LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1873 



Female, Deep black. Head white on each side between the 

 eyes. Palpi white-striped, obliquely ascending, not rising higher 

 than the vertex; third joint linear, not more than one-fourth of the 

 length of the second. Antennae very minutely serrated. Pectus 

 with white spots on each side. Abdomen blue, white beneath, not 

 extending beyond the hind wings. Legs white-striped. Wings 

 ample ; markings semihyaline. Fore wings with three little longi- 

 tudinal white streaks near the middle of the costa, and with three 

 longer oblique white streaks near the interior angle; an exterior 

 broad oblique abbreviated white band. Hind wings blue in some 

 aspects; a submarginal band of lanceolate white streaks. Length 

 of the body 11 lines; of the wings 36 lines. . 



a. New Grenada. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



ESTHEMA SPECIOSA. 



Fcem. Cyanea ; oculi albo marginati ; palpi albo vittati; antenna 

 subpectinatce ; abdomen atro fasciatum, segmentis subtus albo 

 marginatis ; pedes albo vittati ; alee subtus basi virides, fascia 

 postmedia alba lata, fimbria albo marginata ; posticce puncto 

 basali albo, fimbria albo unipunctata ; posticce fascia strigas 

 emittente, fimbria postica alba. 



Female. Deep bright blue. Eyes white-bordered. Proboscis 

 pale testaceous. Palpi white-striped, ascending somewhat above 

 the vertex; third joint linear, about half the length of the second. 

 Antennae slightly pectinated. Abdomen not extending beyond the 

 hind wings, with broad black bands, which disappear in some aspects ; 

 hind borders of the segments white beneath. Legs black in some 

 aspects, striped with white. Wings black in some aspects, with a 

 broad white postmedial band, which is intersected by black streaks 

 along the veins; fringe white at the tips; under side brilliant green 

 at the base. Fore wings with a white point at the base and with a 

 white point on the hind part of the fringe. Hind wings with the 

 band emitting streaks towards the base; fringe white along the hind 

 part of the exterior border. Length of the body 10 lines; of the 

 wings 32 lines. 



a. Bogota. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



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