HESl'ERIDyE. PYRRHOPYGA. 



two lonsitudinal bands of crimson hair : a tuft of crimson liair at the base of the 

 abdomen : the anns scarlet. 



Underside as above, except that the scarlet margins are broader (that of the 

 posterior wing much broader, and crossed by black nervures), and that the base of 

 the costal margin, and a spot which forms part of it, are scarlet. 



Exp. 2-1-0 i"^li- Hab. Ecuador. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitsoii. 

 On the upperside this species does not differ from the last. 



Some examples have the margin of the posterior wing of irregular hreadth, broader in the middle 

 and narrower at each extremity. 



PYEEHOPYGA ASPITHA. 5. 



Pyrrhopyrja AspitJia, Hewitsoii. Trans. Eni. Soc. Third Sei\ Vol. II. p. 481. 



Upperside. Male, dark brown. The back, a transverse band near the base of 

 the anterior wing, and a broader band on the posterior wing, of rnfous-yellow hair : 

 a triangitlar trifid band of transparent white at the middle ; the outer margin of the 

 posterior wing dentated and fringed with white. The abdomen banded with white. 



Underside as above, but without the bands of haii". 



The female (Fig. 5) differs from the male in being of a darker brown and in 

 having more of the hair, of a darker colour and covering half of the posterior wing, 

 and a minute white spot (sometimes two) on the costal margin near the apex. 



Exp. 1-1% inch. Hab. Amazon (Para and St. Paulo). 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 

 Resembles P. Coritus of Cramer. 



PYEEHOPYGA KELITA. G, 7, 8. 



Upperside. Male, black, with the fringe orange. Anterior wing with three 

 rays of scarlet from the base to the middle, and a smaller ray outside of these. The 

 back with two longitudinal bands of crimson hair : the anus crimson. 



Underside, as above, except that the centres of both wings are orange inter- 

 sected by broad black nervures. 



Female brown, with the fringe orange-yellow : the centre of the anterior wing 

 ochreous, irrorated with black : the nervures black. Posterior wing irrorated with 

 yellow near the middle, between the nervures. Underside orange-yellow, except the 

 margins and nervures, which are dark brown. 



Exp. 2-2% inch. Hab. Bolivia (Apolobamba). 



In the Collection of Messrs. Salvin and Godman and of W. C. Hewitson. 



