E.rotic Lepidoplera. '^1 



FAMILY E R Y C I N 1 1) .1^:. . 



GENUS AEICORIS. Westwood. 

 Aricoris Jansoni, sp. nov. 



^. Al£e supra fere velut in A. Lago, majores et ad l)asin 

 viresceutes ; apice posticarum latins nigrescente : subtus 

 fusccT antica? plaga basali a vena costali intersecta, dnalnisque 

 pone medium a venis intersectis fasciam interruptam for- 

 nantibus, albis ; posticai areis basali et apicali albicantibus : 

 venis nigrescentibus : exp. alar. unc. 1, lin. 9. 



9. Alcie supra lere velut in A. Xr/.//o, majores et areabasnli 

 nitide caerulescentes : sul:)tus fuscte cupreo nitentes albido 

 venosse ; anticie fascia postmedia obliqua oclirea ; postic;e 

 costa basali ocbreo albida; margine externo all)0 quadri- 

 macidato : exp. alar. unc. 1, lin. 9. 



ct. Wings nhovc almost as in A. Lagus, larger, and greenisli 

 at tlie base ; the apex of the hindwings more broadly black : 

 helow brown ; frontunngs with a basal white patch, inter- 

 sected l)y the costal nervure, and two patches intersected 

 by the nervures beyond the middle, forming an interrupted 

 band; hindimnr/s Avith tlie basal and apical areas whitisli : 

 the veins blackish : expanse of wings, 1 inch, 9 lines. 



$. Wings ahove almost as in A. Lagm, larger, and with 

 the liasal area brilliantly shot with blue : heloio brown, shot 

 with copper-colour and veined with whitish ; frontivings 

 with an oblique ochreous band beyond the middle ; hind' 

 ■wings with the basal costa whitish ochreous ; the outer 

 margin with four white spots : expanse of wings 1 inch, 

 9 lines. 



Chontales (Nicaragua). Coll. Druce and B. ]\r. 



T have described this species from the smallest specimens 

 that I have yet seen: it is constantly mucli larger tliau 

 A. Lagus: it is named after its captor, Mr. E. M. Janson. 



GENUS MESENE. 

 1. Masrnc Oriens. sjj. nov. 



Alse supra aurantiacai ciliis fuscis : auticse costa apicali 

 margine externo et venarum apicibus nigris ; postica^ ma- 

 culis venas terminantibus hastatis nigris : corpus auran- 

 tiacum capite albicante : aire subtus pallidiores, margine 



