in the Colfeciion of W. W. Saunders, Esq. 313 



nisqiie ferriigineis, alxloraine viiitlesccnte cyaneo, pedibus 



nigris, alis snb-ciiiereis, costa basali nigro-binotata, vend 



discali transversa vix arcuata, alulis nigricantibus. 



Male. — Dark purplish blue, shining: head black; face and 



antennee ferruginous; third joint of the antennae rather short; 



abdomen greenish blue ; legs black; w'^ings slightly greyish, with 



two black marks on the costa near the base ; veins black ; discal 



transverse vein hardly curved, parted by less than half its length 



from the border and by little less tiian its length from the flexure 



of the praebrachial ; alulae blackish. 



Length of the body 2| lines; of the wings 5 lines. 

 Mexico. 



Pyrellia specialis. 

 Fcem. — Viridescente cyanea, capita albo, frontalibus palpis pedi- 

 busque nigris, antennis pallide ruf'escentibus, alis sub-cinereis, 

 venis trnnsversis costaque ex parte fusco-nebulosis, vend prae- 

 brachiali arcuata, vena discali transversa recta, alulis sub- 

 cinereis. 

 Female. — Greenish blue : head white, except the vertex; fron- 

 talia, palpi and legs black ; antennae pale reddish ; third joint 

 rather short ; wings greyish; transverse veins, costa in front of 

 the praebrachial transverse vein and towards the tip clouded with 

 brown ; praebrachial vein forming a curve at its flexure, which is 

 very near the border of the wing; discal transverse vein straight, 

 parted by less than half its length from the border and by more 

 than its length from the flexure of the preebrachial ; alulas greyish. 

 Length of the body 9\ lines; of the wings 5 lines. 

 Mexico. 



Pyrellia scordnlus. 

 Fcem. — Picea, capite testaceo, frontalibus saturate rufis, palpis 

 antennisque tesiaceis, thorace vittis quinque cinereis, pectore 

 pedibusque testaceis, abdomine purpureo basi testaceo, tar- 

 sis apice piceis, alis obscure cinereis, vena praebrachiali sub- 

 arcuata, vena discali transversa sub-undulata. 

 Female. — Piceous : head testaceous, with white tomentum ; 

 frontalia deep red ; proboscis, palpi and antennae testaceous ; third 

 joint moderately long, reaching the epistoma ; thorax with five 

 cinereous stripes ; pectus testaceous ; abdomen purple, testaceous 

 towards the base ; legs testaceous; tarsi piceous towards the tips; 

 wings dark grey ; prj«brachial vein gt ntly curved at its flexure, 

 which is very near the border, ending at the tip of the wing ; 

 discal transverse vein slightly undulating, partly by more than 



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