GYMNELIA.. 1 L3 



* 388 a, Gymnelia carabayana. 



CosvnosOrfta carabayavMm, Roths. Nov. Zool. xviii. p. 32 (1911), & xx. 

 p. 471, pi. xiv. f.39. 



3 . Head and thorax black ; palpi yellow except 3rd joint ; frons 

 yellow with black patch below ; the back of head and tegulse near 

 tips with yellow bands ; patagia edged with yellow in front and 

 above; dorsum of thorax with slight yellow streak ; pectus black 

 and yellow ; legs yellow with black streaks on femora and base of 

 tibia 1 , the tarsi black at extremities ; abdomen black with yellow 

 bands on four basal segments interrupted dorsally, except on two basal 

 segments, by silvery blue spots, the terminal segments with silvery 

 blue bands, lateral series of silvery blue spots, the ventral surface 

 yellow except the terminal segments. Hind wing hyaline, the 

 veins and margins narrowly black ; some yellow at base and yellow 

 streaks below basal half of costa and above inner margin ; a small 

 apical black patch with irregular inner edge. Hind wing hyaline, 

 the veins and margins black, the inner area yellow at middle, black 

 at base and tornus ; the underside with the cell except lower 

 extremity and the median nervure yellow. 



Hah. Peru, Carabaya, St. Domingo (Ocfrriideit), type t 6* in 

 Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 38 millim. 



* 38S b. Gymnelia bricenoi. 



Cosmosoma bricenoi, Roths, Nov. Zool. xviii. p. 32 (1911), & xx. p. 471, 

 pi. xiv. f. 38. 



5 • Head and thorax black ; frons orange with black centre ; 

 teguke with orange bands at base and tips; patagia with orange 

 stripe ; gulae orange ; coxae and fore femora behind orange ; abdo- 

 men black with orange bands on 2nd to 5th segments, those on 4th 

 and 5th interrupted dorsally by metallic blue spots, the terminal 

 segments with metallic blue bands, the ventral surface black. Fore 

 wing hyaline, the veins and margins narrowly black ; slight yellow 

 streaks below basal part of costa and above inner margin ; an apical 

 black patch with irregular inner edge. Hind wing hyaline, the 

 veins, margins, and inner area black ; the underside with pale yel- 

 lowish streak in upper part of cell. 



Hab. Venezuela, Merida (Briceno), type t § in Coll. Roth- 

 schild. Exp. 34 millim. 



* 388 c. Gymnelia metallica. 



Cosmosoma metalUcum, Roths. Nov. Zool. xviii. p. 33 (1911), & xx. 

 p. 472, pi. xiv. f. 45. 



5 . Head and thorax black with patches of brilliant metallic 

 green on the frons, vertex of head, tegula?, patagia, meso- and meta- 

 thorax, coxse, femora, and tibia? ; abdomen black with narrow yellow 



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