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10. Ceramidia mathani sp. nov. 



(J. Allied to phemonides. Legs cupreous green ; pectus and frous cream- 

 white ; antennae black-blue ; vertex of head and thorax bright cupreous green, 

 sides of collar crimson, patagia widely bordered with black ; abdomen above 



brilliant cupreous green, below white. Forewing oily blackish olive-brown, base 



and basal third of costa glittering green. Hindwiug: costal half pale grey, rest 



brown-black. 



Length of forewing : 20 mm. 



IJab. TefFe, Amazons, November 1907 (M. de Mathan) (type), 2 <?;?; 1 c?, 

 without locality (Felder coll.). 



11. Ceramidia affinis sp. nov. 



S ■ Head and thorax black with glittering blue-green spots, collar red, tegulae 

 metallic blue-green ; abdomen cupreous green with black subdorsal and cream-white 



lateral stripes. Forewing dark oily steel-blue, somewhat greenish on basal third. 



Hindwing : costal half grey, rest deep brown. 



Length of forewing : 17 mm. 



Hab. Tefft^, Amazons, September 1907 (M. de Mathan). 1 cj. 



12. Ceramidia viridisaturata sp. nov. 



3 . Head and antennae black with green-blue spots ; thorax and abdomen 

 bright cupreous, tegulae green-blue. Forewing : basal fifth black, discal two- 

 fifths golden green, outer two-fifths oil-green. Hindwing : costal three-fifths 



pale yellowish grey, rest of wing black. 



Length of forewing : 23 mm. 



Hab. ? probably Province of Rio. 1 S ■ 



13. Amycles affinis sp. nov. 



cJ. Allied to anthraciita Walk, and adtista Feld., but much smaller. Pectus 

 creamy white ; antennae, the basal three-fifths steel-blue, rest whitish ; head, 



thorax, and abdomen dark chocolate brown. Forewing bright brown on basal 



two-thirds, apical third between costa and vein 2 semivitreous grey, an irregular 

 broad concave band separating this semivitreous outer area from the rest ; this 

 band on the inner side is bufi'y chestnut, on the outer yellowish cream. Hind- 

 wing : costal area pale grey, most of abdominal area vitreous, rest of wing dark 

 chocolate brown. 



? difl'ers by the postmedian band being much broader. 



Length of forewing: anthrucina, <S 2U mm.; 9 I'J mm. 

 ,, ,, ,, : adasta, S 22 mm.; ? 21 mm. 

 „ „ ,, : affinis., c? 14 mm.; ? 15 mm. 



Hab. La Union, Uaura River, June 1902 (type), 'Z^ 6 6; Maripa, Canra River, 

 1 c?; La Vuelta, Caura River, 1 c? (S. M. Klages); Suapure, Veuezuela, February 2, 

 1899 (S. M. Klages), 1 <S ; Werida, Mechisera, 3U(MJ metres (Briceno), 1 ? : Moutan, 

 Sierra de Merida, 3000 metres, 1 <S , Merida, Venezuela, 1 6 (Briceno); San Ramon, 

 Rio Wanks, Nicaragua, 375 ft.. May 1905 (M. G. Palmer), 5 cjc?, 1 ? ; 2 J c? ? 



