38 ZYGJENID^E. 



Hyela astrifera, n. sp. (Plate XVII. fig. 2.) 



Wings hyaline white ; veins and borders black-brown ; primaries with a black spot at end 

 of cell. Body black ; head metallic green ; centre of prothorax, a row of indistinct dots down 

 the centre of abdomen, and two lateral basal dots, dull metallic green ; back of collar, inner 

 margin of tegulse, sides of metathorax, lateral tapering abdominal streaks, and the anal tuft 

 carmine ; anterior trochanters and hind tarsi white ; trochanters of second and third pairs of 

 legs and the coxpc rose-red; anus red. Expanse of wings 1 inch 2 lines. 



Braga, Rio Javary ; taken December 7, 1874 (/. W. H. Trail) . 



Hyela stipata. (Plate XIII. fig. 8.) 

 Glaucopis (Hyda) stipata, Walker, Cat.Lep. Ret. i. p. 184. n. 7S (1854). 



Wings hyaline white; veins, borders, apex, and a discoccllular litura in primaries, black. 

 Body black, with a greenish gloss ; head and collar spotted with white ; tegulse and centre of 

 thorax streaked with sordid whitish; abdomen with three rows of testaceous spots, the lateral 

 series interspersed with carmine dots ; anal tuft carmine ; pectus and legs white, varied with 

 brown ; venter cream-colour, with central series of triangular black spots ; lateral series of 

 red spots, and reddish hairs round the anus. Expanse of wings 1 inch 4 lines. 



Para (Bates) . 



EUNOMIA, Htibner. 



Eunoniia andromacha. (Plate XIII. fig. 3.) 



Sphinx andromacha, Fabricius, Sp. Ins. ii. p. 161. n. 20 (1781). 



Eunomia andromacha, Riibner, Verz.bek. Schmett. p. 125. n. 1357 (1810). 



Glaucopis (Diaia) iinalis, Walter, Cat. Lep. Ret. i. p. 100. a. S8 (1854). 



Wings hyaline white; veins, bases, borders, and a discoccllular litura in primaries, black. 

 Body black; a spot on each shoulder white; a streak on inner margin of tcguhe metallic 

 greenish blue; anal segment and tuft deep orange; palpi below, trochanters, and base of 

 venter snow-white. Expanse of wings 1 inch 2 to 4 lines. 



Para (Ihilrs), Venezuela (Dyson). 



TRICHURA, Buhner. 

 Trichura latifascia. (Plate XI. fig. 7.) 

 Glaucopis (Trichura) latifascia, Walker, Cat. Lcp. Wet. i. p. 103. n. 01 ( 1851). 



Wings hyaline white; veins, borders, and a bar on discoccllulars of primaries, black. 

 Body greenish black; head, collar, and thorax spotted with metallic blue-green: body below 

 purplish ; pectus spotted at the sides with green ; palpi below, coxae, and trochanters, white; 

 femora with purplish or green streaks; base of venter white. Expanse of wings 1 inch 1 to 

 1 lines. 



I'ara (Bates). 



