358 SYNTOMID.E. 



narrowly, black. Fore wing yellowish hyaline, the basal costal 

 area with an orange tinge. Hind wing with the lobe black. 



Hah. Ecuador, Balsapamba. &y. 32 millim. Type t in ColL 

 Druce. 



790. Argyroeides minuta. 



Argyroeides minuta, Druee, A.M. X.H. (6) ii. p. 240 (1888) ; id. Biol. 

 Centr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 349, pi. 72. f. .3 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 153. 



tS . Black ; head, thorax, and abdomen with traces of metallic 

 blue ; palpi in front, sides of frons, basal joint of antennae in front, 

 and patches on pectus and coxae white ; abdomen with the constricted 

 2nd segment yellowish, ventral white bands on -ith and terminal 

 segments ; wings hyaline, the veins, and margins narrowly, black. 

 Fore wing with the discal area yellowish hyaline. Hind wiug with 

 the lobe on inner margin black. 



Bah. HoNDUKAs, 1 J . E,vj\ 22 millim. Type t in ColL 

 Staudinger. 



Sect. II. Hind wing with rein 6 from well below angle of cell. 



A. Anal tuft, a streak behind eyes, and spot at base of fore 



wings orange curypon. 



B. Anal tuft black. 



a. Head and thorax crimson above augiades. 



b. Head and thorax black. 



a^. Abdomen without d'O-sal and lateral series of blue 

 spots and white ventral spots. 

 (r. Palpi white below ; both wings with the terminal 



band dentate below apex lanrion. 



h-. Palpi black ; both wings with the terminal band 

 regular. 



a^. Legs mostly yellow flavipes. 



h^. Legs black magon. 



h^. Abdomen with dorsal and lateral series of blue spots 



and white ventral spots hadassa. 



791. Argyroeides curypon. 



Argi/roeides eurypon, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p 64, pi 7 f 3 

 (1884) ; Kirby. Cat. Het. p. 153. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; palpi in front, frons, 

 shoulders, thorax at sides, and coxa3 with white patches ; a band 

 behind the eyes bright orange ; abdomen with the first four segments 

 yellowish white at sides, the 3rd and 4th with ventral white band, 

 the terminal segments slightly fringed with white ; anal tufts 

 orange ; wing,-! hyaline, the veins, and margins narrowly, black. 

 Fore wing with orange spot at base of costa. Hind wing with 

 slight apical black patch ; the lobe on inner margin clothed with 

 black hair. 



Hah. Guatemala, Panajachel, 1 $ (Channnon), type, Godman- 

 Salvin Coll. Exi?. 30 millim. 



