New Species of South American Erycinidss. 467 



Hob. La Merced, Peru, 2500 ft., 2 ^ <^ (type); Rio 

 Colorado, Peru, 2500 ft., 1 t- 



May be separated from S, progne, Godm., by the dark 

 brown ground colour of the hind- wings below. 



Letnonias pulchra, sp. nov. (Plate XXVII, fig. 8.) 



(J. Upper-side. — Fore-wing greyish-blue, lower part of base 

 brown, three black bars within cell, and three immediately below 

 them, a sub-marginal black line widening at costa, outer margin 

 black ; hind-wing greyish blue, basal third brown, three black 

 spots within cell and a curved irregular black line beyond, outer 

 margin narrowly black ; cilia white in interspaces of both wings. 



Under-side. — Fore -wing dull bluish -grey, black markings as above, 

 with an additional row of sub-marginal black spots ; hind-wing 

 dull bluish-grey with the following black markings ; two spots 

 at base, three beyond, and bar at end of cell, and three irregular 

 rows of which the outer two are rather obscure. 



Expanse 31 mm. 



Hah. Rio Colorado, Peru, 2500 ft., 1 $. 

 Allied to L. thara, Hew., but has less brown and wants 

 sub-marginal black spots on hindwing above. 



Nymphidium completa, sp. nov. (Plate XXVII, fig. 9.) 



5 . Upper-side. — Fore-wing dark brown crossed by a wide curved 

 white band, three dark spots within and two below cell, all encircled 

 with whitish, similar spots on outer margin, one between upper 

 and middle median nervule, and two between lower median nervule 

 and submedian nervure ; hind-wing dark brown crossed by band 

 as in fore-wing, a complete row of whitish encircled dark spots on 

 outer margin. 



Under-side. — Both wings as above but the base greyish, and the 

 sub-marginal black spots more distinct. 



Expanse 52 mm. 



Hob. La Merced, Peru, 2500 ft., 2 $ $. 



Nearest to N. azan, D. and H., from which it may be 

 distinguished by the white band of fore-wing extending 

 right up to costa. 



Thecpe fasciatay sp. nov. (Plate XXVII, fig, 10.) 



^ . Upper-side. — Fore-wing purplish-blue, costa and outer margin 

 black, an irregular black band from middle of costa to anal angle ; 

 hind-wing bright blue, narrowly black on costa and outer margin. 



