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477 a. Cosmosoma myrodora. (Plate VIII. fig. 4.) 



Cosmosoma myrodora, Dyar, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. xv. p. 226 (1907). 



Head black-brown with some metallic blue on irons and vertex 

 of head, the tips of antenna? white ; thorax scarlet with some black 

 and blue on tegulae and shoulders, the outer edge of patagia with 

 black streak ; abdomen black-brown with the 1st segment and 

 broad subdorsal fasciae on four basal segments scarlet, a dorsal 

 series of blue spots and subdorsal spots on terminal segment, the 

 ventral surface black-brown with white lateral spots on the valve 

 of male. Fore wing hyaline with the veins and margins brown, 

 the terminal band expanding widely on apical area. Hind wing 

 hyaline, the veins and margins brown, the terminal band expanding 

 somewhat towards apex and tornus. 



Bab. U.S.A., Florida, Haulover. H, 1 $ , Indian 11., Palm 

 Beach, Miami. Exp., 6 38, $ 44 millim. 



478. Cosmosoma sectinota, insert (syn.) : — 



Cosmosoma rubrobasalis, Lathy, Entom. xxxii. p. 116 (1899). 



*478 a. Cosmosoma rubritarsis. (Plate VIII. fig. 5.) 



Cosmosoma rubritarsis, Schaus, A. M. N. H. (8) vii. p. 176 (1911). 



2 . Head and thorax black, the vertex of head with some 

 metallic blue, the tegulae and shoulders with metallic blue spots ; 

 pectus below and legs to near extremity of femora crimson, the 

 tarsi streaked with crimson ; abdomen black, the basal segment 

 with crimson spot at sides, the next four segments crimson with 

 dorsal and lateral series of triangular black spots and the ventral 

 surface black, the extremity with some metallic blue. Fore wing 

 hyaline, the veins and margins black ; a black discoidal lunule con- 

 joined to the costal area ; the terminal black bind expanding 

 widely on apical area and moderately below vein 2. Hind wing 

 hyaline, the veins and margins black, the terminal band expanding 

 somewhat towards apex. 



Rah. Costa Rica, Guapiles (Schaus), type f $ hi U.S. Nat. 

 Mus. Exp. 42 millim. 



*480a. Cosmosoma mathani. (Plate VIII. fig. 6.) 



Cosmosoma mathani, Roths. A. M. N. H. (8) v. p. 507 (1910). 



c?. Head and thorax black glossed with blue, the frons, vertex 



of head, teguke at middle, and patagia at base with metallic blue 

 spots, the metathorax with metallic blue streak ; antennae white at 

 tips; coxae and base of femora orange-yellow; abdomen orange- 

 yellow, the basal segment and three terminal segments black, a 

 dorsal series of metallic blue spots, lateral series of blue spot- 

 obsolescent on the yellow segments, the ventral valve white. Fore 



