COSMOSOMA. 239 



area black ; the apical area and a patch at tornixs black . Hind wing 

 with the apex and inner area black. 



Bah. EcuADOK, Bolivar [M. de Matlian). Exp. 26 millim. Type t 

 in Coll. Schaus. 



5U8. Cosmosoma pheres. 



Sphinx pheres, Stoll, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. 382. C (1781) ; Kirbv, Cat. Het. 

 p. 140. 



'J' Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; frons, fore coxae, and extremi- 

 ties of tarsi white ; thorax with metallic blue patches above and at 

 sides ; abdomen with dorsal and lateral series of metallic blue spots ; 

 wings hj'aline, the veins and margins black. Fore wing with the 

 apical area widely black. Hind wing with the terminal band 

 expanding somewhat at apes and tornus. 



Hah. Brazil, Eio Janeiro, 1 c? 1 $ . E.vp. 28 millim. 



o09. Cosmosoma metallescens. 



LcBinocharis metallescens, Men. Cat. Lep. Ptt. ii. p. 138, pi. 14. f. 1 (1857) ; 

 Kirbv, Cat. Het. p. 140. 



LcBinocharis chalcostlda, Butl. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 387 (1876). 



Black ; frons, fore ooxa% and extremities of tarsi white ; vertex of 

 head and thorax with patches of metallic blue ; abdomen with 

 dorsal and lateral series of large metallic blue spots ; a pair of lateral 

 white sjwts on 2nd segment ; wings hyaline, the veins and margins 

 black. Fore wing with metallic blue spots at base below costa and 

 above inner margin ; the apical area very broadly black; the ter- 

 minal band expanding at tornus. Hind wing Avith the terminal 

 band expanding at apex and tornus. 



Hah. Mexico, Tabasco {H. B. SmitJi), 1 $ Godman-Salvin Coll. ; 

 Amazons, Para, 1 J 3 $ , Yilla Nova (Bates), 1 $ type chalcosticta. 

 Eocp. 32 millim. 



510. Cosmosoma batesi. (Plate IX, fig. 7.) 



Bycladia hatesii, Butl. Jouni. Linn. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 394 (1876); Kii'by, 

 "Cat. Het. p. 146. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen orange ; palpi wholly yellow or black, 

 or with 3rd joint black ; frons white ; vertex of head and antennae 

 black ; wings hyaline, the veins and margins black. Fore wing 

 with the base orange, extending slightly along costa and inner 

 margin ; a large black apical patch. 



At). 1. Fore wing with small orange spot at base only. 



Bah. Brazil, Para (Bates), Siio Paulo, type. Exji. 32 millim. 



*511. Cosmosoma? bromus. 



S])hi'nxbro7iU(s, Cram. FiXYi. Exot. i. \)]. 35. G (1770); Kirby, Cat. Het. 

 p. 146. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen dull yellow ; wings hyaline, the 

 veins and margins black ; the terminal band expanding towards 

 apex of each wing. 



Bah. Surinam. E.vj^, 30 millim. This species is unknown to me 



