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next lower interspaces. The entire inner marginal area is dusted with golden 
scales and hairs. 
The hind margins of both wings have a dark thread and a fringe of tawny, 
darker on fore wing than on hind wing. 
Under side of fore wing bright tawny. The tawny markings of upper 
surface show in a somewhat lighter shade. The basal area below costa is nearly 
black and below it the inner marginal area is mouse color. Hind margin 
edged with a dark brown thread. Fringe slightly darker than ground color. 
Under side of hind wing very bright tawny approaching a golden yellow. 
The tawny markings of upper surface are barely noticeable. Towards anal 
angle, the ground color darkens in a slight degree. Hind margin edged with 
a dark brown thread. Fringe slightly darker than ground color. 
Taken in November and December. 1809. 
Erycides nakawara sp. nov. 
Habitat: Suapure, Venezuela. Expanse: 2.25 inches. 
Head above, black with blue dots encircling the eyes and three thread- 
like lines of blue crossing from eye to eye ; below white. Antennae black. 
Thorax above, black with four bands of l)lue running parallel to one another 
from shoulder to aljdomen ; below, l>lack with white bands. Alidomen above, 
nearly white with a black band running downi its centre from thorax to tip, 
circled with black at base of each segment ; below, black with four white hands 
parallel to one another running from thorax to tip. Llpper joints of legs blue, 
lower joints black. 
I'pper side of fore wing l)lack. Immediate basal area brilliant blue. 
Nervurcs and nervules black, lleyond this a broad black band heavily dashed 
with blue in two lower interspaces. Running across the wing diagonally from 
costa nearly to lower angle is a broad band of semitransparent white. Be- 
tw'een this and apex, well below the costa, is a similar wdiite band covering two 
interspaces only. In the aihcal area is a patch of similar size with a white 
dot on costa. Well within tlie hind margin is a line of blue scalings running 
from rear apex to lower angle. 
ITpper side of hind wing black. I'rom tlie base run three prominent blue 
dashes, the lower one following close to inner margin and extending nearly to 
