from Tropical South America. 103 



Eratina cajma^ sp. n. 



Female. — Primaries and secondaries deep black ; a wide 

 semihyaline wliitisli band crosses the wing beyond tlie middle, 

 but does not reach either margin ; the fringe black, excepting 

 at the apex, where it is white : secondaries with a very fine 

 submarginal white line, the fringe white. Underside : both 

 wings very dark claret-colour, tiie markings as above, the 

 veins of the secondaries white. The head, antennae, thorax, 

 abdonien, and legs black. 



Expanse 1:^ inch. 



TIdb. South-east Brazil, St. Catharina {Mus. Druce). 



This species is allied to E. siliquatay Guen. 



Eratina masura^ sp. n. 



Female. — Primaries brown, greyish at the base, with a 

 large elongated spot at the end of the cell : secondaries white, 

 with tlie base and outer border broadly bordered with dark 

 brown ; the fringes of both wings alternately brown and 

 white. Underside : primaries reddish brown, the veins at 

 the base pale yellow ; a wide white band crosses the wing 

 beyond the middle from the costal margin to the anal angle, 

 beyond which is asubmarginal row of small yellow spots almost 

 forming a waved line : secondaries white, the base and a large 

 irregular-shaped spot at the anal angle reddish brown, the 

 outer margin dark brown, with a submarginal yellow line 

 extending from the apex to the anal angle ; the fringe alter- 

 nately brown and white. The head, antennse, thorax^ and 

 abdomen dark brown, the abdomen banded with fine white 

 lines ; the legs greyish brown. 



Expanse Ij inch. 



Hah. Ecuador, Chiguinda [Buckley ^ Mus. Druce). 



A small species, not closely allied to any known to me. 



Eratina media, sp. n. 



Female. — Primaries black, with a rather wide, elongated, 

 white spot at the end of the cell : secondaries black, with a 

 large, central, white, round spot in the middle and extending 

 to the inner margin ; the fringes of both wings alternately 

 white and black. Underside : primaries brownish black, the 

 inner margin white from the base to near the anal angle; two 

 bands partly cross the wing from the costal margin ; the apex 

 of the wing is irrorated with white scales : secondaries white, 

 broadly bordered with dark brown, the base and the outer 



