jrom. Tropical South America. 99 



Eratina medama^ sp. n. 



Male. — rrimaries dark brown, slightly greyish at the base j 

 a wide yellowish hyaline band crosses the wing beyond the 

 middle from the costal margin almost to the anal angle, hut 

 not reaching it, the band is widest just above the anal angle; 

 the fringe alternately brown and white : secondaries dark 

 brown, crossed about tiie middle from the costal margin to 

 the anal angle by a straigiit, rather wide, yellowish liyuline 

 line, below which on the anal angle is a red spot ; the fringes 

 alternately brown and white. Underside : primaries red- 

 dish brown, with the band crossing the wing considerably 

 wider than on the upperside ; a submarginal yellowish- 

 white waved line extends from the costal margin near the 

 apex to inner margin, where it almost joins the inner 

 band ; the base of the wing is streaked with yellowish 

 white : secondaries reddish brown, the veins mostly yellowish 

 white from the base to about the middle ; a rather wide central 

 pale yellow band, bordered on the outer side with deep red, 

 crosses the middle of the wing from near the costal margin to 

 the anal angle j a large orange-coloured spot close to the anal 

 angle j the fringe of the primaries brown, that of the secon- 

 daries alternately brown and white. The head, thorax, 

 antennae, and legs dark brown j the abdomen brown, banded 

 with fine white lines. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hah. Ecuador, Intij (^Buckley, Mus. Druce). 



This species is allied to E. mecyra from Colombia, but the 

 secondaries are considerably broader and not tailed as in that 

 insect. 



Eratina aroma, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries dark brownish black, partly crossed about 

 the middle with a semihyaline band ; the fringe alternately 

 brown and white : secondaries brownish black, crossed about 

 the middle by a wide pale primrose-coloured band ; a bright 

 red spot close to the anal angle ; the fringe alternately white 

 and black. Underside : primaries dark reddish brown, palest 

 on the outer margin ; a rather wide submarginal yellowish 

 line extends from the costal margin near tlie apex to the 

 anal angle j the semihyaline band is more distinct, reaching 

 the costal and inner margins ; the base of the wing is streaked 

 with white : secondaries reddish brown, with the veins near 

 the base white, the red spot close to the anal angle considerably 

 larger than above. The head, thorax, and abdomen dark 



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