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Sp. 18. Erycina Julia. (PI. XXI. fig. 1 and 1 «, ^ ; 

 fig. 2 and 2 «, 5 •) 



Male. — Black, having the anterior wings above with a nar- 

 rowish, transverse, well-defined, nearly central, straight crimson 

 band. The posterior wings each produced into a short, obtuse, 

 almost straight tail, having an obtuse tooth on the inner margin, 

 with a narrowish crimson band, commencing immediately under 

 the band of the anterior wing, and running down the centre to a 

 point a little below the apex of the abdomen, where it suddenly 

 curves nearly at right angles to its former course, and terminates 

 on the inner margin ; also with a large irregular crimson spot 

 crossing the base of the tail, commencing nearly on the inner 

 margin, with a small white speck, then running downwards, and 

 getting gradually broader, suddenly rises again, and terminates 

 near the outer margin with a hook-like point ; also having a pale 

 brownish streak parallel to the outer margin, on which are four 

 white specks on the fringe, with another on the tips of the tail, 

 and another on the inner margin of the tail of the same colour. 

 Undersides of the wings entirely shaded with brilliant metallic 

 blue, with a largish round crimson spot on the posterior margin 

 of the anterior wings, and another undulating crimson spot on the 

 inner margin of the posterior wings, corresponding with the ter- 

 mination of the crimson band of the upper side, and a round white 

 spot at the base of the tail, on the inner margin. Head, antennae 

 and body black. Legs black, with blue reflections. 



Expansion of wings, \-fj^ inches. 



Female. — Black ; anterior wings above with two transverse 

 bands, one well-defined, narrowish, crimson, nearly central, cross- 

 ing the wing in a gentle curve inwards ; the other very narrow, 

 obscure, yellowish-white, parallel to the former, and between it 

 and the outer margin. Posterior wings produced each into a very 

 broad, obtuse, much-diverging tail, sinuate on the interior mar- 

 gin, and slightly so on the outer margin of the wing, with two 

 narrowish crimson bands; one arising under the crimson band of 

 the anterior wing, and running down the centre to a little below 

 the apex of the abdomen, there curves suddenly nearly at right 

 angles to its former course, and terminates on the inner margin 

 of the wing ; the other slightly undulating, crossing the base of 

 the tail parallel to the bend of the longitudinal band, and about 

 midway between the latter and the inner margin of the tail ; also 

 having three white specks on the fringe of the outer margin of the 

 wing, and the like number of white specks on the fringe of the 



