PREPIELLA. G05 



751 a. Prepiella phcenicolopha, n. sp. (Plate XXXV. fig. G.) 



c? . Head and thorax dark brown with a bluish gloss ; pectus, 

 legs, and abdomen paler brown, the last with the extremity of 

 3rd segment, the 4th segment, and lateral tufts pale crimson. Fore 

 wing dark brown. Hind wing crimson, the costal area and termen 

 to vein 4 dark brown. 



Sab. Ecuador, Quevedo, 1 6 type. Exp. 14 millim. 



751 b. Prepiella procridia. (Plate XXXV. fig. 7.) 



Prepiella procridia, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xv. p. 435 (1905). 



6 . Head and thorax fuscous shot with metallic green ; abdomen 

 fuscous, the tufts on 3rd segment fulvous, the ventral surface shot 

 with metallic green. Fore wing fuscous, the costal half and termen 

 suffused with golden metallic green. Hind wing fuscous brown, 

 the hair on tornal lobe fulvous. 



Hab. Paraguay, Sapucay (Foster), 1 d type. Exp. 20 millim. 



*753 a. Prepiella convergens. (Plate XXXV. fig. 8.) 



Prepiella convergens, Schaus, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. xxix. p. 199 (1905). 



d . Head and thorax yellowish white ; abdomen yellow tinged 

 with crimson. Fore wing yellow ; the basal area streaked with 

 black from costa to submedian fold ; a strong medial black line, 

 angled outwards below costa to near the postmedial line, then 

 oblique and slightly sinuous; a crimson spot beyond the cell, 

 oblique streak below end of cell and some suffusion on inner 

 margin ; the postmedial line strong, black, very oblique, slightly 

 excurved from below costa to tornns, the veins beyond it with 

 prominent black streaks not quite reaching termen on which there 

 is a black line. Hind wing yellow with apical black patch narrowing 

 to a point at vein 2. 



Hab. Fr. Guiana, St. Jean Maroni, type f c? in U.S. Nat. 

 Mus. Exp. 14 millim. 



754 a. Prepiella radicans. (Plate XXXV. fig. 9.) 



Prepiella radicans, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xv. p. 435 (1905). 

 Prepiella strigillata, Roths. Nov. Zool. xx. p. 198 (1913). 



Head and thorax yellow; antenna' black except at base ; fore 

 and mid tibiae with black bands; abdomen yellow slightly tinged 

 with crimson. Fore wing bright yellow, with slight crimson 

 streaks in discal and submedian folds; the terminal area tinged 

 with crimson; a black spot at base of costa followed by a black 

 streak below costa; short black streaks on the veins before the 

 antemedial line which is oblique from costa to submedian fold, 

 then incurved; postmedial line irregular, oblique from costa to 

 subterminal line at vein 4 and emitting short streaks on the veins, 



