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PYRRIIOPYGA II. 



PYRRHOPYGA AHIRA. 9. 



Fyrrhopyga Jhira, Ilewifson. Trans. Ent. Soc, '3rd Ser. Vol. II. -p. 47'.'. 



Upperside. Male, black. Anterior wing with two transverse bands of white 

 near the base ; a broad trifid band of silver-blue tinted with green, at first longitu- 

 dinal and parallel to the inner margin, afterwards at a right angle with the same; 

 towards the apex three indistinct spots of the same colour. Posterior wing crossed 

 near the base by a band of white and at the middle by a broad band of pale blue 

 clouded with brown. The body black banded longitudinally with pale blue ; the 

 abdomen banded transversely with white. 



Underside as above, except that the longitudinal portion of the band of the 

 anterior wing is aljsent. 



Exp. 2-1% inch. Hab. Amazon. (Para, Bates.) 



lu the Collection of W. C. Hewitsou. 



PYRRIIOPYGA ZONARA. 10. 



Pyrrlio^jijga Zonara, Ilewihon. Trans. Ent. Soc. Srd Ser. J'oL 11. jJ- 4S0. 



Upperside blue-black. Anterior wing with a central trifid band, a bifid spot 

 beyond it, and a cjuadrifid spot near the apex, all transparent white ; a transverse 

 band of white near the base, a l)and of blue, a linear spot near it, a similar spot 

 beyond the middle, and a linear band parallel to the outer margin, all pale blue. 

 Posterior wing with a band of white parallel to the inner margin, a short band of 

 blue beyond the middle, and two mimite spots of the same colour near the anal angle. 

 The body banded longitudinally with pale blue ; the abdomen banded transversely 

 with white. 



Underside as above, except that there are two additional blue spots near the 

 apex of the posterior wing. 



Exp. 2 oir inch. Hab. Amazon. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitsou. 



Very closely allied to P. Vukamis. but of different form, and with two bands only, instead of 

 four, ou the posterior wing. The body very large. 



PYRRHOPYGA ZIMRA. II. 



Upperside blue-black. Anterior wing marked by several bands and spots of 

 pale blue, green, and white : crossed at the middle by a quadripartite band, followed 

 by two spots and a subapical cpiadripartite spot, all transparent white : two bands 

 near the base, two spots below the central band, and a sulunarginal baud of four 

 spots, all pale blue. Posterior wing crossed obliquely by three bands, the first two 

 white, the outer band pale blue-green, divided by the nervures : the fringe spotted 

 W'ith white. 



Underside as above except that all the bands of the posterior wing arc tinted 

 with green, and that there is a spot near the costal margin between the second and 

 thii'd bands. 



Ex]). 2-nj inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



Very nearly allied to P. Vidcaiius and P. Azfta, from both of which it differs in having two 

 isolated transparent spots on the anterior wing. 



N N 

 PuUishcd October 2ml, 1871.] 



