SEEIPHA. 



377 



Gcmis SERIPHA. 



Type. 



Seripka, Wlk. ii. 441 (1854) coelicohr. 



Colletria, Nolk. & Zell. Hor. Ent. Soc. Boss. xii. p. 76 (1876) coelicolor. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, extending just beyond tiie Irons; 

 antennae of male laminate, the medial part of shaft dilated ; hind tibiti; with 

 the medial spurs absent ; abdomen of male with subdorsal tufts of long hair 

 recurved towards thorax, the anal tufts largely developed. Fore wing with 

 vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from below upper angle ; 

 7, 8 stalked ; 9 absent ; 10 free ; 1 1 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with 

 vein 2 from well before angle of cell ; 3, 4 coincident ; 5 from just below 

 •middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 



Sect. I. Antenna; of female with the medial part of shaft very strongly 

 dilated ; hind wing of male with the tornal area lobed and fringed 

 with long hair ; a tuft of hair on underside near middle of inner 

 margin. 



801. Seripha pyrrhocrocis. 



Colletria pyrrhocrocis, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 139. f. 7 (1875) ; Nolk. & Zell. 

 Hor. Ent. Soc. Ross. xii. p. 80, pi. iii. (1876) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 901. 



Uniform metallic silvery blue ; antenuce white towards tips ; 



Fig. 290. — Seripha pyrrhocrocis, (j". f. 



male with the tufts of hair on abdomen and inner margin of hind 

 wing orange. Hind wing rather more purplish blue. 



Bah. Colombia, Bogota, Zell. Coll., 11 c? , 6 $, type. Exp. 

 22 miDim. 



Sect. II. Antenna with the shaft less dilated at middle ; hind wing of male 

 with the tornal area not lobed and without tuft of hair on inner 

 margin. 



802, Seripha coelicolor. 



Seripha ccelicolor, Wlk. ii. 441 (1854) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 87. 

 Silvery metallic blue ; male with the tufts of hair on abdomen 



Fig. 291, — Seripha coelicolor, (^ . f. 



fulvous. Hind wing rather more purplish blue, 



Ilab. Venezuela, 1 cJ , 3 § , type. Exp. 18 millim. 



