212 AKCTIAD^. 



the veins crossing it black. Hind wing suffused with brilliant 

 metallic blue ; a crimson subterminal band from below costa to vein 

 1 expanding towards apex and at vein 2, the veins crossing it black. 

 Underside of fore wing with some metallic blue below the cell near 

 base, a U-shaped crimson band from middle of cell and below costa 

 beyond middle to submedian fold ; hind wing with the basal area 

 metallic blue with irregular outer edge, the crimson subterminal 

 band without black on the veins. 



c?. Hind wing with the subterminal band reduced to small spots 

 above veins 2 and 3 and on underside, not reaching below submedian 

 fold ; abdomen with crimson ventral patch instead of bands. 



Hah. Bolivia, Songo (Garlepp), 2 $; Peru, Chanchamayo, 1 (S . 

 Exp. 44-46 millim. Typef in Coll. Druce. 



1619. Diospage chrysobasis, n. sp. (Plate XLIII. fig. 13.) 



5. Black; frons metallic blue-green; palpi, vertex of head, 

 tegulse, pro- meso- and metathorax, pectus and legs with metallic 

 green spots ; abdomen with metallic green segmental lines not 

 meeting on dorsum, the ventral surface crimson from 3rd segment 

 to extremity. Pore wing with the basal half golden, leaving the 

 veins black, its outer edge sinuous; an oblique postmedial crimson 

 band from just below costa to vein 3 ; cilia white at apex. Hind 

 wing with the basal area shot with brilliant blue ; a terminal 

 crimson band with dentate inner edge, ending just above tornus. 



Hah. Colombia, Bogota, 1 $ type. E,v]). 48 millim. 



1620. Diospage cleasa. 



Charidm Cleasa, Druce, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 380, pi. 40. f. 3 ; Kirby, Cat Het. 

 p. 162. 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown ; frons, vertex of 

 head, tegulae, metathorax, and legs with patches of metallic blue- 

 green ; abdomen with metallic green patches on lateral tubercles 

 followed by series of lateral purple patches, the ventral surface 

 banded with scarlet except at base. Pore wing black, the basal 

 half obscurely suffused with yellow-green ; traces of the postmedial 

 crimson band of underside. Hind wing black, with brilliant blue 

 basal patch in and below cell ; the terminal area with traces of the 

 crimson of underside. Underside with patches of blue at base and 

 specks at angles of cell ; fore wing with broad postmedial crimson 

 band excurved at middle ; hind wing with the terminal area 

 crimson with irregular inner edge, on costa extending to middle ; 

 veins 4, 5 on a long stalk. 



Hah. Colombia, Bogota ( Chesterton) ; Ecuador, Paramba {Rosen- 

 herg), 1 (S . Kvjo. 46 millim. Typef in Coll. Druce. 



