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HESPERIA II. 



HESPERIA CILISSA. 11, 14. 



Upperside. Male, dark brown : the body and both wings at the base glossed 

 with green. Anterior wing with three transparent central white spots, two of which 

 are within the cell. 



Underside as above, except that it is rufous-brown, that the anterior wing has 

 a small white spot near the costal margin above those in the cell, a large spot of white 

 below the other transparent spot and an indistinct longitudinal band of green near 

 the base : and that the posterior wing has five or six spots composed of pale blue 

 scales. 



Exp. 2 inch. Hab. Amazon (Villa Nova). 



lu the collectioc of W. C. Hewitson, from Mr. Bates. 



HESPERIA CINCIA. 12, 13. 



Upperside. Male, dark brown : both wings glossed with green at the base and 

 with lilac towards the apex. Anterior wing crossed at the middle by a baud of three 

 transparent white spots. 



Underside as above, except that the apical half of the anterior wing and the 

 whole of the posterior wing are rufous-grccn : that the anterior wing has a spot of 

 white on the costal margin touching the first spot of the band, and a large white 

 spot surrounding the last spot of the said band. 



Exp. 2 inches. Hab. Amazon (Para). 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from Mr. Bates. 



The two species just described are nearly allied to H. Nanea of a former plate: both of them have 

 the body and base of the wings glossed with green when seen with the head turned from the lifht. 



HESPERIA CAENIRA. 15, 16. 



Upperside. Male, dark brown. Anterior wing with a broad white band 

 before the middle, and four minute transparent spots, three of which are before the 

 apex. 



Underside as above, except that the anterior wing has a white spot on the 



