NYMPHALIDA—ERESIA. 
Posterior wing dentate, with a central transverse band of white, ending in two 
minute white spots where it touches the costal margin. 
Unpersipe. Anterior wing rufous-brown: the cell rufous, marked at the end 
by two minute white spots; the spots as above, but larger: a white spot near the 
middle of the outer margin : two minute white spots on the costal margin near the apex. 
Posterior wing with the basal half white, marked with two spots and several lines of 
brown: outer half of the wing clouded with rufous-brown, marked with some lunular 
black spots and two submarginal waved brown lines. 
Expan. 15%; inch. Hab. Mexico. 
In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 
ERESIA OFELLA. 18, 19. 
Uprrrsipe black. Both wings crossed transversely by a common band of 
white, commencing at the third median nervule of the anterior wing. Anterior wing 
with a spot in the cell: crossed beyond the middle by a band of five small spots ; and 
nearer the apex by a second band of four smaller spots. 
Unprrsipz. Anterior wing as above: the white spots larger: the base grey- 
yellow: the middle of the outer margin and apex white. Posterior wing with the 
basal half white, undulated near the base with brown: the outer half rufous-brown, 
with black spots and two submarginal waved lines of black. 
Expan. 1,85 inch. Hab. New Granada. 
In the Collection of E. Birchall. 
ERESIA ITHOMIOIDES. 20. 
Uprersipr. Male dark brown. Anterior wing with numerous spots of rufous- 
yellow. Posterior wing crossed transversely before the middle by a broad band of 
scarlet: the apex with two small white spots, one of them touching the transverse 
band. 
Unpersipe as above; except that the posterior wing has a submarginal band of 
seven white spots. 
Expan. 23/5 inch. Hab. New Granada. 
In the Collection of E. Birchall. 
The Eresias form a genus exceedingly interesting from its great diversity of form and colour ; 
whilst figure 15 of the plate has a considerable resemblance to Acrwa Trinacria of Felder, figure 20 
bears a remarkable likeness to Ithomia Peridia of the “‘ Exotic Buterflies ” (vol. i. pl. 13). 
