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LOXURA ALCIDES. 
PLATE XXV. Fig. 3. 
Pap. P. R. Alcides, Fair. Maul. — Hesperia, R. Alcides, Fabr. 
Si/sl. — Pap. Alcides, Cramer, PI. 96, fig. D, E. — Myrina 
Alcides, Gadurt. 
Loxura includes a few species formerly referred to 
Myrina , and, like tire latter, is distinguished from 
the allied genera by the extraordinary length of the 
palpi which rise conspicuously above the head, and 
are, in fact, nearly half the length of the antenna;. 
The wings are entire on the edges, and the hinder 
pair are prolonged each into a single tail, placed 
obliquely. The antenna; increase gradually towards 
the apex into a lengthened club, and all the ambu- 
latory legs are of the same form in both sexes. The 
species represented is a native of Guinea. The ex- 
tent of the wings is about an inch and three-quar- 
ters. On the upper side the wings are dark brown, 
sprinkled very thickly towards the base with shin- 
ing violet-blue atoms, making the whole inner half 
of the wings appear of that colour, and the outer 
margin of the posterior pair behind the middle, as 
well as the lengthened tail, are of the same hue. 
Towards the extremity of the upper wings there is 
a transverse band of a rusty-red colour, but it is very 
indistinctly defined. Beneath, the colour is tan- 
