234 srjsioMiDj;. 



and thorax, tegulic, patagia, legs, and sides of abdomen with 

 large very brilliant roetallic blue patches ; coxa) white ; the ventral 

 valve edged with white ; abdomen oraiige at extremity ; wings 

 yellowish hyaline, the veins and margins narrowly black. Fore 

 wing with metallic blue basal patch ; the apical area broadly black. 

 Hind wing with the terminal band expanding at vein 1. 



Hah. Panama, Obispo, 1 S {Sahnn), type. E.vj). 40 millim. 



*495. Cosinosoma? quiuquepimcta. 



Lceinocharis quivqncpuncta, Heyl. O.R. Soc. Eat. Beige, xxxiv. p. xiii 

 (1890) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 137. 



Deep black ; frons with white spots ; palpi white in front ; 

 antennte with the shaft white above near middle ; tegulae greyish 

 at middle ; prothorax with two white spots ; metathorax with 

 metallic blue patch ; pectus with white patches ; abdomen with 

 dorsal and subdorsal blue-edged white patches on 1st segment, the 

 2nd segment with subdorsal spots followed by blue spots on the other 

 segments ; ventral valve white, the terminal segments with sublateral 

 blue sj)ots ; wings hyaline, the veins, base, margins, and a broad 

 discoidal band black ; the terminal band expanding towards tornus 

 of hind wing. 



Hah. Brazil, Sao Paulo. Exp. 32-35 millim. This species is 

 unknown to me. 



496. Cosmosoma beatum. (Plate VIII. fig. 15.) 



Homceoccra heata, Butl. Journ. Linn. Soe., Zool. xii. p. .376 (187G) ; Druce, 

 Biol.-Centr. Ain., Het. i. p. 52; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 132. 



§ . Head, thorax, and abdomen orange-red ; palpi and antenme 

 black ; vertex of head, tcgulpe, meso- and metathorax and patagia 

 with metallic blue-green and black patches ; legs black with blue- 

 green patches ; abdomen with blue-green subdorsal patches on black 

 segmental bands ; underside of basal segments whitish ; wings 

 hyaline yellow, the veins and margins black. Fore wing with 

 green spot at base ; the terminal band expanding towards apex. 

 Hind wing with the inner area black. 



Hah. Pan^ama ; Colombia, Santa Marta, 1 $ type {Bouchard). 

 Exj). 38 millim. 



497. Cosmosoma nigricornis. (Plate VIII. fig. 17.) 



Zyqana nicjricoTnis, Fabr. Mant. In.s. ii. p. 104 (1787) ; Kirbj% Cat. Het. 



p. 133. 

 Homoeocera stretcliii, Butl. Journ. Linn. Soc , Zool. xii. p. 375 (1876) ; Kirby, 



Cat. Het. p. 132. 



cJ . Head yellow, antenna? and tips of palpi black ; vertex of 

 head black Avith blue spots ; thorax black above, yellow below ; 

 tegulse yeUow with black spots ; patagia striped with yellow ; 

 metathorax with blue spots ; sides of thorax and fore coxse with 

 black and blue patches ; abdomen yellow, with black segmental 



