COSMOSOMA, 237 



reduced to a dorsal spot on otli sugnifiit); the last three segments- 

 with subdorsal blue spots ; the ventral surface with orauge bands- 

 on first four segments and sublateral series of blue spots ; wings 

 hyaline, the veins and margins black. Fore wing with blue point 

 at base of costa ; a subcostal orange streak extending nearly to 

 apex and two streaks above base of inner margin ; the terminal 

 band expanding at vein 2 and towards apex. Hind wing with 

 some orange on costa and inner margin. 



Hah. Amazoj^s, Massauary, YiJla Eclla, 1 5 type, cT in Coll. 

 Staudiiiger. Ea-p. 42 millim. 



5U2. Cosmosoma tigris. 



Cosmosoma tigris, Schaus, P. Z. S. 1894, p. 226. 



S . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; palpi orange in front ;. 

 frons, vertex of head, teguloe, and metathorax marked with blue ; 

 tegular, patagia and thorax with patches of orange ; pectus orange ; 



legs striped with orange ; 

 abdomen with dorsal series of 

 orange spots, becoming com- 

 plete bands on 4th and 5th 

 segments, the first three seg- 

 ments with lateral orange 

 spots ; lateral and sublateral 

 series of metallic blue spots ; 

 Y\g. 1^1 .—Cosmosoma tigris, S ■ \- wings hyaline, the veins and 



margins black. Fore wing 

 with orange streak below costa extending to beyond middle, and two 

 streaks above inner margin extending to middle ; the terminal band 

 expanding largely on apical area and slightly at vein 2, Hind Aving 

 with some orange on inner area ; the terminal band expanding 

 somewhat to apex and toi'nus. 



Hah. Venezxiela, Aroa, 1 S • -Et^?. 36 millim. Type fin Coll. 

 Schaus. 



503. Cosmosoma contractiim. (Plate VIII, fig. 20.) 

 Lmmocharis contracta, Wlk. vii. 1000 (1856) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 134. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; antennae with the branches 

 fulvous; frons, vertex of head, tegula), patagia, and metathorax 

 with patches of metallic blue ; abdomen with silvery-green sub- 

 dorsal and sublateral spots on first three segments and blue subdorsal 

 spots on last two ; wings yellowish hyaline, the veins and margins 

 black. Fore wing with orange subcostal streak extending to apex 

 and two streaks above base of inner margin ; the terminal band 

 expanding on apical area, where it is suffused with orange. 



Hah, Brazil, Sao Paulo, 1 2 • Exp. 44 millim. Type t in Mus. 

 Oxon. 



504. Cosmosoma gemmatum. 



Fheia gemmata, Butl. Jouni. Liun. Soc, Zool. xii. p. o85 (1876); id. Ill 

 Het. i. p. 30, pi. 17. f. 5 ; Kirby, Cat. Het, p. 139, 



5 . Black ; frons, vertex of head, tegulo;, patagia, metathorax, 



