THE ERYCINID.E. 



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and boldly hooked at the tip. Above, their colour is pale 

 brown, with some patches that shine as if they were burnished 

 silver. 



Fio. J09. — Siderone Thebias. 

 (Crimson and black.) 



We now come to another group of Butterflies, called the 

 Erycinidre. In these insects the two front legs of the male are 

 rudimental, while those of the female are fully developed. 

 Some of these species are singularly beautiful in colouring as 

 well as in form, and many of them have the hind wings pro- 

 longed into small tails. They are quick of flight, and have a 

 habit of resting on the under surface of leaves with their wings 

 extended. Both the larva and pupa are very short. 



The insect which is given as the first example of the 

 Erycinidte is a native of Bogota, and is very rare, only one 

 specimen being in the British Museum. 



The upper surface is deep velvet-black, with an interrupted 

 band of shining blue across the middle, followed by another of 

 rich crimson near the base. Loth bands are narrow at the 



