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Undemide : both wings brown. On the anterior wings is a broad greyish brown 

 ill-defined band along the outer margin, which somewhat recedes from the outer 

 margin towards the outer angle ; in the pale band between the two lowest median 

 ner\iiles is a black spot centred by a blue streak. The jiosterior wings are crossed, 

 a little before the outer margin, from the apex to tlie middle median nervule, by 

 a similar greyish brown band, narrowest at the a[>e.\ ; from that nervule to the inner 

 margin the band becomes wider, and is bright orange-brown, in which are situate 

 the two black spots, as on the upper side, but the central blue spots are larger, 

 somewhat iridescent, and centred with whitish scales. Antennae, head, thorax, and 

 aMomen black. 



Fe^lalk with the upper part of the cell, the costal margin, and apical third 

 obliquely blackish brown, tinged in certain lights \^^th dull pm-ple ; the lower two- 

 thirds of the cell, a space beyond it, and the rest of the disc is white, more or less 

 densely irrorated with dusky brown scales; the white area radiates between the veins 

 and invades the dark brown area of the apical third. The posterior wings are brownish 

 black, also tinged with dull purple ; across the disc are three very large iridescent blue 

 ovate sj)ots, of which the middle spot is the largest, situate between the second median 

 nervule and the submedian nervui-e ; above the former is an elongate streak of blue 

 scales; the basal third of the wings is densely clothed with long brown hairs. 



On the uiulerside the anterior wings resemble the upperside, but the white area 

 is more extended and less densely irrorated with gi'ey scales. On the posterior wings 

 a white patch, densely irrorated with brown scales, crosses the outer half of the cell, and 

 extends on each side, beyond the cell and along the inner margin respectively; the 

 discal area is nearly covered liy a large brown patch, darker than the rest of the 

 wings, in which are situate the three large o\ate l)lue spots, the uppeiTnost of which 

 is considerablv reduced in size; the median nervures between the spots and the 

 submedian nervuie are orange-brown, which colour on the lowest median nervule 

 ex^^ands at its outer end, but does not extend round the spots ; on each side of these 

 spots between the veins are several other streaks of blue scales. Antennae black ; 

 abdomen fulvous. 



Kxpan.se of wings : nude, ^i inches ; feinnlc, 3 j inches. 



Two V7.<des and two frnudes arc in the collection. It is nearest to E. (u/ondas 

 Boisd. and E. melane Hew., to the imdes of each of which s[)eeies it has considerable 

 resemblance. The situation of tiie pale area on the anterior wings and the size of 

 the blue spots on the posterior wings of the /('//(/(/e are very distinct from ilic /era(de8 

 of either of these species. 



(>. Elymiiias erastus sp. uuv. 



Male. — UppeTsidc: anterior wings greenish black; the middle of the disc 

 between the uppermost median nervule and the submedian uervm'e is occupied by 

 an irregular white space, divided by the black veins and densely irrorated with black 

 scales. Posterior wings very dark bro^^^l, shading near the outer margin into the 

 same colour as the anterior wings; in the middle of the wings is a large round white 

 patch, which slightly invades the end of the cell. 



Underitide : anterior wings greyish brown, the apex and the middle of the wing.* 

 to the middle of the inner margin cross;d by a broad brownish white band, irrorated 

 with dark scales and divided by the nervures, which are rather broadly greyish brown. 

 Posterior wings dark velvefv brown, with the pale central patch, which is brownish 



