BELEMNIASTIS. — STENOPHiEA. 



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near termen, its irregular outer edge produced at middle. Under- 

 side of fore wing with metallie blue fascia in and below cell and 

 spots at angles of cell ; hiud wing suffused with brilliant blue on 

 costa to middle, in cell to the spots at angles and below the cell to 

 near termen. 



Hah. Be. Guiana, type f in Coll. Druce ; Amazons, Pebas 

 (MicheUi), 1 c^ . Exp. 50 millim. 



Genus STENOPH^A, nov. 



Type, 8. pollinia. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, reaching just beyond the frons ; 

 antennse of male bipectinate, with moderate branches ; tibias with the spurs 

 moderate ; abdomen with the anal tuft largely developed. Fore wing long 

 and narrow ; vein 3 from near angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper 

 angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell long, vein 3 

 from near angle, 5 from just above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 from 

 beyond middle of cell. 



A. Abdomen orange-red with black segmental lines pollinia. 



B. Abdomen black-brown salatis. 



1625. Stenophaea pollinia. 



Ctenucha pollinia, Boisd. Lep. Guat. p. 83 (1870) ; Druce, Biol. Centr.- 

 Am., Het. ii. p. 360, pi. 73. f. 8 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 175. 



c^ . Head and thorax black-brown ; palpi orange ; back of head 

 with two orange patches ; tegulse in front and shoulders orange ; 



coxae orange ; abdomen 

 orange-red with segmental 

 black lines expanding into 

 a dorsal series of spots ; 

 the anal tuft tipped with 

 crimson ; lateral black 

 stripes and a ventral band 

 Fig. 123.— Slenophcea pollinia, cS ■ {■ "®^^ extremity. Fore 



wing fuscous brown with 

 orange costal fascia tapering to apex ; cilia yellow at tips. Hind 

 wing brown, with hyaline streak in lower part of cell and patch 

 below the cell extending to inner margin ; the costal area tinged 

 with yellow ; cilia whitish at tips. 



Hab. Mexico, Durango City {Becker), 1 <S , Godman-Salvin Coll. ; 

 HoNDUKAs, type in Coll. Oberthur. Exp. 34 millim. 



1626. Stenophsea salatis. 



Ctenucha salatis, Boisd. Lep. Guat. p. 83 (1870) ; Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., 

 Het. ii. p. 360, pi. 73. f. 5 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 175. 



S . Dark brown ; back of head with pair of orange spots ; neck 

 with some scarlet scales ; shoulders orange ; fore coxae striped with 

 orange at sides, scarlet behind ; abdomen black-brown. Fore wing 

 uniform dark brown. Hind wing black-brown, with slight hyaline 



