H E S P E R I D IE. 

 PYRllHOPYGA. 11. 



PYRRHOPYGA PLUTIA. 7. 



Uppersihe. j\Iale blue-black, with tufts of rufous hair at the base of both 

 wings. Anterior wing with tlie large central transparent spot only ; two spots of 

 blue between it and the nnier margin. Posterior wing with a band of i)lue parallel 

 to the outer margin. 



Underside. Nearly the same ; posterior wing, with the inner margin light blue. 



Expan. 2^ in. Hab. River Amazon. 



In the Collection of the British Museum. 



PYRRHOPYGA PITYUSA. 8, 11. 



Upperside. Male {J/]//. 8) blue-black, with the three transparent spots orange. 

 An obhque transverse rufous band near the base, and an obsciu'e spot of blue near 

 the anal angle. Posterior wing with a band from the base near the inner margin, 

 a short band from the costal margin to the middle of the wing, and two bi'okeu lines 

 of blue spots parallel to the outer margin. 



Underside. As above, except that the anterior wing has an obscure spot of 

 blue instead of the rufous band near the base. The posterior wing a tuft of white 

 hair at the base ; no band near the inner margin ; the middle band longer and blue, 

 and the inner line of blue spots near the outer margin much more distinct. 



Female {fy. 11) differs from the male on the anterior wing in having an obscure 

 rufous band from the second transparent spot to the anal angle. On the posterior 

 wing in having the inner line of blue spots replaced by a broad baud of orange united 

 on the costal margin with the middle baud ; the outer blue line by some obscure 

 rufous dots. On the underside, the second and third bands of the posterior wing are 

 not imited at the costal margin. 



Ex])an. 2^ in. Plab. New Granada. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitsou. 



