CTANOPEPLA. TRICnODESMA. 451 



996. Cyanopepla glaiicopoides. (Plate XV. fig. 11.) 

 Bioptis glaiicopoides, Wlk. ii. 325 (1854) ; Kirbj, Cat. Het. p. 163. 



$ . Black ; palpi white at base ; vertex of head, tegulae, and 

 thorax with patches of metallic blue ; patagia striped with blue ; 

 legs striped with white ; abdomen with lateral patches of blue on 

 basal segments, dorsal and lateral blue stripes, and sublateral white 

 stripes. Fore wing with metallic blue streaks on subcostal nervure 

 and vein 1 to beyond middle ; an oblique semihyaline white patch 

 from upper angle of cell to below vein 3, the apex white. Hind 

 wing with hyaline fascia edged with blue in, below, and beyond cell ; 

 veins 3, 4 separate at origin. 



Hah. Amazons, Para (Bates), 2$ , type. Kvp. 40 millim. 



*997. Cyanopepla ribbei. 



Euagraribbei, J)ruce, Biol. Centr.-Ain., Het. i. p. 1.53, pi. 14. f. 14 (1885) ; 

 Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 179. 



(S . Black shot with blue ; 1st joint of palpi, back of head, and 

 neck orange ; frons white at sides ; coxae, streaks on logs, and ventral 

 surface of abdomen white. Fore wing with oblique hyaline post- 

 medial band from below costa to vein 3 near termen. Hind wing 

 with curved series of slight semihyaline streaks below veins 2 to 5 ; 

 cilia white at tips. 



Hah. Panama, Chiriqui (Rihbe), 1 d type t in Coll. Staudinger. 

 Exp. 44 millim. 



*998. Cyanopepla masia. 



Euagra masia, Dognin, LeNat. xi. p. 58 (18S9) ; id. Lep. Loja, pi. iv. f. 18 : 

 Kirby, Cat. Het, p. 179. 



$ . Black shot with brilliant blue ; 1st joint of palpi, neck, and 

 gula3 crimson ; frons with lateral white lines ; abdomen with fine 

 whitish dorsal line. Fore wing broad ; a broad hyaline band 

 beyond the cell from vein 7 to just below vein 2, curving round 

 below end of cell and with the veins crossing it clothed with blue 

 and white scales. Hind wing with traces of hyaline streaks between 

 veins 3 and 5, more prominent on underside ; cilia tipped with 

 white. 



i/a6. Ecuador, Zamora. Exp. -iG millim. Type t in Coll. Dognin. 



Genus TRICHODESMA, nov. 



Type, T. ursula. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head ; 

 antenna; bipectinate, with very short branches dilated at extremity ; tibiie with 

 the spurs moderate ; abdomen dor.sally clothed with rough hair at base. Fore 

 wing with vein 3 from near angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from well below 

 upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked. Hind wing with the cell long ; vein 2 from 

 well before angle; 3, 4 from angle; 5 from well above angle ; (5,7 from upper 

 angle ; underside in male clothed with rougli hair. 



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