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apex white. Head, thorax, and sides of abdomen red j centre of abdomen and several lateral 

 tufts on the last segments black ; several radiating brown-tipped terminal black tufts of long 

 hairs. Body below, excepting the last two or three segments of venter and the tibiie and 

 tarsi, red ; the end of the venter clothed with whitish hairs. Expanse of wings 1 inch 

 G to 8 lines. 



North China {Cuming). 



The " bare shining spot " on the head, mentioned in Mr. Walker's description, is due to 

 abrasion. 



HISTKEA, Walker. 

 Histioea bellatrix, (Plate VIII. fig. 8.) 

 Eucaromia (Histioea) bcllatrix, Walker, Cat. Lcp. Het. i. p. 217. n. 20 (1854). 



Primaries dark brown ; a subcostal streak to beyond the end of the cell ; an interno- 

 median curved longitudinal streak to near external angle, and a slender abbreviated internal 

 line all carmine ; a subquadrate spot in the cell and an oblique irregular narrow postmedian 

 band ochreous ; two metallic-blue dots on the discocellulars and two at the base : secondaries 

 black-brown; a yellow patch on the abdominal margin, continued as a broad irregular angu- 

 lated discal carmine band to the costal nervure. Head and thorax black-brown ; frons and 

 collar spotted with metallic blue ; the tegulae bright ochreous ; abdomen brown, basal seg- 

 ments yellow, remaining segments with lateral metallic-blue dots. Primaries below with the 

 intemo-median streak considerably widened : secondaries with the outer half of the discal 

 band pale orange ; a blue spot at the end of the cell ; otherwise as above. Pectus and leg> 

 black-brown, trochanters of front pair of legs ochreous ; venter ochreous, the last two seg- 

 ments dark brown with lateral blue dots. Expanse of wings 2 inches G lines. 



Venezuela (Dyson). 



Histioea amazonica. (Plate XVIII. fig. 1.) 

 Histioea amazonica, Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. vol. xii. p. 362. n. 5 (1876). 



Allied to the preceding, but darker ; the primaries with more slender carmine streaks, 

 postmedian oblique band broader, darker, and not irregular : secondaries with a narrow trifid 

 oblique postmedian carmine fascia (no other markings). Body black-brown; head, collar, 

 and sides of abdomen spotted with metallic blue. Wings below with similar differences to 

 those of the preceding species. Expanse of wings 2 inches 5 to 10 lines. 



Ega and Villa Nova (Bates), East Peru (Degand). 



Histioea uranophila. (Plate XVIII. fig. 2.) 



Eucyaue uranophila, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. Swppl. v. p. 187-1 (1866). 



Primaries black-brown ; a subcostal metallic-green streak ; a green discocellular litura ; 

 two oblique green-edged hyaline white bands, interrupted by black veins, at first and second 



