1622 ; CATALOGUE OF 
_ Eupyra imperialis, Boisd. Herr.-Scheff. Lép. Exot. Sp. Nov. Sér. 
L pl, 12, £ 54. 
Venezuela. 
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Empyreuma Licwas. 
ce—e. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection. 
EMPYREUMA PUGIONRE. 
e—e. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse’s collection. 
f. ? From Capt. Parry’s collection. 
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1. BELEMNIA Eryx. 
West Indies. 
g. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
Var. Fom. Cuprea; thoracis macule antice posticeque abdo- 
minisque macule laterales cyanee; abdomen subtus cocci- 
neum ; pedes cyaneo vittati; ale antice nigra, bast aureo- 
virides, macula transversa exteriore testaceo-hyalina ; pestice 
splendide cyanee, marginibus latis nigris. 
Female. Cupreous. Head above partly black. Proboscis, 
palpi and antenne black. Thorax with blue marks in front and 
behind. Abdomen with lateral blue spots, which decrease in size 
from the base to the tip; under side crimson. Legs striped with 
blue. Fore wings black, gilded green towards the base, with a tes- 
taceous-hyaline transverse spot beyond the middle. Hind wings 
brilliant blue, with broad black borders. Length of the body 9 
lines; of the wings 20 lines. 
_ Valley of the Amazon. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
