Gemts Erycina. 101 



might turn out to be the $ of R/ietus, should Cramer's insect be 

 a ? , wliich I think it is. 



Erycina Alahualpa, W. W. Saunders. (PI. XI. fig. 14.) 



The anterior wings are pointed; above black, with a narrow 

 straight crimson band crossing from the anterior to the posterior 

 margin in a slanting direction, so as to touch the latter about the 

 centre ; below black, with two irregular broad bright shining 

 steel-blue bands crossing the wing in the same direction as the 

 crimson band above. The posterior wings are elongated, and 

 produced into a short broad somewhat diverging tail, with two 

 slight blunt teeth on the inner margin, and three projections of 

 the same kind on the outer margin ; above black, with a crimson 

 band arising immediately under the termination of the band of the 

 upper wini;, and running thence in a slanting direction towards 

 the anal angle, where it terminates with a slight curve inwards, 

 leaving the margin free ; also with a crimson spot on the inner 

 margin near the apex of the abdomen, and a row of six brilliant 

 blue rounded spots running between the crimson band and the 

 outer margin, and crossing the base of the broad tail, which itself 

 is blue in certain lights, and has two white specks on its inner 

 margin, and three white specks of the same character occur in the 

 indentures of the teeth on the outer margin of the wing; beneath 

 black, with two bright shining steel-blue bands of the same de- 

 scription as those of the anterior wings, one at the base and the 

 other on the exterior margin, corresponding with the row of blue 

 spots on the upper surface; also with an elongated crimson spot 

 agreeing in position with the crimson spot on the upper surface. 

 Head, antenuce, body and legs black. 



Expansion of wings l-f^ inch. 



Inhabits New Grenada. 



In the Collection of Mr. Hewitson. 



This species approaches very closely to Ery. Monlezeuma, 

 W. W. Saunders, from Mexico. It differs in the deep black of 

 the ground colour of the upperside of the wing, the absence of a 

 second band on the anterior wings, and of the large crimson spot at 

 the base of the tail. The bright blue spots on the upper surface 

 of the posterior wings are also larger, rounder and more decided. 

 The specimen described, the only one I have seen, is a (J . 



Erycina Hiiascar, W. \V. Saunders. (PI. XI. fig. 15.) 

 Blark ; anterior wings rather pointed above, with a broadish, 



