403 Mr. H, Driice on some 



middle. Underside: primaries brown, bright pink in the cell, 

 two small spots beyond and one large spot at the anal angle 

 cream-colour ; the spot on the secondaries is quite small and 

 slightly reddish in colour. The iiead, antennje, collar, tegulre, 

 thorax, abdomen, and legs brown; a row of metallic-blue 

 spots on each side of the abdomen. 



Expanse 2^ inches. 



Hah. Amazons {in the Hope Collection, i\[as. Oxford). 



This species is closely allied to H. aniizonica, Butler. 



Cyanopepla ohscura, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries and secondaries dull brown, a small red 

 spot and a metallic-green dot close to the base of the primaries 

 and a small red spot on the costal margin of the secondaries 

 near the apex ; on the underside both wings are shot with 

 bright metallic blue from the base to beyond the middle. The 

 head, antenna3, thorax, and abdomen black, the collar metallic 

 blue, each segment of the abdomen edged with metallic- blue 

 scales ; legs black. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hab. Peru [in the Hope Collection^ }[us. Oxford). 



Neacerea albiventus, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries and secondaries black : ])rlmaries with a 

 small, transverse, white band about the middle, not reaching 

 either margin: secondaries, tlie inner margin broadly greyish 

 white; the fringe white at the apex of the primaries. Under- 

 side very similar to the upperside, but with the marking much 

 whiter. The head, antennaj, collar, teguh«, and thorax black; 

 abdomen above dark glossy blue, on the underside white. 

 Legs black above, white on the underside. 



Expanse 1;^ inch. 



Hab. Soutli Brazil, Minas Garaes {Rogers, in the Hope 

 Collection, Mus. Oxford). 



Neacerea. dizona, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries black, crossed by two semihyaline bamls, 

 neither of which extends to the margins of the wing; the first 

 band before the end of the cell, the second beyond nearer the 

 a|)ex : secondaries hyaline, broadly bordered with black from 

 the apex to the anal angle. The head, antenna3, palpi, 

 tegulai, thorax, abdomen, and legs black; collar red; the 

 underside of the thorax and abdomen white. 



Expanse Ij^, inch. 



Hah. Cayenne (tw the Hope Collection, Mus. Oxford). 



