266 Mr. W. W. Saunders on the 



win^s much varying in size, sometimes reduced to a mere curved 

 narrow band. 



•5. Erateina worgarha, W. W. S. $ . (PI. XVI. figs. 2, 2 a.) 



Head, antennae and thorax black, the former having two yellow 

 lines alongside the eyes, and the latter narrowly margined in 

 front with white, and having two fine longitudinal streaks, one on 

 the shoulders and one on the vertex of the same colour. Anterior 

 wings above black, wiih a large white semi-transparent oval trans- 

 verse spot in the centre of the disk, and a band of the same colour 

 arising from the base of the wing and curving backwards, nearly 

 parallel with the inner margin, gradually increasing in width, and 

 terminating before the internal angle ; below red-brown, with a 

 silvery-white band corresponding in position with the oval spot on 

 the upper side, but elongated so as to touch the anterior margin, 

 and also the inner margin ; the latter being reached by a line-like 

 production parallel to the outer margin, and also another silvery 

 band corresponding with the curved band on the upper side, and 

 also with a silvery streak arising from the base of the wing and 

 running a short distance on to the disk. Posterior wings slightly 

 elongated and rounded at the apex ; above black, with a large 

 oval white spot on the disk, from which there is a pointed elon- 

 gation of the same colour in direction of the apex of the vving, 

 and with five jwhite spots on the fringe of the outer margin and 

 apex; below red-brown, with a seirii-oval fold, and with a silver 

 spot corresponding with the white spot on the upper side, excepting 

 that the prolongation suddenly curves upwards and is continued 

 by a narrow band to the inner margin near the fold, which latter 

 is margined with silver on the curved side. Body above dark- 

 brown ; below whitish. Legs wliitish, mottled with dark-brown. 



Bogota. 



Expansion of wings l-j^^ inch. 



In the collection at the British Museum. 



This approaches Cynthia of Doub., but is smaller, and with 

 markings on the posterior wings of a different character. 



6. Eralema ohscura, W. W. S. S' (PL XVI. figs. 3, 3 a.) 



Head and thorax black, the former with the inner margin of 

 the eyes white, and the latter having a white streak on the vertex, 

 Anterior wings above black, with the base greyish, and with an 

 oval-white transverse spot on the disk a little beyond the middle ; 

 below red-brown, with a white curved band in the position of 



