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89. -ZEgeria Cladiiformis. 



Foem. Nigro-cyanea, sat valida; caput apud oculos argenteum ; 

 antennce ferruginece, basi apiceque nigricantes ; abdomen ob- 

 lanceolatum, basi albo bifasciculatum, pills nonnullis apica- 

 libus albidis ; pedes sat validi, tibiis tarsisque subtus albidis ; 

 alee limpidce, anticce dimidio basali lurido. 



Female. Blackish blue, rather stout. Head silvery on each 

 side in front and with whitish hairs behind. Antennae ferruginous, 

 blackish towards each end above, slightly thickened at the tips, very 

 little longer than the thorax. Abdomen oblanceolate, with a white 

 tuft on each side at the base, a little longer than the thorax ; apical 

 tuft with a few whitish hairs. Legs rather stout ; tibiae and tarsi 

 whitish and shining beneath. Wings limpid ; veins black ; cilise 

 very short. Fore wings lurid from the base to the tip of the discal 

 areolet. Length of the body 3^- lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



90. ^Egeria Glypt^eeormis. 



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

 antennce fascia lata fiava ; thorax flavo binotatus ; abdomen 

 apud segmentorum margines subtusque flavum ; fasciculus 

 apicalis ex parte fiavus ; pedes flavi, articulis apice purpuras- 

 centibus ; alee limpidce, antics costa apice fasciaque discali 

 purpureis. 



Male. Purplish cupreous. Head silvery in front. Palpi yel- 

 low. Antennae slightly thickened towards the tips, yellow beneath, 

 and with a broad yellow band beyond the middle. Thorax with a 

 yellow mark on each side in front. Hind borders of the abdominal 

 segments and under side yellow ; apical tuft with many yellow 

 hairs. Legs yellow ; tips of the tibias and of the joints of the tarsi 

 purplish. Wings limpid. Fore wings with the costa, the tips and 

 the discal band purple. Length of the body 3^ lines ; of the wings 

 6 lines. 

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



91. jEgeria Opiiformis. 



Foem. Cyaneo-nigra ; caput apud oculos argenteum ; palpi sub- 

 tus albidi ; antenna graciles ; abdominis segmenta albo mar- 

 ginata ; fasciculus apicalis auratus ; pedes argenteo fasciati ; 

 aim limpida, antica costa fasciaque discali purpureo-nigris. 



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