48 CATALOGUE OF 



83. iEGERIA DlNETIFORMIS. 



Mas. Fulva; caput antice album ; palpi flavi ; antennce nigra, 

 subtus ferrv ginea ; thorax nigro univittatus, lateribus flaves- 

 centibus ; abdominis segmenta fiavo marginata ; pedes flaves- 

 centes ; al& limpidce. 



Male. Tawny, like the preceding species in structure. Head 

 white in front. Palpi yellow. Antennae black, ferruginous beneath. 

 Thorax with a black dorsal stripe ; sides yellowish. Hind borders 

 of the abdominal segments yellow ; apical tuft of moderate length. 

 Legs yellowish. Wings limpid, with purple lustre, and with 

 cupreous-black ciliae. Fore wings with a ferruginous line across 

 the tip of the discal areolet. Length of the body 4 lines ; of 

 the wings 8 lines. 



a. Pernambuco. From Mr. Johnson's collection. 



84. jEgeria Tryphoniformis. 



Mas. Nigro-cuprea ; caput antice argenteum ; palpi flavi ; 

 antennce nigrce, subtus ferruginece ; thorax flavo quadrivitta- 

 tus ; later a pectusque flava ; abdomen fasciis ventreque albi- 

 dis, lateribus luteis ; fasciculus apicalis pilis nonnullis luteis ; 

 pedes lutei, femoribus supra tibiisque basi nigris ; alee lim- 

 pidce. Fcein. ? — Antennce basi subtus testacem ; abdomine 

 luteo fasciatum, ventre testaceo ; pedes lutei, tibiis apice fus- 

 cescentibus ; alee antica apice purpurascentes luteoque stri- 

 gatce. 



Male. Blackish cupreous. Head silvery-white in front 

 Palpi yellow ; antennae black, dark ferruginous beneath. Thorax 

 with four yellow stripes ; sides and pectus yellow. Abdomen 

 slightly contracted towards the base ; hind borders of the segments 

 whitish ; sides luteous ; under side whitish ; apical tuft rather long, 

 with a few luteous hairs. Legs luteous ; femora black above ; tibiae 

 black at the base. Wings limpid, iridescent ; ciliae cupreous, very 

 short. Female? — Antennae testaceous beneath towards the base. 

 Hind borders of the abdominal segments luteous ; under side tes- 

 taceous. Legs pale luteous ; tibiae with brownish tips. Wings 

 with rather long ciliae. Fore wings purplish and with luteous 

 streaks towards the tips, and with a luteous line across the tip of the 

 discal areolet. Length of the body 4 — 5 lines ; of the wings 8 — 10 

 lines. 



a, b. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates' collection. 

 c — e. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



