from Central and Tropical South America. 35 



Charidea azetas, sp. n. 



Primaries dark brown, the costal margin from the base 

 almost to the apex and the fringe chrome-yellow ; a small 

 streak at the base and a round spot below the end of the cell 

 bright carmine : secondaries black, shot with bright blue at 

 the base ; a large carmine spot extends from apex to the 

 middle of the outer margin ; the fringe chrome-yellow. 

 Underside very similar to the upperside, but more metallic 

 blue at the base of both wings, and the red spot on the pri- 

 maries very much larger. The head, antennaj, tegulte, and 

 thorax black ; the collar, edges of the tegulse, and a line 

 down the middle of the thorax metallic green ; abdomen 

 black, banded with metallic green ; underside of the abdomen 

 white. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Colombia [Mus. Druce). 



Charidea lystra^ sp. n. 



Primaries dark brown, the base and inner margin close to 

 the base metallic blue; a small red spot close to the base; 

 fringe white : secondaries blue-black, the outer margin 

 broadly bordered with bright carmine ; the fringe chrome- 

 yellow. Underside very similar to the upperside, but with 

 more blue on both wings. The head, thorax, and abdomen 

 bright metallic blue ; antennae and palpi black ; tegulae black, 

 edged with metallic blue. 



Expanse lyV inch. 



Hah. Colombia {Mus. Druce). 



Aclytia ? laudabilis^ sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries dark brown, the veins almost black ; a 

 small yellow spot close to the base and a minute metallic 

 green spot on the costal margin : secondaries yellow, broadly 

 bordered with dark brown. The head, antenna, thorax, and 

 abdomen black ; the collar and tegulas metallic green on the 

 upperside, on the underside entirely metallic green. — Female 

 almost identical with the male, but slightly paler in colour. 



Expanse I^q inch. 



Hab. Bolivia (/17ms. Druce). 



PSEUDOCHARIDEA, gen. nov. 



Allied to Charidea, from which it differs in the primaries 

 being broader, the costal margin considerably arched about 



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