SYNTOMEIDA. — EUPYEA. 23 



SYNTOMEIDA, Harris. 



Syntomeida ferox. (Plate X. fig. 7.) 



Glaucopis euterpe. Herrich-Sehaffer, Aussl. Schmett. fig. 430. 



Euchromia (Hippola) ferox, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 223. n. 31 (1854). 



Primaries dark bronzy green, bluish towards apex ; two minute cream-coloured spots, 

 separated by the third median branch : secondaries dark blue-green, with purple borders ; 

 base of costal area cupreous; a hyaline white streak near abdominal margin. Body red ; the 

 antennae, frons, crest, greater part of tegulae, three spots on metathorax, the ■.interior half 

 and posterior margin of eacli of the abdominal segments, and the greater part of the pectus 

 and legs, blue-black. Expanse of wings 1 inch 9 lines. 



United States. 



Syntomeida epilais. (Plate VIII. fig. 5.) 



Euchromia (Hira) epilais, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 227. n. 42 (1854). 



Primaries above dark green ; a rounded spot on interno-median area, a second, smaller, 

 within the end of the cell, a third, small and bifid, beyond the end of the cell, a fourth, 

 large, unequally bifid, cut by the third median branch, white : secondaries black-brown, paler 

 towards the base, with a central white spot. Body dark blue-green; a spot on each shoulder, 

 two spots at base of abdomen, two lateral abdominal spots, two lateral spots on basal 

 segments of venter, the base of second pair of tarsi, the proximal two thirds of hind pair, and 

 the coxae, white; two last segments of abdomen deep red. Expanse of wings 2 inches 1 line. 



Honduras {Dyson). 



Syntomeida? tina. (Plate VIII. fig. 9.) 



Euchromia (Tipulodes) tina, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 233. n. 51 (1854). 

 Sphenoptera batesii, Felder, Reise der Nov. Lep. tab. cii. fig. 35 (1874). 



Black : primaries with a metallic green discoidal streak, a green dot at the base, and a 

 broad postmediau orange band. Body darker than the wings. Head with a green spot oh 

 the crest ; base of tegulae and a spot on each shoulder green ; metathorax with a central 

 green spot ; abdomen with an interrupted green dorsal line, and lateral green bands ; venter 

 with interrupted lateral green bands ; coxae green. Expanse of wings 1 inch 8 lines. 



Rio Grande. 



The abdomen of this species is more constricted than in the other species of Syntomeida, 

 and the palpi are longer. 



EUPYRA, Herrich-Sehaffer. 



Eupyra ignita. (Plate X. fig. 8.) 



Eupyra ignita, Herrich-Sehaffer, Aussl. Schmett. i. pi. 13. fig. 55. 

 Euchromia (Chrysocale) ignita, Waller, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 209. n. 5 (1854). 



Blue-black: primaries with a small hyaline discoidal spot, and a second larger spot just 



