H E S P E R 1 D J:. 

 PYRRHOPYGA AND ERYCIDES. 



ERYCIDES OREIDES. 32, 35. 



UprERSiDE. Male blue-black. Anterior wing with radial spots from the base 

 part green, part orange; crossed at the middle by a trifid band, a bifid spot beyond 

 this, a bifid spot and two niinnte spots near the apex, all semi transparent orange- 

 yellow ; irrorated with green near the outer margin, forming spots towards the anal 

 angle. Posterior wing with a band from the base to the middle of the wing, a band 

 near the inner margin and a short band from the middle of the costal margin, all 

 orange ; a sub-marginal series of seven green spots. The fringe alternately black and 

 white. 



Underside as above, except that all the bands and spots of the posterior wing 

 and body are of a green-white. 



Exp. 2^X) i"'^!''- Hab. Peru. (Staudingcr.) 



In the Collection of W. C. Plewitson. 



This species is very close to E. Pialia, twm which it differs in the colour of the dorsul bands, as 

 well as those from the base of the posterior wing on the upperside. 



ERICIDES CHARONOTIS. 33, 34. 



Erichles Cliaroiiotis, Ilcwifsou., Bolivian ButlerjUes, page 31. 



Upperside blue-black. Anterior wing with four radial spots from the base, one 

 spot near the inner margin, one near the costal margin beyond its middle ami a 

 series of six spots near the outer margin, all irrorated with green ; a trifid band at 

 the middle, a bifid spot beyond this, a bifid spot and two minute spots near the apex, 

 all pale yellow, transjiarent. Posterior wing with a l)and from the base to the middle 

 of the wing, a band near the inner margin, a short band from the middle of the costal 

 margin and a series of eight spots parallel to the outer margin, all orange-yellow : 

 the outer margin spotted with white, the thorax with a longitutlinal band of yellow on 

 each side, the abdomen with a series of spots of the same colour. 



Underside as above, except that the sifb-marginal green spots of the anterior 

 wing are orange. Underside of the body 1)1 ack, not adorned as above. 



Exp. 2/o" inch. Hab. Bolivia. (Buckley.) 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitsou. 



PYRRHOPYGA PERIPHEMA. 3G. 



Upperside blue-black. Anterior wing crossed near the base by an irrorated 

 rufons band, at the middle by a trifid baud, marked beyond it by a bifid spot, and 

 near the apex by a quadrifid band, all semi-transparent orange-yellow : two spots 

 towards the anal angle irrorated with green. Posterior wing with a band from the 

 base, a band from the costal margin before its middle and a band of nine spots 



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PuUlshcd \st Januarii, 1S75.] 



