HESPERIt)^. P Yli RH OP YG A . 



with the outer margin broadly bhie-greeu divided by the nervures into pyramidal 

 spots. 



Underside blue-black with a tuft of black hair near the base of each wing. 



Exp. l'i% inch. Hab. Amazon. (St. Paulo, Bates.) 



Ill the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



PYRRHOPYGA GORTYNA. 21. 



Fijryhopijcju Goriijna, Hewitson. Trans. Ent. Soc. 'ird Series, J'ol. II. p. 4S3. 



Upperside black tinted with blue on the posterior wing : the head, palpi, and 

 anus scarlet. Posterior wing with a large green-white spot near the apex : the anal 

 angle brick-red. 



Underside as above except that the posterior wing is without the subapical 

 spot but has the basal half white. 



Exp. 1 1^0 inch. Hab. Amazon. (Ega, Bates.) 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



PYRRHOPYGA PEDAIA. 2:2. 



Pyrrhojiyga Pedaia, Hewitson. IVans. Ent. Soc. 'ird Series, Vol. II. p. 481. 



Upperside blue-black. The forehead, the palpi, and anus scarlet. Anterior 

 wing crossed before the middle by a broad transparent tripartite white band. Pos- 

 terior wing with the fringe white. 



Underside as above except that t\\e palpi and centre of the breast are scarlet. 



Exp. 2-nT inch. Hab. Amazon. (Ega, Bates.) 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



PYRRHOPYGA HADORA. 23. 



Pyrrliopyga Hadora, Hewitson. Trans. Ent. Soc. Srd Series, Vol. II. p. 482. 



Upperside blue-black tinted with green : the neck scarlet, the abdomen belted 

 with grey-brown. Anterior wing crossed before the middle by a triangular tripartite 

 transparent white band. Posterior wing with the fringe white. 



Underside as above, except that i\\& jialjji and breast are u-hite. 



Exp. 27j-y- inch. Hab. Amazon. (Para and Ega, Bates.) 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson. 



A variet}' of this species in my collection has on the outer margin of the posterior wing three 

 distinct lunular sinuses. 



