in the Joicey Collection. 89 



chryseis, which appears in Hampson's ' Catalogue Fhalsenae/ 

 vol. i. under Galonotos. 

 Type in Coll. Joicey. 



Gyanopepla fulgurata, sp. n. 



Palpi black, with some white scales above, metallic green 

 beneath. Frons, collar, tegulge, and patagia metallic green. 

 Thorax black, with metallic green, abdomen green. Fore 

 wing black, with a rather narrow crimson band com- 

 mencing below costa and finishing just before tornus. Be- 

 tween veins 4 and 5 a short metallic-green streak. At base 

 extending nearly to discal band four metallic-green streaks. 

 Cilia black, at tip white. Hind wing brilliant metallic blue. 

 In the median area and on inner margin slightly paler. 

 Cilia black on apical margin and white on inner margin. 



Expanse 36 mm. 



Hab. N. Peru, Pachitea. 



This may be a race of C. julia, but it has slightly less 

 elongated wings and a completely blue hind wing. 



Type in Coll. Joicey. 



Cyanopepla parvistria, sp. n. 



Palpi black above, metallic green below. Collar and tegulae 

 metallic green ; patagia black, with some metallic-green 

 scaling. Abdomen metallic green. Fore wing black, with a 

 very narrow discal crimson band. A minute green dot on 

 costa at base and a metallic-green streak along vein 1 b heavy 

 at base. Hind wing deep metallic blue without any greenish 

 shade. 



Expanse 50 mm. 



Hab. Unknown. 



Type in Coll. Joicey, 



Acutia, gen. nov. 



Proboscis fully developed, but weak. Antennas bipecti- 

 nated. Spurs to mid tibiae minute. Fore wing with vein 2 

 placed very far back. Veins 3 and 4 before angle, 5 from 

 angle, 6 from middle of discocellulars, 7 from upper angle, 

 8 and 9 stalked, 10 and 11 from cell. Hind wing with 2 long 

 before end of cell, 3 and 4 shortly stalked from angle of cell, 

 5 from middle of discocellulars. 



Type, A. bidensis. 



