EPiscEPsis. 385 



at base. Fore wing with vein 3 from near angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 

 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the 

 cell long ; vein 2 from long before angle ; 3, 4 from angle ; 5 from well above 

 angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; male usually with a fold on inner area above 

 containing a tuft of long hair. 



Sect. I. Hind wing of male with the tornus produced to a point. 



A. Male with the tuft of hair from abdomen behind stigmata, the 

 inner margin of hind wing very short. 



855. Episcepsis melanitis. 



Centronla ncelanitis, Hiibn. Zutr. ex. Schmett. i. p. 19, ff. 93, 94 (1827) ; 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 402. 



(^ . Black-brown ; the tufts on abdomen and fold on inner margin 

 of hind wing- white ; palpi white in front ; legs striped with white 

 abdomen with sli":ht lateral segmental lines and subventral series 



Fig. 193. — Episcepsis melanitis, (^ . \. 



of white spots. Fore wing with oblique golden-yellow band from 

 middle of costa almost reaching tornus ; cilia white at apex. 

 Underside shot with brilliant blue. 



Hah. Br. Guiana, 2 cS . Eay. 54 millim. 



B. Male with the tuft of hair from base of hind wing, the inner 

 margin long. 



a. Fore coxjb crimson lenegus. 



b. Fore coxie white thetis. 



850. Episcepsis lenaeus. 



Sphinx lenmis, Cram. Pap. Exot. iii. pi. 248. G- (1780); Druce, Biol. 

 Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 74; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 164. 



c^ . Head and thorax fuscous brown ; back of head and 

 shoulders with paired crimson spots ; fore coxa^ crimson ; abdomen 

 metallic blue, the dorsal patch of hair brown ; the ventral surface 

 fuscous, with white patches on first three segments. Fore wing- 

 fuscous brown, with apical white patch. Hind wing fuscous with 

 a slight bluish tinge ; some hyaline in, below, and beyond cell ; the 

 tuft on inner area white. 



$ . Abdomen without white patches below. 

 TOL. I. 2 c 



