14 AMEEICAN LEPIDOPTEEA. 



with the apex broadly grey. Head grey, collar yellow. Thorax grey. Abdomen 

 yellow. 



Expanse 24 millim. 



Hab. Petropolis, Brazil. 



Brycea peruviana. (Tab. II. fig. 16.) 



Brycea peruviana, Schaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. ] 892, p. 283. 



Wings black ; a broad orange longitudinal streak from the base to nearly the outer 

 margin on both the primaries and secondaries, the former having also a transverse 

 subapical orange spot. Head and thorax black. Tegulae orange. Abdomen black, 

 orange laterally. 



Expanse 35 millim. 



Hab. Peru. 



Ardonea metallica. (Tab. II. fig. 8.) 



Ardonea metallica, Schaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 284. 



Primaries above greenish black. Secondaries metallic blue. Underneath all the 

 wings metallic bluish green. Head and thorax black. Abdomen dark green. 



Expanse 30 millim. 



Hab. Peru. 



Eudnle venata. (Tab. II. fig. 7.) 



Eudule venata, Schaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 284. 



Wings orange-red ; the primaries with the apex and outer margin black ; the sub- 

 costal and median veins black ; a black streak in the cell, and a long black streak 

 below the median vein ; a transverse subapical black line from the costa to the middle 

 of the outer margin. Secondaries with the apex broadly black ; the outer margin 

 narrowly black. Body orange. 



Expanse 20 millim. 



Hab. Peru. 



Eudule aurata. (Tab. II. fig. 6.) 



Eudule aurata, Schaus, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1892, p. 284. 



Primaries above golden yellow ; the subcostal vein and base of median vein black ; 

 a large dusky circle on the outer half of the wing connected by a dusky line with the 

 inner angle. Secondaries above golden yellow ; an irregular dusky line starting from 

 the base and following the contour of the wing to the anal angle. Underneath the 

 wings are yellow, the costal margin of the primaries black. Body yellow. 



Expanse 25 millim. 



