NYMPHALIDJE. 



ATERICA AND EURYPHENE VI. 



ATERICA AMAXIA. S, 9. 



Upperside. Male rufous. Anterior wing with the outer half dark brown ; 

 two bands in the cell, a similar band beyond the cell, a broad transverse band 

 beyond the middle, and a submarginal band of spots all rufous, paler than the rest 

 of the wing ; a band of three white spots before the apex. Posterior wing with 

 the outer margin brown, traversed by a band of pale rufous spots. 



Underside rufous. Anterior wing with the basal half rufous-orange ; the 

 costal margin, three spots within the cell and a transverse band beyond the middle, 

 all rufous-brown, bordered with grey-white ; the central rufous band as above ; a 

 spot of lilac-grey at the middle of the costal margin, and a band of the same colour 

 towards the outer margin, bordered outwardly with small lunular white spots. 

 Posterior wing with the submarginal band of spots as above : a longitudinal lilac- 

 white band parallel to the costal margin : the costal margin dark rufous-brown, 

 clouded with lilac, three short bands of dark rufous-brown, bordered with lilac-white 

 below, near the inner margin ; a spot of dark rufous-brown before the middle of the 



wing. 



Expan. 2| inch. Hab. Old Calabar. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



The antennae of this species are very remarkable for their great length. 





