HESPERIDiE — ri'KRHOPYGA. 



PYRRHOPYGA PAPIAS. 4. 



Upperside. ]\Iale blue-black. Anterior Aving with the three usual transparent 

 spots, and a fourth spot above the middle one. The base, a transverse band near it, 

 tvFO spots near the inner margin, and a broken line parallel to the outer margin green 

 or blue. Posterior wing, with white hair on the inner margin, a band from near the 

 base to the anal angle, a spot near the middle of the costal margin, and a band 

 parallel to the outer margin, green or l)luc. 



Underside. Differs in having the band, which is parallel to the inner margin 

 of the posterior wing, shorter (not reaching to the anal angle), and the middle spot 

 larger. 



Expan. 2 in. Hab. River Amazon. 



In the Collections of W. W. Saunders and W. C. Hewitson. 



PYRRHOPYGA PASEAS. 5. 



Upperside. Male black. Anterior wing, with the three transparent spots, 

 light yellow ; the band near the base and some indistinct marks parallel to the outer 

 margin blue. Posterior wing, with a transparent yellow band from the costal margin 

 near the base to the middle ; a band near the inner margin, and a broken band parallel 

 to the outer margin, blue. 



Underside. Differs on the anterior wing in having two spots of light blue at 

 the base ; no transverse band near it. On the posterior wing, hi having a spot of 

 light blue attached to each end of the transparent band and no band near the inner 

 margin. 



The female differs only in having the cimous angular margin of the posterior 

 wins more marked. 



Expan. 2 in. Hab. Brazil. 

 In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



PYRRHOPYGA PR.ECIA. 6. 



Upperside. Male blue-black. Anterior wing, with the three transparent white 

 spots ; the second small, the third composed of four minute dots. A transverse rufous 

 band near the base, a broken band of blue parallel to the outer margin, and a minute 

 line of white near the inner margin. Posterior wing with a tuft of rufous hair at the 

 base, and a longitudinal band of the same colour from the costal margin near the 

 base to beyond the middle ; a band of blue i)arallel to the outer margin. 



Underside. As above, but without the rufous band near the base of the ante- 

 rior wing. The rufous band of the posterior wing replaced by a band of light blue 

 or green ; the inner margin also blue. 



Expan. 2-^0 in. Hab. River Amazon. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



