C YJINELIA . — -MALLODETA . 193^ 



below vein 2, Hind wing with the basal and inner areas black, 

 with slight hyaline streak in lower end of cell ; the rest of wing 

 hyaline, with the veins and an apical patch black. 



Hah. EcxTADOR, lutaj (i?HfA7(?y). Typef in Coll. Druce. Exp. 46" 

 miUira. 



*395. Gymnelia flavicornis. 



Calonotos flavicornis, Druce, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 313, pi. 39. f. 3 ; Kirby, 

 Cat. Het. p. 125. 



2 . Head and thorax black ; antennas orange-yellow except the 

 base; abdomen blue-black; wings black with slight blue gloss. 

 Fore wing with two hyaline streaks in end of cell, a largo wedge- 

 shaped spot below the cell, and streak above vein 1 ; three hyaline 

 patches beyond the cell between veins 3 and 5, and elongate spots 

 above and below vein 6. Hind wing with elongate spot below the 

 cell, a spot between veins 2 and 4, and two elongate spots beyond 

 the cell. 



Hab. EciTADOK, Loja. Exp. 54 millim. Typef in Coll. Druce. 



*396. Gymnelia herodes. 



Euj)i/ra herodes, Druce, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 372, pi. 39. f. 1 ; Kirby, Oafc. Het. 

 p. 124. 



S . Head and thorax black ; antennae white towards tips ; 

 tarsi with the 1st joint white ; abdomen metallic greenish ; wings 

 black shot with blue. Eore wings with the costal area greenish ; a 

 large hyaline subterminal patch between veins 8 and 3, the veins 

 crossing it black, and with its inner edge irregular. 



Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu (BucJcley). Exp. 38 millim. Tj-pe f 

 in Coll. Druce. 



Genus MALLODETA. 



Type. 



Lycorea.'S^W. i. 192 (1854), «ec Doubl. Lep. 1846 clavata. 



Mallodcta, Bull. Journ. Linu. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 398 (1876) clavata. 



Proboscis well developed; palpi upturned; antennaj bipectinate, with 

 moderate branches dilated at extremity and ending in bristles ; tibiae with the 

 spurs short ; abdomen with lateral tufts of hair on terminal segments. Fore 

 win" with vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper 

 angfe ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 1 1 from cell. Hind wing with veins 2 and 4 stalked ;. 

 3 and 5 absent ; 6, 7 from upper angle. 



Sect. I. Palpi reaching above vertex of head, the 3rd joint moderate. 



A. Abdomen of male with ventral valve. 



a. Patagia and abdomen with crimson spots sanguipuncta . 



b. Patagia and abdomen witliout crimson spots. 



n^. Fore wing with two orange stripes above base of 



inner margin sortita. 



b^. Fore wing without orange stripes on inner area ... consors. 



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