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wing with the costal half white to just below the cell, the inner 

 half dark brown. Underside of fore wing with the basal half except 

 costal area and the terminal half below vein 2 whitish, the rest of 

 wing dark brown suffused with greenish blue ; hind wing brown 

 with the basal half to just below the cell suffused with greenish 

 blue. 



Hab. Surinam, Maroewym Valley, Aroewarwa Creek {Klages), 

 type t 6 hi Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 34 millim. 



*S78 a. Cerainidia bricenoi. (Plate XIII. fig. 13.) 



Ceramidia brieenoi, Roths. Nov. Zool. xix. p. 152 (1912). 



J . Head and thorax black-brown ; fronsand tegulae with metallic 

 blue spots, shaft of antennae above metallic blue ; fore coxae with 

 white spots ; legs tinged with metallic blue ; abdomen golden 

 cupreous brown, the base of dorsum black-brown with some metallic 

 blue, the 2nd segment with white lateral spots, and sublateral spots 

 on three basal segments. Fore wing black-brown suffused with 

 metallic green especially on basal half. Hind wing black-brown, 

 with the costal area whitish brown to beyond middle. Underside 

 of fore wing with the inner area whitish brown, a streak of whitish 

 scales below middle of costa ; hind wing suffused with metallic 

 green especially on basal half to below the cell. 



Hah. Venezuela, Sierra de Merida, Montan (Briceno), type f 

 3 in Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 48 millim. 



*879 a. Ceramidia painei. (Plate XIII. fig. 14.) 



Ceramidia painei, Roths. Nov. Zool. xix. p. 152 (1912). 



J . Head, thorax, and base of abdomen black-brown suffused with 

 metallic green ; tegulae pure white except at edges ; fore coxa? with 

 white patches ; the rest of abdomen golden bronze with lateral 

 white patches on 2nd and 3rd segments and sublateral series of 

 white spots. Fore wing black-brown suffused with metallic blue- 

 green especially on basal half. Hind wing black-brown with the 

 costal area paler to beyond middle. Underside of fore wing with 

 the inner area whitish brown, a streak of ochreous scales below 

 middle of costa .; hind wing suffused with metallic green especially 

 on basal half to below the cell. 



Hab. Colombia, Cauca, Corinto {Paine fy ErincJiJey), type f 

 d in Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 50 millim. 



*879 6. Ceramidia simplex. (Plate XIII. fig. 15.) 



Ceramidia simplex, Roths. Nov. Zool. xix. p. 152 (1912). 



6 ■ Head and thorax dark red-brown with some silvery patches ; 

 shoulders with crimson patches in front ; fore coxae with white 

 patches ; abdomen red-brown dorsally suffused with silvery green, 

 lateral white spots on 2nd segment and sublateral fasciae on basal 

 half. Fore wing red-brown with a silvery blue spot at base of 



