SEEIPHA. 377 



Gemis SERIPHA. 



lype. 



Seripha, Wlk. ii. 441 (1854) cmlicolor. 



Colletria, Nolk. & Zell. Hor. Ent. Soc. Eoss. xii. p. 76 (1876) calicolor. 



Proboscis fully developed; palpi porreet, extending just beyond the frons ; 

 antenna of male laminate, the medial part of shaft dilated ; bind tibit\2 with 

 the medial spurs absent; abdomen of male with subdorsal tufts of long hair 

 recvirved towards thorax, the anal tufts largely developed. Fore wing with 

 vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from below upper angle ; 

 7,8 stalked; 9 absent; 10 free ; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with 

 vein 2 from well before angle of cell ; 3, 4 coincident ; 5 from just below 

 middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 



Sect. I. Antennae of female with the medial part of shaft very strongly 

 dilated ; hind wing of male with the tornal area lobed and fringed 

 with long hair ; a tuft of hair on underside near middle of inner 

 margin. 



801. Seripha pyrrhocrocis. 



Colletria pyrrhocrocis, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 139. f. 7 (1875) ; Nolk. & Zell. 

 Hor. Ent. Soc. Ross. xii. p. 80, pi. iii. (1876) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 901. 



Uniform metallic silvery blue ; antenuse white towards tips ; 



Fig. 290. — Seripha pyrrhocrocis, (J. f. 



male with the tufts of hair on abdomen and inner margin of hind 

 wing orange. Hind wing rather more purplish blue. 



Hah. Colombia, Bogota, Zell. Coll., 11 (5^, 6 §, type. Exp. 

 22 millim. 



Sect. II. Antennse with the shaft les.s dilated at middle ; hind wing of male 

 with the tornal area not lobed and without tuft of hair on inner 

 margin. 



802. Seripha coelicolor. 



Seripha cmlicolor, Wlk. ii. 441 (1854) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 87. 

 Silvery metallic blue ; male with the tufts of hair on abdomen 



291. — Seripha coelicolor, ^. 



fulvous. Hiud wing rather more purplish blue. 



Mab. Yenezuela, 1 cJ , 3 $ , type. Kvp. 18 millim. 



