely resembles those of the genus Satyrus, but may readily be told apart by the patch of heavy, dark, raised scales in the region of the median nervules of the fore wing. On the under side the insect is paler, ruddy, and the fore wings have a large pupilled eye-spot, followed by a blind, much smaller eye-spot at the apex. The hind wing has a pale mesial band bordered by darker lines and a submarginal row of eye-spots.
(1) Paramecera xicaque (Reakirt), Plate LXXII, Fig. 2, ♂ (Reakirt’s Satyr).
The insect has an expanse of wing varying from 1.35-1.75 inch. It is not uncommon in southern Arizona and northern Mexico.