EPiscEPsis. 387 



with paired orange spots ; fore coxse white ; abdomen metallic blue, 

 the dorsal patch of hair fuscous, the ventral surface white to near 

 extremity which is fuscous. Fore wing fuscous brown, the veins 

 paler ; an apical dirty-white patch. Hind wing fuscous tinged with 

 blue, some hyaline in, below, and beyond cell ; the tufts of hair on 

 inner area white. 



Hah. Honduras, Belize (BlancaneaiLv), 1 c^* , type. Godman- 

 Salvin Coll. Exp. 32 millim. 



859. Episcepsis gnoma. 



Heliuragnoma, Butl. 111. Het. i. ]).44, pi. 16. f. 2 (1877) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 

 p. 164. 



Head and thorax fuscous black ; palpi white below ; back of 

 head and shoulders with paired crimson spots ; fore coxa3 white : 

 legs streaked with white ; abdomen brilliant metallic blue, the 

 dorsal patch of hair fuscous ; the ventral surface blackish, with white 

 patches on first three segments. Fore wing fuscous black, the veins 

 pale. Hind wing blackish shot with blue ; hyaline streaks in, 

 below, and beyond cell ; the tufts of hair on inner area of male 

 yellowish white. 



Hah. Amazons, 11. Padaniiy {Trail), 1 6 type; Hio Janeiro, 1 $ . 

 Exp. 30 millim. 



860. Episcepsis lamia. 



Helium lamia, Butl. 111. Het. i. p. 44, pi. 16. f. 3 (1877); Kirby, Cat. Het. 

 p. 164. 



(S . Head and thorax fuscous brown ; two scarlet spots on back of 

 head and two on lower part of tegula3 ; fore coxa3 crimson ; 



Fig. 195. — Episcepsis lamia, (^ . \. 



abdomen metaUic blue-green, with the rough hair at base blackish ; 

 the ventral surface fuscous, with sublateral white lines on basal half. 

 Fore wing uniform fuscous brown. Hind wing black shot with 

 blue ; hyaline streaks in, below, and beyond cell ; the tuft on 

 inner area whitish. 



Ab. 1. Spots on back of bead and fore coxae yellow. — Coll. 

 Staudinger. 



Hah. Amazons, Rio V\ims{Trail),2 J, type. Exjp. 34 millim. 



2c 2 



