HISXIJiA. AGYETIDIA. 315 



in end of cell and another below base of vein 2, all these markings 

 somewhat obsolescent ; an oblique yellow fascia beyond the cell 

 from vein 7 to 3 near outer margin. Hind wing with two obliquely 

 placed crimson spots beyond the cell between veins 6 and 2. 

 Mab. Amazons ( IVaUace), 1 d , 1 ? . Kiy. 60 millim. 



*692. Histiaea glaucozona. (Plate XI. fig, 12.) 

 Histiaa glaucozona, Druce, A. M. N. H. (7) i. p. 405 (1898). 



J . Brown ; back of head and cosse with blue points ; fore legs 

 and hind coxre with blue spots ; abdomen with lateral and sub- 

 lateral series of blue spots. Fore wing with two blue points at 

 base and on discocellulars ; the veins and submedian interspace 

 streaked with darker brown ; slight crimson streaks below base of 

 costa and cell and an obsolescent patch in cell ; an obscure oblique 

 grey band beyond cell between veins 7 and 3. Hind wing with 

 large reniform crimson patch beyond the cell between veins 2 and 7. 

 Underside of fore wing with the crimson patch in cell more 

 developed ; a large yellowish patch below lower angle above and 

 below vein 2 extending almost to tornus, two small whitish spots 

 beyond lower angle and two beyond upper angle ; hind wing with 

 whitish spot between veins 2 and 4 ; a small spot above 4, and 

 another above 5. 



Hnb. Amazons, 1 c? , type t in Mus. Oxon. Exj). 64 millim. 



693. Histiaea tina. 



Euehromia Una, Wlk. i. 233(1854); Butl. 111. Het. i. p. 23, pi. 8. f. 9; 



Xirby, Cat. Het. p. 123. 

 Sphenoptera batesi, Fcld. Eeis. Nov. pi. 102. f. 35 (1874). 



2 . Black ; frons, vertex of head, teguloe, metathorax, and legs 

 with patches of metallic blue; abdomen with slight dorsal and 

 broader subdorsal and sublateral maculate metallic blue fascise. 

 Fore wing with a blue spot at base of costa and a streak in cellj a 

 very broad orange band from costa beyond middle almost to tornus. 

 Underside with patches of blue in end of cell of both wings and in 

 base of cell of hind wing. 



Hah. Brazil, Rio Grande, 1 2 type. E^y. 46 millim. 



Genus AGYRTIDIA, nov. 



Type, A. nrcmophila. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi with the 2nd joint uplurned and reaching 

 vertex of bead, the 3rd well developed and somewhat porrect ; antenmi; bipecti- 

 nate, with short branches dilated at extremity and ending in a bristle ; thorax 

 woolly above ; tibiaj with the spurs short ; build stout. Fore wing broad ; 

 vein 3 from near angle of cell ; 4, 5 separate at origin ; 6 from below upper 

 angle; 7, 8, U, 10, 11 stalked. Iliud wing with the lower part of cell rather 

 short, the upper discocellular oblique ; veins 2 and 4 on a moderate stalk ; 

 3 and 5 absent ; 6, 7 from upper angle. 



