U'.ttroci ra I'roin L\sta Ilica. 2')7 



Centronia (Iriicei\ sp. ii. 



l*al|)i ami legs black streaked witli white. Froiis an 1 

 vertex metallic blue ; wliito S| ots arouml eyes. Tegiihc 

 metallic blue eilj^ed witli daik brown. Thorax blue streaked 

 with brown; patagia dark brown. Abdomen metallic blue 

 above, crimson underneath, banded with black and white. 

 Primaiies dark inown ; a broad white band from middle ot" 

 costu to tornuiJ, where it is slightly narrower than on cosla 

 and preceded by a crimson spot on costa, aiid one partly 

 below it at toruus ; fringe whitish at a|)ex and at tormiii. 

 Secondaries deep blue-black, shot with metallic blue at base, 

 broadly along median vein and narrowly along inner margin ; 

 a large red spot on costal margin just b yond middle; u 

 white s[)0t beyond cell between veins 5 ami 6, a smaller one 

 below ir and a few whitish scales below this; fringe white 

 except trom veins 3-6, where it is black. Below the wings 

 are black shot with brilliant light metallic blue at base of 

 primaries and on basal half of secondaries ; the white more 

 conspicuous at apices, and on secondaries the white spots are 

 more numerous, forming a curved scries towards the inner 

 angk. 



Expanse, c?, 63 mm. 



Bah. El Sitio, Juan Vinas, Tuis, Tres Rios. 



This is the species figured in the ' Biologia' as Eucyc.ine 

 excel ie lis, Walk. 



Centrunia reedia, sp. n. 



Legs and palpi black streaked with white. Head and 

 thorax metallic blue; some white spots around eyes ; pata"ia 

 edged with dark brown. Abdomen blue above, crimson 

 below banded with black, edged with a few whitish scales, 

 rrimaries bruwn-black above ; a broad white band from just 

 beyond middle of costa to tornus, wiilening beyond cell and 

 then narrowing to tornus, preceded by a red spot on costa 

 and a smaller one at tornus; fringe white at apex and at 

 tornus. Secondaries blue-black shot with bri"-hter blue ; a 

 broad white band trom costal margin to vein 3, preceded on 

 costa by a small red spot; fringe uhite except at middle of 

 outer margin. Below the white is more extensive ; ai)ices 

 white ; a white spot near aual angle. 



Expanse, (J j 61 mm. 



Hah. Guupiles, Juan Vinas, Tuis, Carillo. 



jSamed alter Mrs. W. Keed, of whose hospitality at 

 Guapiles I have the pleasantest recollections. 



1 his sj)ecies is easily distinguished from C. druceit Schs., 



