HISTI^A. 313 



687. Histisea cepheus. 



Sphinx cepheus, Cram. Pap. Exot. iii, pi. 197. E (1780) ; Kirby, Oat. Het. 

 p. 120. 



Black-brown ; vertex of head, metathorax, and legs with metallic 

 blue spots ; frons and patagia often with yellow spots ; fore coxje 

 often with yellow patches ; abdomen with rather narrow yeUow 

 bands on first three segments, incomplete above, followed by a lateral 

 series of metallic blue spots ; underside with yellow band also on 

 4th segment. Fore wing with metallic blue spot at base, followed 

 by slight crimson streaks below costa, median nervure, and base of 

 vein 2 ; two blue spots on discocellulars ; an obsolescent greyish 

 spot in end of cell and series of four beyond the cell, the two 

 lower displaced outwards. Hind wing with large crimson patch 

 below the cell, and oblique maculate postmedial band beyond it. 

 Underside of fore wing with distinct crimson markings and pale 

 yellow spots. 



Hab. Trinidad (Broachvai/) ; Venezuela, 4 J , $ . Exp. 64- 

 72 millim. 



*688. Histiaea boliviana. (Plate XI. fig. 10.) 

 Histiaa boliviana, Druce, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 493 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 120. 



c? . Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown ; frons with yellow 

 patch ; vertex of head, tegula), and metathorax with metallic blue 

 points ; patagia with yellow spots ; abdomen with yellow bands 

 on 2nd and 3rd segments, partially interrupted dorsally by blue 

 points, and followed by a ventral yellow band on 4th segment and 

 lateral and sublateral series of blue points ; wings brown. Eore 

 wing with blue points at base below cell and at lower angle ; short 

 crimson basal streaks below costa and cell ; two wedge-shaped 

 yellow spots in end of cell conjoined outwardly ; two obsolescent 

 yellowish fasciae in submedian interspace, conjoined and terminating 

 below middle of vein 2 ; an oblique postmedial series of yellow 

 spots between veins 3 and 7, the spot above vein 3 small. Hind 

 wing with small crimson spot in cell ; a large patch below the cell 

 extending nearly to termen and slightly confluent with a large 

 patch beyond the cell. Underside of fore wing with the streaks 

 in submedian interspace crimson. 



Bab. Bolivia (^Bucliey). Kvj). Q8 millim. Type t in Coll. 

 Druce. 



*689. Histisea maon. (Plate XI. fig. 11.) 

 Histicea maon, Druce, A. M. N. H. (6) xviii. p. 29 (1896). 



2 . Black-brown ; vertex of head, tegulge, and metathorax with 

 blue points ; abdomen dorsally brilliant metallic blue except at 

 base, and a sublateral series of points. Fore wing with blue points 

 at base and discoidal bar ; a crimson streak below costa, obsolescent 

 spot in middle of cell, and two streaks in submedian interspace 



