86 INSECTA SAUNDERSIANA. 



remaining part ; a black basal streak. Hind wings grayish vitreous, ])rown 

 along the borders. Length of the body 3^ lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



Colombia. 



MONECPHORA INDENTATA. 



Late rufa ; caput et prothorax nigricante-cyanea ; scutellum nigrum, 

 rufo marginatum; pectoris discrts niger ; femora anteriora nigra 

 strigata ; uIcb anticcB nigra, striga basali fasciisque duahus inden- 

 tatis sat angustis rufis ; posticcc fuscescente-vitrece, basi rufce. 



Bright red. Head and prothorax blackish blue. Scutellum black, 

 bordered with red on each side. Disk of the pectus black. Anterior 

 femora streaked with black. Fore wings hlack, with a red basal streak, 

 and with two rather narrow and somewhat indented red bands. Hind 

 wings brownish vitreous, red at the base. Length of the body 3| lines; of 

 the wings 10 lines. 



Brazil. 



MONECPHOEA INTEGRA. 



Lcete rufa ; caput, thorax et pectoris discus nigra ; alee anticce nigrcc, 

 striga basali fasciisque duabus integris rufis; postictp fuscescente- 

 vitrea, basi rufce. 



Bright red. Head, thorax and disk of the pectus black. Fore wings 

 black, with a slight red basal streak, and with two moderately broad 

 red bands. Hind wings brownish vitreous, red at the base. This species 

 much resembles M. indeniata, but may be distinguished by the fore wings, 

 which are shorter and more obtuse at the tips ; their bands also are 

 broader and not indented. Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 

 8 lines. 



Monte Video. 



MONECPHOKA VACILLANS. 



Rufa J caput nigricante-cyaneum ; thorax purpureas; pectoris discus 

 niger; femora anteriora nigro substrigata ; alee antica nigricantes, 

 viltis duabus basalibus fasciisque duabus testaceis, illis rufo strigatis ; 

 posticce fuscescente-vitrecE, basi rufce. 



Red. Head blackish blue. Thorax purple. Disk of the pectus 

 black. Anterior femora slightly streaked with black. Fore wings 



