GYMNELIA .— MALLODETA . 19^^ 



below vein 2. Hind win.^ with the basal and inner areas black, 

 with slight hyaline streak in lower end of cell ; the rest of wing 

 hyaline, with the veins and an apical patch black. 



Hah. Ecuador, \ni2i]{Buchley). Typet in Coll. Druce. Eoap. 46 

 millira. 



*395. Gymnelia flavicornis. 



Calonotos flavicornis, Druce, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 373, pi. 39. f. 3 ; Kirby, 

 Cat. Het. p. 125. 



2 . Head and thorax black ; antenna? orange-yellow except the 

 base ; abdomen blue-black ; wings black with slight blue gloss. 

 Fore wing with two hyaline streaks in end of cell, a largo wedge- 

 shaped spot below the cell, and streak above vein 1 ; three hyaline 

 patches beyond the cell between veins 3 and 5, and elongate spots 

 above and below vein 6. Hind wing with elongate spot below the 

 cell, a spot between veins 2 and 4, and two elongate spots beyond 

 the cell. 



Hab. Ecuador, Loja. E.vp. 54 millim. Typcf in Coll. Druce. 



*396. Gymnelia herodes. 



Eupi/ra herodes, Druce, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 372, pi. 39. f. 1 ; Kirby, Oat. Het. 

 p. 124. 



(J . Head and thorax black ; antenna) white towards tips ; 

 tarsi with the 1st joint white ; abdomen metallic greenish ; wings 

 black shot with blue. Fore wings with the costal area greenish ; a 

 large hyaline subterminal patch between veins 8 and 3, the veins 

 crossing it black, and with its inner edge irregular. 



Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckley). Exp. 38 millim. Typef 

 in Coll. Druce. 



Genus MALLODETA. 



Type. 



X;yertrea, Wlk. i. 192 (1854), wecDoubl.Lep. 1846 clavata. 



MaUodeta, Bull. Journ. Linn. See, Zool. xii. p. 398 (1876) clavata. 



Proboscis well developed ; palpi upturned ; antenna bipectinate, with 

 moderate branches dilated at extremity and ending in bristles ; tibitc with the 

 spurs short ; abdomen with lateral tufts of hair on terminal segments. Fore 

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

 angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 2 and 4 stalked ; 

 3 and 5 absent; 6, 7 from upper angle. 



Sect. I. Palpi reaching above vertex of head, the 3rd joint moderate. 



A. Abdomen of male with ventral valve. 



a. Patagia and abdomen with crimson spots sanguipuncto. 



b. Patagia and abdomen without crimson spots. 



a^. Fore wing with two orange stripes above base of 



inner margin sortita. 



b^. Fore wing without orange stripes on inner area ... censors. 



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