72 HETEROCERA. 
the yellow band of the primaries extending to the outer margin and nearly to the anal 
angle, and the fringe being dirty white instead of bright carmine. 
6. Charidea bella. 
Glaucopis bella, Guérin, Icon. Régne Anim. texte, p. 502°. 
Charidea bella, Butl. Journ. Linn. Soc., Zool. xii. p. 416”. 
Charidea hemalodes, Boisd. Lép. Guat. p. 82°. 
Charidea bivulnera, Grote et Robinson, Ann. Lyc. New York, vii. t. 2. f. 2°. 
Euchromia (Automolis) gloriosa, Walk. Cat. i. p. 215°. 
Charidea gloriosa, Butl. Lep. Het. i. p. 43, t. 10. f. 10°. 
Charidea eximia, Boisd. Lép. Guat. p. 82”. . 
Hab. Mexico’, Orizaba!?, Jalapa (Hoge); Brrrish Honpuras?4, Rio Sarstoon 
(Blancaneaux); Guatemata? 4567, San Gerdnimo, Duefas, Purula, Panima, and 
Senahu (Champion). 
This extremely variable species ranges over a very wide extent of country. It has 
been described no less than five times by various authors. I have had an opportunity 
of examining several of the types and of comparing them with the fine series of speci- 
mens before me, but Iam unable to detect any good specific differences whereby to 
recognize as distinct any of these slight varieties. I therefore place them all under 
Guérin’s name, feeling certain that they represent nothing but individual specimens of 
a very variable insect. 
7. Charidea xenodice, sp.n. (Tab. VIII. figg. 183,19 2.) 
Male. Primaries deep black, with a minute blue spot at the base, and a large elongated yellow spot near the apex, 
not reaching either the costal or outer margins; secondaries black, with the costal margin nearly to the 
apex broadly banded with yellow, the base and inner margin slightly shot with dark blue in some lights ; 
antenne and palpi black: head, thorax, and abdomen bright metallic green banded with black; legs 
black on the upperside, brown on the underside; the female differs from the male in being browner 
coloured and with the spots dirty white instead of yellow. Expanse, § 13 inch, ? 13 inch. 
Hab. Costa Rica, Irazu, Rio Sucio (Rogers). 
This species is very distinct from any with which I am acquainted; it is best placed 
in the C. arrogans group. In Costa Rica it seems to be a very scarce insect, whence 
I have only seen a few examples taken by Mr. Rogers. Van Patten did not meet 
with it. 
8. Charidea griseldis, sp.n. (Tab. VIII. fig. 21.) 
Male. Primaries bright carmine-red, the apices and inner margins broadly banded with black; secondaries 
black, shaded with dark blue, underside the same as above, but shot with brilliant bluish green; antennee 
and palpi black, the palpi bright green on the underside: head and front of thorax bright metallic green ; 
thorax black; abdomen dark purple-blue. The female is slightly larger than the male, but in all other 
respects agrees well with it, except that it has not any blue colour on the underside. Expanse, 
6 1 inch, 9 12 inch. 
Hab. Mexico, Ciudad in Durango 8100 feet (Forrer). 
_ A very distinct and handsome species. 
