178 SYNTOMID^. 



359. Isantlirene porphyria. 



Glaucopis porphyria, Wlk. i. 157 (1854) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 134. 

 Lcemochans machile, Herr.-Schaff. Aussereur. Schmett. f. 245 ; Kirby, Cat. 

 Het. p. 134. 



Head and thorax orange fulvous ; tegulae edged with black ; 

 thorax striped with black, and with blue spots on metathorax ; 

 abdomen black, with broad fulvous and yellow bands on first four 

 segments; a subdorsal series of blue spots, placed on dull blue 

 stripes on the terminal segments ; the first four segments yellow 

 below with white spots ; wings hyaline yellow. Fore wing with 

 small blue spot below base of costa ; fulvous stripes on costa and 

 basal half of inner margin ; the terminal band expanding towards 

 apex. 



Hob. Sdkinam ; Amazons, Yilla Nova, Ega, Para (Bates), type. 

 Exp. 42 millim. 



360. Isanthrene minor. (Plate VI. fig. 20.) 



Bycladia minor, Butl. Journ. Linu. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 395 (1876) ; Kirby, 

 Cat. Het. p. 146. 



2 . Head black ; frons and patches above the eyes white ; thorax 

 and abdomen yellow, patagia and vertex of thorax with black stripes ; 

 abdomen with black segmental lines ; wings hyaline, the veins and 

 margins black. Fore wing with slight orange streak below the 

 costa and patch at base of inner margin ; the terminal band 

 expanding regularly on apical area. Hind wing with the base 

 orange^ extending along costa to middle; the terminal band 

 expanding slightly at base. 



Hah. Brazil, 1 $ type. Exp. 22 millim. 



Genus HYDA. t. 



Type. 



Hyda,W\\..\. 181 (1854) basilutea. 



Proboscis well developed ; palpi upturned, not reaching vertex of head ; 

 antenna; dilated and serrate at middle for a short distance ; tibiie with the spurs 

 short ; abdomen short and broad ; male with TCntral valve covering basal 

 segments. Fore wing short and broad ; vein 3 from well before angle of cell ; 

 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind 

 wing with the lower part of cell short, the upper discocellular oblique ; 2 and 

 4 on a long stalk ; 3 and 5 absent ; 6, 7 from upper angle. 



361. Hyda basilutea. 



Glaucopis basilutea, Wlk. i. 182 (1854) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 148. 

 Eurafa xanthorhina, Herr.-Schilflf. Aussereur. Schmett. i. f. 226 (1854) ; 

 Butl. 111. Het. i. p. 35, pi. 11. f. 8. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow ; tips of palpi, a spot on vertex 

 of head, and antennae black, the last white towards tips ; tegulae 



