246 STNTOMID^. 



Subsp. 2. cingulatum, Butl. Jourii. Linn. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 389 (1876) ; 

 Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 60; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 142. 



With the scarlet fascia on inner area of fore wing extending to 

 near torn us. 



Hah. Mexico (Forrer, Tnijillo, Scluimann,H. H. Smith), Yucatan 

 (Gaumer); Gttatemala {Champion); Costa Rica {Underwood), 

 Grodman-Salvin CoU. ; Veragua, type. 



Subsp. 3. erubescens, Butl. Journ. Liun. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 389 (1876) ; 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 142. 



With the markings slightly more crimson in tone ; the fascia on 

 inner area of fore wing reaching tornus ; the discoidal spot 

 smaller. 



Hah. Brazil, type, Zell. Coll. ; Sao Paulo {Jones). 



*524. Cosmosoma cruenta. 



Glauco2ns omenta, Perty, Del. Anim. Art. p. lo7, pi. 31. f. 8 (1834);^ 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 147. 



2 . Head and thorax black-brown ; antennae white towards tips ;. 

 vertex of head and tegulaj with paired white points ; patugia 

 streaked with crimson ; abdomen with broad subdorsal crimson 

 fasciae on first three segments, the other segments black, "with dorsal, 

 lateral, and sublateral series of white points. Fore wing hyaline ; 

 the veins and margins black ; crimson fasciae below costa and above 

 inner margin, and the terminal band which expands at tornus and 

 widely towards apex, suffused wit':, crimson, especially on its inner 

 edge. Hind wing with the vein , black : the basal, costal, and inner 

 areas crimson; a hyaline pa<ch beyond the cell ; a terminal black 

 band with crimson on its inner edge expanding towards apex. 



Hah. Amazons. Exj). 34 millim. In Mus. Oxon. 



525. Cosmosoma csecum, n. sp, 



Cosmosoma impar, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 60 (part) ; id. ii, 

 p. 345, pi. 71. f. 22 (nee Wlk.). 



Head -ilack, with metallic blue on frons and vertex ; thorax 

 scarlet ; tegulae and patagia fringed with black ; pectus black, with 

 patches of metallic blue on sides and on fore coxa; ; abdomen black, 

 wnith lateral scarlet patches at base and subdorsal and sublateral 

 patches o£ metallic blue ; two ventral orange spots before last seg- 

 ment ; "Wings hyaline, the veins and margins black. Fore wing 

 with scarlet fasciae from base below costa and above inner margin 

 to ne.ir termen ; a large black discocellular spot ; the terminal band 

 very \r.\d6 on apical area and expanding at tornus. Hind wing 

 with som«e scarlet on inner area ; the terminal band expanding on 

 apical area and at tornus. 



Hah. Mexico {Tnijillo) ; Costa Rica {Underivood), type ; Guate- 

 mala {Eodriguez); Panama, Chiriqui {Champion), Godman-Salvin 

 Coll. Exp. 44 millim. 



