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orange, with some black scales ou them; the margius narrowly 

 black. 



Hah. Amazons, Ega, 2 2 (Bates), types. Exp. 32 millim. 



*556. Poecilosoma eusebia. (Plate IX. fig. 18.) 

 Isantkrene eusebia, Druce, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 373; Kirby, Cat Ilet. p. 131. 



5 . Head and thorax orange and black ; coxte with blue and 

 black patches, tarsi black towards extremity ; abdomen orange, the 

 1st segment with a pair of small dorsal black spots, the 2nd to 5th 

 segments with large blue-centred subdorsal black patches, slightly 

 conjoined on 2nd and 3rd segments, the terminal segments black ; 

 wings hyaline yellow, the veins and margins narrowly black. Fore 

 wing with orange streak on basal part of costa and inner margin ; 

 an apical black patch. Hind wing with black streak in end of cell 

 and terminal black patch near tornus. 



Bab. Ecuador, Sarayacu {BuclcUy). Exp. 42 millim. Typet 

 in Coll. Druce. 



Sect. II. {Agerocha). Abdomen of male without ventral valve. 



A. Abdomen with lateral crimson patches at base eone. 



B. Abdomen with broad lateral orange-red fascite ; fore 



wing with red streak below costa marginatum. 



557. Poecilosoma eone. 



Agerocha eone, Hiibn. Zutr. Ex. Schmett. iii. p. 10, ff. 417, 418 (1827); 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 147. 



Head and thorax black ; frons with white spot ; metallic blue 

 spots above eyes, on tegulae, shoulders, and fore tibiae ; patagia 



streaked with white ; pro- 

 and metathorax below with 

 white patches, mesothorax 

 with crimson patch ; coxae 

 and streaks on mid and hind 

 femora white ; abdomen 

 black, with crimson and 

 'Fig. Wl.—Pacilosoma eone, (^ . \. yellow marks on 1st seg- 



ment, the next two segments 

 with lateral crimson patches ; lateral and dorsal series of white and 

 metallic blue spots ; two ventral series of white spots ; wings 

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

 at base of costa and streak on inner margin ; the black fascia on 

 inner margin expanding into a spot before middle ; a discoidal black 

 spot ; the terminal band expanding towards apex and tornus. 

 Hind wing with the terminal band expanding towards apex and 

 tornus. 



Hah. Amazons, Ega, Santarem, 1^,3$ (Bates). Exp. 40 

 millim. 



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