240 SYNTOMID^. 



512. Cosmosoma melanopera, n, sji. (Plate IX. fig. 6.) 



2 . Head Llack ; frons white ; thorax and abdomen scarlet ; 

 patagia tipped with black ; legs black and scarlet ; abdomen black 

 at extremity ; wings hyaline, the veins and margins rather broadly 

 black. Fore wing with scarlet spot at base ; the terminal band 

 expanding at tornus and very widely on apical area. Hind wing 

 with the terminal band expanding towards apex. 



ITab. Bolivia, San Jacinto, Bueyes {Garlepp), 1 $ type. Exjy^ 

 38 millim. 



*.513. Cosmosoma plutona. (Plate IX. fig. 8.) 

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



(j" . Head and thorax black ; antennas white at tips ; vertex of head 

 and tegulae with some blue ; abdomen crimson above ; wings hyaline, 

 the veins and margins black. Fore wing with the base except at 

 costa and a discoidal bar blacli ; the costa more widely black from 

 end of cell to apex. Hind wing with the terminal band dentate 

 above toi'nus, the inner area black. 



Hah. Brazil, Castro Parana. Exp. 36 millim. Type f in 

 Coll. Schaus 



514. Cosmosoma determinatum. (Plate IX. fig. 13.) 



llipa determ'mata. But]. Jouni. Linn. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 391 (1876) ; Kirby, 

 Cat. Het. p. 143. 



S . Head and thorax black ; frons, vertex of head, tegul^e, meta- 

 thorax, and legs with patches of metallic blue ; abdomen orange- 

 yellow, the last three segments black with lateral blue patches 

 towards extremity ; wings hyaline, the veins and margins black. 

 Fore wing with metallic blue at base of costa ; a black discocellular 

 patch ; the terminal band very broad on apical area and expanding 

 towards tornus. Hind wing with the terminal band expanding on 

 apica larea. 



Hah. Colombia, Cundinaraarca, 1 S type. Exp. 44 millim. 



515. Cosmosoma xautliostictum, n. sp. (Plate IX. fig 21.) 

 Cosmosoma metallcscens, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 58 (nee Men.). 



(S . Black ; vertex of head, thorax above and at sides, and legs 

 with patches of metallic blue scales ; tarsi white at extremity • 

 abdomen with lateral blue spots at base, followed by orange-yellow 

 spots on 2nd and 3rd segments, a dorsal series of yellow and blue 

 spots ; wings hyaline, the veins and margins black. Fore wino- 

 with basal black patch with metallic blue spots on it ; a discocellular 

 band ; the terminal band very wide on apical area and expanding 

 at tornus. Hind wing with the terminal band expanding towards 

 apex and tornus. 



