EPISCEPSIS. 



387 



with paired orange spots ; fore coxo3 white ; abdomeu metallic blue, 

 the dorsal patch of hair fuscous, the ventral surface white to near 

 extremity which is fuscous. Fore wing fuscous brown, the veins 

 paler ; an apical dirty-white patch. Hind wing fuscous tinged with 

 blue, some hyaline in, below, and beyond cell ; the tufts of hair on 

 inner area white. 



Hah. Honduras, Belize (BlancaneaiLv), 1 c^ , tj'pe, Godman- 

 Salvin Coll. E.rp. 32 miilim. 



859. Episcepsis gnoma. 



Heliuragnoma, Butl. 111. Het. i. p. 44, pi. 1(5. f. 2(1877); Kirby, Oat. Het. 

 p. 164. 



Head and thorax fuscous black ; palpi white below ; back of 

 head and shoulders with paired crimson spots ; fore coxae white : 

 legs streaked with white ; abdomeu brilliant metallic blue, the 

 dorsal patch of hair fuscous ; the ventral surface blackish, with white 

 patches on first three segments. Fore wing fuscous black, the veins 

 pale. Hind wing blackish shot with blue ; hyaline streaks in, 

 below, and beyond cell ; the tufts of hair on inner area of male 

 yellowish white. 



Hah. Amazoks, R. Padaniry {Trail), 1 6 type; Rio Janeiro, 1 $ . 

 E.cp. 30 miilim. 



860. Episcepsis lamia. 



Heliura lamia, Butl. 111. Het. i. p. 44, pi. 16. f. 3 (1877); Ku-by, Cat. Het. 

 p. 164. 



J . Head and thorax fuscous brown ; two scarlet spots on back of 

 head and two on lower part of tegulce ; fore coxai crimson : 



Fig. 195. — Episcepsis lamia, S- \- 



abdomen metallic blue-green, with the rough hair at base blackish; 

 the ventral surface fuscous, with sublateral white lines on basal half. 

 Fore wing uniform fuscous brown. Hind wing black shot with 

 blue ; hyahne streaks in, below, and beyond cell ; the tuft on 

 inner area whitish. 



Ab. 1. Spots on back of head and fore coxae yellow.— Coll. 

 Staudinger. 



Hah. Amazons, Rio Purus (Trail), 2 cJ , type. Exp. 34 miilim. 



2c 2 



