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INSECTS ABHOAD. 



I'lG. 44:?.— Erateina linentn. Upper surface. 

 (Dark brown, green, red, ami yellow.) 



wings is traversed throughout its whole length by a bold, wavy, 

 black stripe. 



As several of the Erateinas are remarkable for the beauty of 



the under surface, two 

 species will be given, so 

 as to show both surfaces 

 of each. 



The first is Erateina 

 lineaia, a native of Bo- 

 gota. The upper surface 

 of the upper wings is dark 

 brown with a peculiarly 

 glossy surface, and across 

 the middle is drawn a 

 streak of pale green, very 

 much like that of the 

 preceding species, but a 

 trifle brighter and with 

 more green in it. From 

 the base of the lower 



wings to the centre or beyond it, the colour is dark l)rown, 



traversed by a number of 



yellow lines, which have 



earned for the insect the 



specific name of lineata. 



The remainder of the wing 



is red, but the width of 



the red edging is ex- 

 ceedingly variable. 

 The under surface of 



the upper wings is rich 



warm chestnut, with a 



narrow gold-brown streak 



running parallel with the 



outer edge. A bar of 



pale green coincides with 



the mark on the upper 



wing. The lower wings 



are chestnut, warming into bright red near the tips, and upon 



them are drawn a number of golden lines disposed as shown in 



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Fiu. 444. —Erateina liucata. Under surface. 



