( 152 ) 



Lengtli of forewing: 18 mm. 



Hab. Aroewarwa Creek, Maroewyiu Valley, Surinam, February 1905 (S. M. 

 Klages). 4 (?(?. 



5. Ceramidia scintillocoUaris sp. nov. 



<?. Frons white, vertex of head glittering steel-green ; antennae steel-blue ; 

 tegnlae glittering steel-green ; shonlder-spots white ; thorax cupreous, patagia with 

 black borders ; first segment of abdomen cupreous, sides white ; rest of abdomen 



brown with cupreous gloss. Forewing dark oil-green. Hindwiug : costal half 



grey, rest of wing black. 



Length of forewing : 21 mm. 



Hub. San Ramon, Rio Wanks, Nicaragua, 375 ft., July l'JO.5 (M. G. Palmer). 

 1 c?. 



6. Ceramidia underwoodi sp. nov. 



S. Head black; antennae steel-blue; collar crimson; thorax and abdomen 

 olive cupreous, first segment of abdomen metallic green. Forewing deep oil- 

 green, discal third metallic green, forming an indistinct band. Hindwing greenish 



black, costal area dark chestnut. 



Length of forewing : 20 mm. 



Hah. t'osta Rica (Underwood). \ 6 • 



T. Ceramidia simplex sp. nov. 



(?. Pectus white; head and thorax brown with cupreous patches, collar 



crimson ; abdomen black with cupreous dorsal and lateral bands. Forewing 



purplish brown. Hindwing : costal half dark brownish grey, rest of wing deep 



brown. 



? . Similar, but paler and more uniformly brown. 



Length of forewing : S 18 mm.; ? IS mm. 



Hab. Cachabe, Western Ecuador (low country), January 1897 (type) ; Rio 

 Dagua, Colombia (W. Rosenberg). 1 J, 1 ?. 



8. Ceramidia bricenoi sp. nov. 



S. Legs and antennae steel-blue; head black with steel-blue spots; thorax 

 black with slight cu])reous markings ; abdomen bright cupreous with subdorsal 



black bands, a green dorsal and white lateral sjiots on basal segment. Forewing : 



basal half golden green, outer half deep oil-green. Hindwing: costal half deep 



grey, rest of wing brown-black. 



Length of forewing : 25 mm. 



Hab. Montan, Sierra de Merida, Venezuela, 3000 metres, July 20, 1898 

 (Briceuo coll.). 1 (J. 



9. Ceramidia painei sji. nov. 



cJ. Legs and antennae brown ; head black ; tegnlae snow-white ; thorax and 

 abdomen cupreous green ; patagia black, lateral white patches on second and third 



abdominal segments. Forewing : basal three-fiftiis golden green, outer two-fifths 



dark blackish green. Hindwing: costal area dark grey, rest of wing black. 



Length of forewing: 24 mm. 



Hab. Corinto, Cauca, May— July 1900 (Paine and Brinkley). 



