424 



NoeruiDiE. 



the apex quadrate, the termen excurved at middle, then excised to tornus, not 

 crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; t> from upper angle ; 9 from 

 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with 

 veins 3, 4 from an>ile of cell ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 

 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



4896. Vespola casruleifera. 



Vespola cceruleifera, Wlk. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. ix. p. 186 (18GS) ; Druce, 

 Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 352, pi. 31. f. 12. 



S • Head and thorax black-brown' sparsely irrorated with silvery 

 blue scales, the pro- and metathoracic crests with some rufous ; 

 tarsi slightly ringed with white ; abdomen very dark red-brown 

 irrorated with a few silvery blue scales, pale silvery blue lateral 

 fasciae from 2nd to 5th segments, the ventral surface to 5th segment 

 white tinged with silvery blue towards extremity. Fore wing 

 black-brown irrorated with silvery blue, the terminal area with a 

 leaden grey gloss ; a waved silvery blue antemedial line excurved 

 at median nervure ; orbicular an indistinct dark brown spot ; 



Fig. 202. — Vespola cceruleifera, <$ . ]. 



reniform indistinct, dark brown with slight rufous centre ; post- 

 medial line silvery blue, oblique from costa to vein 6, then inwardly 

 oblique and sinuous ; subterminal line represented by a chocolate- 

 red patch below costa with oblique line from it to termen below 

 vein 4 and an oblique line from vein 3 to termen above tornus ; a 

 rather maculate black terminal line. Hind wing black-brown 

 with a brilliant metallic blue fascia along median nervure from 

 near base expanding into a large patch beyond the cell. Underside 

 of fore wing with some brilliant metallic blue suffusion below basal 

 half of costa and in and just below cell ; hind wing suffused and 

 irrorated with brilliant metallic blue except at apex. 



Hah. Panama, Bugaba (Champion), 1 <$ , Godman-Salvin Coll., 

 C'hiriqui ; Colombia, Bogota; Peeu (Simons), 1 d . Exjr>. 36 

 millim. 



Genus PSYCH0M0RPHA. 



Type. 



Psychomorpha, Harr. Arner. Journ. Sci. xxxvi. p. 319 (1839) epimems. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, short, clothed with long hair ; 

 frotiB with rather large pointed conical prominence ; eyes small, elliptical ; 



