376 AMATIDyE. 



*1165 b. Ctenucha reducta. (Plate XXI. fig. 24.) 



Ctenucha ml acta, Eoths. Nov. Zool. xix. p. 184 (1912). 



Head and thorax black tinged with silvery bluish ; the upper edge 

 of patagia with deep scarlet streak ; eyes with line white ring ; palpi 

 at base and pectus at sides in front deep scarlet ; hind tibiae at 

 extremities white ; abdomen black-brown suffused with metallic 

 blue. Fore wing black-brown tinged with blue ; the basal half of 

 costal edge deep scarlet ; the median nervure and veins 6, 4, Hand 1 

 to towards termen and base of vein 2 with deep scarlet streaks; 

 cilia white with some brown at base. Hind wing black-brown 

 suffused with blue ; cilia white. Underside of both wings suffused 

 with blue ; retinaculum white. 



Ab. 1. Markings of head, thorax, and fore wing yellow. 



Ab. 2. Base of palpi and streaks on patagia white, pectus in 

 front at sides orange- scarlet, legs striped with white ; fore wing 

 with the streaks fine and white. 



Hab. Peru, Carabaya, Oconeque (OckritJr/i), type f cf in Coll. 

 Rothschild, Limbani {Ochen&en), Agualani {Ocken&eri), Carobas 

 (Simons). Exp. 10 millim. 



1165. Ctenucha venosa, insert (syn.) : — 

 Ctenucha tigrina, Streck. Lep. Rhop. & Het., Suppl, ii. p. 4 (1899). 



1166. Ctenucha sanguinaria, insert : — 



Ctenucha cressonana, Grote, Proc. Eiit. Soc. Phil. ii. p. 64, pi. 8. fig - 

 (1803) 



which has precedence. 



Ab. 1. lutea, Grote, Can. Ent. xxxiv. p. 104 (1902). 



Fore wing with the costa scarlet, the streaks on the veins orange, 

 the streak on vein 6 absent. 



Hab. U.S.A., Colorado, New Mexico. Exp . 46 millim. 



1173 rt. Ctenucha projecta. (Plate XXI. fig. 25.) 



Ctenucha projecta, Dogn. Le Nat. (2) xviii. p. 67 (1904). March. 

 Ctenucha albulineata, Druce, A. M.N. H.(7)xiii. p. 241 (1904). Apr. 



cS . Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown mixed with metallic 

 blue. Fore wing black-brown, the veins darker; a small metallic 

 blue spot at base ; a narrow white fascia from base through the 

 cell to near termen above vein 5, slightly expanding at extremity 

 where there is a white spot above it above vein 6. Hind wing 

 black-brown ; a broad white fascia beyond the cell above vein 5, 

 ending well before termen and at its extremity expanding to above 

 vein 7. 



Hab. N. Peru. Huancabamba. 10,000', 1 cS . Exp. 16 millim. 



