ERYCINID.E. NYMPHIDIUM. 



by a subniarginal band of grey-white. Anterior wing with alternate black spots 

 bordered with white and orange spots in and below the cell -. a band of three spots 

 before the apex and some subniarginal linear white spots : the fringe black, with 

 white spots. Posterior wing \vith the outer margin black traversed by a white 

 line : the fringe black and white alternately. 



Exp. 1-1% to li%. Hab. Brazil. 



In the Collections of W. W. Saunders and W. C. Hewitson. 



I have separated this from P. Phliasus of Clerck and Cramer. It is accurately described by 

 Godart as a variety of N. Phliasus under the name which I have adopted. I do not know the male 

 of this species. 



NYMPHIDIUM PHLIASUS. 31. 



P. Phliasus. Chrd',2jlafe 41. Cramer, plate 192. 



Upperside. Female, dark brown. Both wings crossed at the middle by a band 

 of white from the first branch of the median nervure of the interior wing to the inner 

 margin of the posterior wing, preceded on the anterior wing by a broader band of 

 orange : both wings crossed beyond the middle by a linear band of scarlet, by a 

 band of pale brown, a series of black spots, and again by another band of pale 

 brown, nearly white on the posterior wing. Anterior wing with alternate spots of 

 orange and black in and below the cell : posterior Avith a spot of orange near the 

 base and also at the anal angle. 



]\Iale does not differ from the female except in size. 



Exp. $ lx% 2 3 inch. Hab. Cayenne. 



In the Collections of W. W. Saunders and W. C. Hewitson. 



NYMPHIDIUM NEALCES. 32, 33. 



Upperside. Male, dark brown, with a marginal series of black spots 

 bordered with white. Anterior wing crossed below the median nervure by a band 

 of white : the spots in the cell bordered on both sides with white : the nervures 

 white. Posterior wing crossed by a broad band of orange, which is extended on 

 the inner margin to the anal angle and bordered near the base with white : a sub- 

 marginal series of black spots bordered with white. 



Underside as above, except that the marginal spots of the posterior wing 

 are much more distinctly bordered with white, and that there are two separate 

 black spots at the anal angle. 



Female differs from the male in shape and in having a broad yeUow band 

 across both wings. 



Exp. \% inch. Hab. Cayenne. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



