Genus Erycina. 107 



crossed with black nervures, commencing near the middle of the 

 anterior margin, where it is the broadest, and passing thence 

 towards the outer margin, and terminating almost in a point near 

 the anal angle, after running for a short distance parallel with the 

 outer margin ; below nearly as above, but the transverse band is 

 broader and paler in colour, and the black colour has a steel-blue 

 iridescence. Posterior wings above black, with a rather broad 

 band of bright blue colour crossed witji black nervures running 

 parallel with the outer margin and at a short distance from it, 

 and six spots of a whitish colour in the fringe. Below steel-blue, 

 with the nervures strongly marked with black, and some pale 

 crimson streaks forming a patch of colour on the inner margin 

 just below the apex of the abdomen ; body and legs black. 



Expansion of wings 2 inches. 



Received from New Grenada. 



In the Collection of Mr. Hewitson. 



This is a well-marked and beautiful species, apparently given 

 to variations, as Mr. Hewitson possesses a specimen with the 

 crimson band in the anterior wings somewhat broader than in the 

 type, and the posterior wings above having two small crimson 

 spots on the blue band near the anterior margin, and below an 

 irregular pale crimson band crossed with black nervures running 

 parallel with the hinder margin. Females only of this species are 

 known, 



NecTjria Manco, W. W. Saunders. (PI. XI. fig. 16.) 



The head and antennae are black. The anterior wings are 

 rather pointed, above black, and crossed near the centre with a 

 narrow somewhat curved uniform crimson band. Between the 

 band and the outer margin, and running parallel with the former, 

 is a row of seven rather large indistinct l)luish spots, nearly touch- 

 ing each other and forming an irregular band ; below black, with 

 brilliant blue markings, somewhat larger than those above, and a 

 crimson spot on the middle of the hinder margin. Posterior 

 wings black, with a crimson curved band in continuation of the 

 one on the anterior wings, and crossing the wing about the centre 

 to the interior margin, and a row of bright blue shining somewhat 

 rectangular spots between the band and the outer margin, forming 

 an irregular band parallel both with the band and margin, in which 

 are six white specks of colour ; below black, with brilliant blue 

 markings, similar somewhat to those above, and a crimson band 

 uniform in position to the one above, but broader towards the 



