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Male. Blackish. Head whitish in front. Palpi whitish, not 

 long. Antennae setaceous, minutely and thickly pectinated, very 

 little longer than the thorax. Pectus whitish. Abdomen ferrugi- 

 nous ; apical tuft short. Legs ferruginous ; fore femora whitish ; 

 posterior tibiae very thickly ciliated. Wings limpid. Fore wings 

 ferruginous along the costa. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the 

 wings 6 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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



94. .ZEgeria Crcesiformis. 



Foem. Purpureo-nigra, sat valida ; palpi albidi, apice nigri- 

 canles ; antenna subtus ferruginece ; abdominis segmentum 

 4um albido marginatum ; pedes ci/anei ; tibia tarsique sub- 

 cuprea ; tibia ciliata, postiece pilis apicalibus rufo termina- 

 tes ; ala limpidce, costa ciliisque cupveis. 



Male. Body purplish black, rather stout. Head silvery in 

 front. Palpi whitish with blackish tips, porrect, hardly pilose. 

 Antennae slender, longer than the thorax, ferruginous beneath. 

 Abdomen with a slender whitish band on the hind border of the 

 fourth segment. Legs dark blue ; tibiae and tarsi somewhat cu- 

 preous ; tibiae ciliated ; hind tibiae very deeply ciliated ; apical 

 hairs with red tips. Wings limpid ; costa and ciliae cupreous. 

 Length of the body 3i lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



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



95. iEGERIA ISCHNIFORMIS. 



Mas. Purpurea; caput apud oculos album, postice luteum ; palpi 

 flavi, vix pilosi ; thorax cyaneus ; abdomen marginibus pos- 

 ticis ventreque luteis ; pedes lutei, coxis anticis albis, tibiis 

 posticis et tarsorum posticorum articulis purpureo fasciatis ; 

 alee limpida, antica marginibus apice fasciaque aurato-pur- 

 pureis. 



Male. Purple. Head white about the eyes in front, luteous 

 behind. Palpi yellow, hardly pilose. Antennae slender, slightly 

 thickened at the tips, very much longer than the thorax. Thorax 

 mostly blue. Abdomen with a luteous band on the hind border of 

 each segment ; under side and apical tuft beneath luteous. Legs 



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