40 ZYGJ^NIDtE. 



PROCALYPTA, Butler. 

 Procalypta subcyanea. (Plate VIII. fig. 11.) 

 Euchroniia (Endera) 6iibcynnra, Walker, Cat. Lep. Bet. i. p. 230. n. 48 (1S54). 



Dark purplish brown : primaries with three large hyaline spots, one (with opaque lower 

 border) on interno-mcdian area, the second towards the end of the cell, the third bifid, beyond 

 the cell : secondaries with the costal area shining green, changing in some lights to opaline ; 

 three small hy r aline white spots in an oblique series : antenna: and head black ; collar black, 

 with a white spot on each side ; thorax with a white spot on each shoulder ; tegulae black, 

 with a white spot near the base ; abdomen blue at the sides. Interno-basal half of primaries 

 below and three submarginal squamosc spots blue-green ; inner margin pearly white : secon- 

 daries brilliant ultramarine, with a black patch running obliquely from the end of the cell to 

 the costa near apex : the wings in other respects as above : anterior trochanters snow-white ; 

 femora and tibia: streaked with blue and white. Expanse of wings 2 inches 1 line. 



Mexico (Hartweg). 



CERAMIDIA, Butler. 

 Ceramidia obscura, n. sp. (Plate XVI. fig. 5.) 



Above dark olive-brown : primaries with bronze reflections ; a metallic bronzy streak at 

 base of costal area : secondaries with the costal area dull brown ; two metallic green dots 

 between the eyes ; collar red at the sides ; metathorax with a central metallic bronze streak ; 

 basal segments of abdomen with an ill-defined central line and interrupted lateral streaks of 

 metallic bronze. Wings below bronzy green ; primaries with internal area brown : collar 

 scarlet at the sides ; trochanters sordid white, front pair with a central elongate blackish 

 spot ; venter sordid white in the centre, brown at the sides. Expanse of wings 1 inch 4 lines. 



Forest near Sobral, Rio Purus, 17th September, 1874 (J. IV. H. Trail). 



ANTICHLORIS, Hdlmer. 

 Antickloris antliracina. (Plate IX. fig. 7.) 

 Euchromia (Anyclcs) anthracina, WaVcer, Cat. Lep. Set. i. p. 253. n. 93 (1851). 



Wings above dark piccous : primaries with the apex broadly hyaline; secondaries with 

 the costal area broadly whitish sericeous. Body black; pectinated portion of antennas 

 purplish. Wings below paler than above: primaries with a curved white suhmedian streak: 

 secondaries with the costal area black; a white interno-basal streak. Body below dark 

 brown; collar with a lateral carmine dot; anterior trochanters and tarsi whitish; base of 

 venter covered by a silver transverse spot. Expanse of wings 1 inch 3 lines. 



Venezuela. 



