napata. 203 



the basal joint white in front ; some brilliant metallic blue on. 

 irons, between antennae, on back of head, tegulae, patagia, and 

 dorsum of thorax, on pectus and legs ; fore coxae white in front, 

 the tibiae with white streaks ; abdomen with diffused dorsal blue 

 fascia and segmental lines, the ventral surface white. Fore wing 

 black with brilliant metallic blue suffusion below basal half of 

 costa, in cell, in submedian interspace to near termen, below vein 1, 

 and above base of vein 2, and two slight streaks beyond the cell 

 above veins 6 and 5 ; an apical white patch. Hind wing black 

 with brilliant blue suffusion in cell, in submedian interspace to 

 near termen, and on base of inner margin ; the inner area greyish ; 

 a small apical white patch ; cilia tipped with white from vein 2 to 

 torn us. 



J[(il>. Peru, La Merced {Watkins), type f J in Coll. Joicey. 

 E.rj). 42 millim. 



*909«. Napata pseudolelex. (Plate XIV. fig. 20.) 



Napata pseudolelex, Eoths. Nov. Zool. xix. p. 155 (1912). 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown, the frons, vertex 

 of head, tegulae, shoulders, streaks on patagia. and patches on 

 meso- and metathorax brilliant metallic blue ; femora and tibiae 

 streaked with blue ; abdomen with dorsal series of slight blue spots 

 and lateral and sublateral series of blue patches. Fore wing black- 

 brown with metallic blue spot at base of costa and short fascia on 

 base of vein 1 ; cilia white towards apex. Hind wing black-brown 

 with white patch at apex. Underside of fore wing with the ret- 

 inaculum white followed by a streak below median nervure and a 

 patch in cell towards extremity ; hind wing with metallic blue 

 fascia? in upper part of cell and on inner margin and slight streak 

 on median nervure. 



Ab. 1. Underside of both wings with metallic blue spots beyond 

 upper and lower angles of cell. — Cauca. 



Hab. Colombia, Bogota, Cauca ; Venezuela ; Ecuador, 

 Zamora {Baron), type f $ in Coll. Kothschild. Exp. 38-40 

 millim. 



*!)11 a. Napata atalanta. (Plate XIV. fig. 21.) 



Napata atalanta, Druce, A.M.N. H. (7) iii. p. 230 (1S99). 



6 . Black ; palpi in front and frons white ; vertex of head, 

 tegulae, and patagia with blue patches ; coxrc and stripes on femora 

 and tibial' white ; abdomen with slight dorsal white line on proximal 

 segments and bands on 5th and 0th segments, a lateral series of 

 blue patches, the ventral surface white to beyond middle. Fore 

 wing with diffused semihyaline fascia in and below the cell ; cilia 

 white at apex. Hind wing with the inner area white on underside. 

 Hab. Brazil, Amazons {Leech), type f J in Coll. Joicey. 

 Exp. 2^ millim. 



