108 Mr. W. W. Saunders on the 



inner margin, and terminating in a point before the anterior margin 

 is reached. Body and legs black. 



Expansion of wings 2^ inches. 



Received from New Grenada. 



In Mr. Hewitson's Collection. 



Males of this beautiful and distinct species have not as yet been 

 sent to this country. 



Necyr'ia Tapaja, W, W. Saunders. (PI. XI, figs. 17 and 18.) 



The anterior wings are above deep brownish-black, with a rather 

 broad, transverse, straight, somewhat irregidar crimson band, com- 

 mencing near the anterior margin about one-third the length of 

 the margin from the base of the wing, and proceeding to a point 

 on the posterior margin a little within the posterior angle. Be- 

 tween the band and the outer margin of the wing is a line of 

 minute white specks about six in number, commencing near the 

 posterior angle and running in a curved direction towards the 

 anterior margin, somewhat parallel to the outer margin of the 

 wing. The wings below are as above, except that the crimson 

 band is wanting all but a small patch on the posterior margin ; the 

 line of white specks larger, and the ground colour of the wings 

 not so dark. Posterior wings above deep brownish-black, with 

 an irregular, largish, crescent-bhaped crimson spot on the disc of 

 each wing a little below the centre, the direction of the spot 

 lengthways being parallel to the inner margin of the wings. Un- 

 derside brownish black, with an ill-defined row of six to eight 

 minute white specks running in a curve a short distance from the 

 hinder margin. Head, antennae, body and legs black. There is 

 an interesting male variety in Mr, Hewitson's collection (see 

 fig. 18), having no crimson patch on the disc of the posterior 

 wings, and having a larger crimson patch on the underside of the 

 anterior wings. It is also rather larger in size. 



Expansion of wings 2 inches. 



Sent from the the river Tapajos, Amazon region, by Mr. Bates. 



In my own and other Collections. 



This is a very distinct species, differing from all others yet de- 

 scribed, except Bellona, in the entire want of blue markings on 

 the upper surface of the posterior wings, and from that species in 

 the position and size of the crimson markings on the wings ; also 

 in the greater size of the posterior wings, which are more rounded 

 posteriorly than in its congeners. 



