424 



PSrCHE, 



[November — Deccinbtr 1890, 



but the dark brown border is much wider and 

 the cadmium >-ellow area is confined to a 

 small space about the region of the cell. The 

 inner margin, forming a groove in which the 

 body is partly enclosed, is light yellow. 



The undersurface of both wings is uni- 

 formly cadmium yellow. Under surface of 

 the body, legs, and undersurface of the palpi 

 of the same color. Expanse 33 mm. 



Type 9 in collection of Rev. VV. [. 

 Holland. 



It is with the greatest hesitation that 

 I refer this species to the genus Epitola 

 It will with the following species prob- 

 ably constitute a new genus. 



3. E. PUKI'ITR.VSCENS, Sp. IIOV. 



The description of the form of the wings of 

 the preceding is also applicable to the present 

 species. The prevalent color of the upper 

 surface of both wings is a purplish gray of a 

 very delicate cast. The cell of the primaries 

 and a streak beyond it just below the costal 

 margiti are black. Just beyond the end of 

 the cell the ground color of the wing fades 

 into a pale blue, and the base of the wing is 

 powdered with greenish scales. The outer 

 margin is lightly shaded with brown. The 

 posterior wings are uniformly of the ground 

 color, save at the base, where thev are pow- 

 dered with greenish scales, and on the outer 

 rnargin, where they are more narrowly brown 

 than the primaries. The underside of both 

 the primaries and the secondaries are laven- 

 der gray. Just before the apex of the prima- 

 ries a narrow band of dark brown scales take.s 

 its rise upon the costa and is extended 

 obliquely across the wing and continued upon 

 the secondaries to the anal angle. The whole 

 surface of both wings is further mottled with 

 minute spots of dark brown, which under 

 the microscope are seen to be composed of 

 from three to five dark-colored scales. Ex- 

 panse of wings 42 mm. 



Type 9 in collection of Rev. W. [. 

 Holland. 



4. E. Gooim, sp. nov. 



Upper surface of both primaries and secon- 

 daries morpho-bPjUe. The costa of the prim- 

 aries from the base and the apical half of the 

 wing are broadly black. The blue cuts into 

 the broad black area of the wing near the end 

 of the cell. The margin of the secondaries 

 is very narrowly black except at the outer 

 angle which is somewhat broadly fuscous. 



The under surface of both wings is chalky 

 white, trax'ersed by a number of irregular 

 bands of faint brown. There is a very nar- 

 row marginal black line. Expanse of wings 

 44 mm. 



Type J in collection of the author. 



5. E. CERCEXOIDES. sp. nov. 



The prex'alent color of the upper surface of 

 both wings is a very intense lapis lazuli, 

 showing in certain lights a beautiful greenish 

 iridescence. The costal margin of the prim- 

 aries is narrowly and the apical third broadly 

 black. At the end of the cell there is a some- 

 what curved triangular spot of the same 

 color, and the median and submedian nerves 

 are covered with black scales toward the 

 base. The anterior margin of the seconda- 

 ries is broadly, and the external margin \^yj 

 narrowly black. The fringe of the primaries 

 just befoie the outer angle, and the fringe of 

 the secondaries just behind the outer angle is 

 narrowly white. The underside of both 

 wings is dark plumbeous, ornamented with 

 numerous transverse bands of waved lines 

 and sagittate spots of a pale blue color, of 

 which those at the outer angle of the prima- 

 ries are the broadest. Expanse of wings 36 

 mm. 



Type $ in collection of the author. 



