288 Mr. H. Druce on 



Fam. Hypsidae. 

 Eucyane meres, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennae, collar, tegulse, and thorax black ; 

 abdomen and legs black, glossed with dark blue. Primaries 

 black, crossed from the costal margin beyond the cell almost 

 to the anal angle by a narrow crimson line, which is widest 

 on the costal margin ; the fringe black : secondaries glossy 

 dark blue, almost black in some lights ; the fringe black. 

 The underside similar to the upperside, but the crimson band 

 wider. 



Expanse 2\ inches. 



Hah. Colombia, Siato, Rio Siato ; slopes of Choco, 5200 feet 

 {Alus. Druce). 



Pericojris practides, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antenna?, palpi, collar, tegulse, thorax, 

 abdomen, and legs black, the tegulae tipped with yellow, the 

 sides of the abdomen spotted with white, the underside of the 

 abdomen with a double row of yellow spots ; the anal tuft 

 red. Primaries blackish brown, shaded with semihyaline 

 grey at the end of the cell and beyond the cell to the inner 

 margin ; the inner margin edged with chrome-yellow, ex- 

 tending from the base to the anal angle; a marginal row of 

 small white dots extends from the apex to the anal angle ; a 

 red spot at the base of the wing : secondaries semihyaline 

 white, clouded with blackish brown, the veins black; the 

 costal and outer margin broadly bordered with chrome-yellow, 

 edged with black on both sides ; a series of white points 

 extends from the apex to the anal angle. Underside very 

 similar to the upperside, except that the outer margin of the 

 primaries is broadly bordered with chrome-yellow almost to 

 the apex. — Female very similar to the male, but browner 

 and the marking more indistinct ; the submarginal greyish- 

 white line much more distinct ; the abdomen banded with 

 white. 



Expanse, c? 2^, ? 3 inches. _ 



Bab. Colombia, Paso del Quindin, 3600 m. {Mus. Druce). 



Allied to Pericopis arema, Boisd., and Pericopis palmeri, 

 Druce. 



llyalurga gratidis, sp. n. 



Male. — Head and collar black, spotted with white; an- 

 tennae and legs black ; tegulaj chrome-yellow, edged with 

 black ; thorax black, with two large white spots at the base; 



