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Upper side brown with a pinkish-blue reflection, deeper bhie next 

 ba.se ; secondaries have two fuscous points in the interspace next 

 anal anyle and a round spot in the next preceding; fringes grey- 

 white. 



Under side fawn color, on the outer half of both wings reticulated 

 with whitish; primaries have a mesial series of large black rounded 

 spots, and a concolored spot on arc, all edged with white. Secondaries 

 have three spots on hind margin corresponding to those of upper side, 

 velvet-black with metallic green edges; two black spots on costa and 

 two at ba.se. 



Body covered with blue hairs, below grey; palpi white, last joint 

 black; anteniu\3 annulated black and white; club black above, fulvous 

 below and at tip. 



From Colorado, taken by Mr. Mead. 

 Lycbna IjYcea. 



Li/csena Li/ced, Edwards, % , Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. 1864. 



Female. — Expands 1.4 inch. Same size as male. 



Upper side fuscous, slightly blue at base of both wings ; the discal 

 spot of primaries appearing through the wing; under side fawn color, 

 marked as in male. 



Taken in Colorado by Mr. Mead. 

 Ereria Rhodia, n. sp. 



Male. — Expands 1.7 inch. 



Upper side deep velvety-brown ; primaries have a submarginal patch 

 of bright fulvous, widening anteriorly and narrowing in the sub- 

 median interspaces, containing three black occelli, the two upper of 

 which are joined, each enclosing a whitish pupil ; the third in the 

 second submedian interspace, smaller, without pupil. Secondaries 

 have a submarginal row of fulvous patches, three or four in number, 

 the posterior ones enclosing black points; fringes concolored. 



Under side of primaries less velvety, the whole disk faintly tinted 

 withfulvovs; the third ocellus wanting or represented by a point; 

 secondaries dark next base, paler at margin, the two shades divided by 

 a wavy line that crosses the disk; the spots of upper side represented 

 by black points only. 



Body brown-black ; palpi same; antennaj and club, brown above, 

 buif below, fulvous at tip. 



Female. — Same size; the ocelli enlarged, and two of lesser size on 

 primaries, making four in all, and three on secondaries, each with 

 white pupil. 



