NYMPH ALIDiE. — CALLITHEA. 



AGRIAS II. 



AGRIAS BEATIFICA. 5, 0. 



A. Beatifica, Hewitson. Equatorial Lep. p. 30. 



Upperside. Male, brilliant dark blue. Both wings with a broad marginal 

 band of grey-green. Anterior wing with the costal margin, the apex, and an in- 

 distinct band near it, black ; the nervures black. Posterior wing with the base and 

 the costal and inner margins, black. 



Underside. Anterior wing grey-blue ; the basal half (except the base, which 

 is scarlet) blue-black ; a small black spot at each side of the discocellular nervure, 

 and beyond it two small Mack spots. Posterior wing grey-green, with the base and 

 inner margin to the middle of the wing, scarlet ; a minute spot within the cell, and 

 a second on the discocellular nervure brown ; crossed by four bands of black spots> 

 the first band short of four spots, the second of seven, the third of seven which are 

 round or oval each marked by one minute spot of white except that which is 

 nearest the anal angle which has two ; the fourth band submarginal of seven linear 

 spots. 



Exp. 3i inches. Hab. Ecuador. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson (Buckley). 



