187(5.1 251 



pule blue Bpots. Posterioi' wing with the basal half covered with 

 orange hair: the fringe broadly white, divided by the nervures, which 

 are black. 



Under-side : as above, except that it is altogether blact, tinted 

 with blue on the posterior wing. Posterior wiug with thi'ee or four 

 pale blue spots near the outer margin. 



Exp. Ito inch. Hab. Chiriqui (Eibbe). 



In the collection of Dr. Staudinger. A beautiful species, most 

 nearly allied to JE. Coritas. 



Ebtcides tenebeicosa. 



Upper-side : dark brown ; the fringe white. The whole of the 

 body, except the anus which is scarlet, black. Anterior wiug slightly 

 tinted with blue, the base of the costal margin rufous. 



Under-side : olive-green, the nervures black : the base of the 

 anterior-wing and the inner margin of the posterior wing dark brown. 



Exp. 2 inches. Ilab. Peru (Chanchamayo, Thamm.), 



In the collection of Dr. Staudinger. On the under-side of the 

 wings, this species scarcely differs from some examples of Fyrrhopyga 

 Thasus. 



Ertcides Teutas. 



Upper-side : black. The body black, except the neck, which ia 

 scarlet. Anterior wing tinted with green, marked near the costal 

 margin before the middle by a trifid, triangular, transparent, white 

 spot. Posterior wiug with the friuge white. 



Under-side : as above, except that the transparent spot of the 

 anterior wing forms part of a band which is continued to the anal 

 angle, and tliat the posterior wing is green. 



Exp. li'o inch. Ilab. Amazons (St. Paulo). 



In my own collection, from Mr. Bates. Does not differ in general 

 appearance from Pyrrhopyga Arinas and P. Hadora. 



PrnniroPTOA Agexoria. 

 Both sides dark red-brown : the fringe white, the whole of the 

 body, with the exception of the neck which is carmine, dark brown. 

 Posterior wing with the anal angle, which projects, carmine. 



Exp. Its inch. Ilab. Peru (Chanchamayo, Thamm.). 

 In' the collection of Dr. Staudinger. Nearest to P. Passova and 

 P. Oorti/na. 



Oatlandfi, Woybridgo : March, 1876. 



