GYMNELIA. 117 



* 390/. Gymnelia simillima. 



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

 p. 472, pi. xiv. f. 44. 



c? . Head and thorax black-brown ; palpi, frons, and vertex of 

 bead yellow ; tegulae yellow with black spots ; patagia and pro- 

 thorax with yellow streaks, the meso- and metathurax with yellow 

 spots, the back of head and dorsum of thorax with some metallic 

 blue; pectus and legs yellow, the tibiae towards base and tarsi 

 towards extremities with black streaks; abdomen black-brown with 

 yellow bands on each segment, subdorsal and sublateral series of 

 metallic blue spots, the ventral valve at extremity and a band 

 beyond it yellow. Fore wing hyaline, the veins and margins nar- 

 rowly black; slight yellow streaks below basal half of costa and 

 a hove inner margin ; an apical black patch. Hind wing hyaline, 

 the veins and margins black, the inner margin j^ellow ; a black 

 patch on termen at vein 1 ; the underside with yellow fascia below 

 costa. 



Hah. Brazil, Amazons, type f 6 in Coll. Rothschild. Exp, 40 

 niillim. 



*390y. Gymnelia steinbachi. 



Cosmosoma steinbachi, Roths. Nov. Zool. xviii. p. 33 (1911), & xx. p. 472, 

 pi. xiv. f. 43. 



5 . Head and thorax black ; palpi yellow in front ; frons yellow 

 with black patch ; guise yellow ; tegulae yellow with black spots ; 

 patagia and dorsum of thorax at middle and sides with yellow 

 streaks ; the vertex of head and dorsum of thorax with some 

 metallic blue ; pectus with yellow patches ; fore femora and tibiae 

 streaked with yellow, the tarsi yellow except towards extremities ; 

 abdomen black, the two basal segments with broad yellow bands 

 and the other segments with narrow bands and subdorsal and sub- 

 lateral metallic blue spots, the ventral surface with broad yellow 

 hand at middle. Fore wing hyaline, the veins and margins narrowly 

 black ; two yellow points at base and some metallic blue in and 

 below the cell ; yellow fascia? below costa and above inner margin 

 except towards tornus ; a small black apical patch. Hind wing 

 hyaline, the veins and margins narrowly black; a black patch on 

 termen at vein 1 ; the underside with the costal area yellow to 

 beyond middle. 



Rah. Bolivia, Buenavista (Steinbach), typef + in Coll. Roth- 

 schild. E.vj>. 30 millim. 



390//. Gymnelia gaza, Schaus, trans, from Cosmosoma, no. 490. 



390 /. Gymnelia eusebia, Druce, trans, from Pwcilusoma, 

 no. 556. 



390J. Gymnelia tarapotensis, Druce, trans, from Cosmosoma, 

 no. Mil. 



