372 SYNXOMID^. 



823. Metastatia pyrrhorhsea. 



Hyelosia pyrrhorlma, Hiibu. Zutr. ex. Schmett. i. p. 12, ff. 43, 44 (1827); 

 "Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 180. 



S . Black : palpi in front, sides of frons, head behind eyes and a- 

 epot on vertex, spots on shoulders and prothorax, and fringe of 

 patagia, coxse, and streaks on femora white ; abdomen tinged with 

 blue ; dorsal and lateral maculate white lines ; anal tufts crimson ; 



Fig. 183. — Metastatia fyrrhorhcBa, S ■ I- 



a ventral series of white bands ; wings slightly shot with blue. 

 Fore wing with a white point at base ; a triangular hjaline patch in 

 and below cell and between veins 2 and 3 ; an oblique band beyond 

 the cell from just below eosta to vein 3 near termen ; cilia white at 

 apex. Hind M'ing hyaline, with the veins, the upper part of cell, and 

 the rather irregular terminal area black ; cilia white at tornus. 

 Hah. Br. Gtjiana ; Amazons, Para, 2 <S . Exp. 38 millim. 



Genus CHRYSOSTOLA. 



Type. 

 Chrysostola, Herr.-Schaff. Aussereur. Schmett. p. 22 (1854) mellina. 



Proboscis well developed ; palpi upturned, reaching just above vertex of head, 

 the first joint fringed with loTig liair; antenna; of male bipectinate, of female 

 typically thickened by a)ipiesfed serrations on each side of medial part; tibiije 

 with the spurs short ; abdomen witli the "ind segment strongly constricted. Fore 

 wing with \ein 3 f'-om well before angle of cell ; 4, 6 separate at origin ; 6 from 

 upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 staliied ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell long; 

 vein 2 from long before angle ; 3 from angle ; 4 absent ; 5 from above angle ; 6, 7 

 from upper angle. 



A. Wings with the veins of basal half bright orange ; 



thorax orange. 



a. Abdomen with the first four segments orange. 



a'. Fore wing with discoidal orange ]iateh faveria. 



b^. Fore wing with discoidal bl;!ck spot dycladioidea, 



b. Abdomen with the first two segments orange humilis. 



B. Wings with the veins of medial area orange; thorax and 



base of wings black augusta. 



0. Fore wing with the veins of basal half dull yellowish or 

 blackish. 



a. j^bdomen wholly Hack above sa^iguitarsia, 



b. Abdoii en blaik find yellow, or wholly yellow. 



a^. Abdomen with tlie leruiinal segments blackish 

 above, 

 a'^. Abdomen with some blue-grey suffusion on 

 tcrminnl segments above. 

 a'. Both wings with small apical black patches ... posiica. 



