LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 7 



antenna niqra, subtus pubescentes ; abdomen attenuatum, apice 

 rufum, subtus aurato-flavum ; pedes aurato-ftavi, larsis pos- 

 ticis, tibiis posticis apice femoribusque posterioribus purpureis; 

 alee vitrea, venis fimbriaque purpureis; anticce costa apice 

 lineaque transversa purpureis. 



Male. Metallic-blue, varied with cupreous and purple. Head 

 silvery about the eyes, gilded yellow behind. Palpi porrect, slender, 

 gilded yellow, shorter than the breadth of the bead ; third joint 

 lanceolate, less than half the length of tbe second. Antennae black, 

 slender, minutely pubescent beneath. Abdomen much attenuated, 

 more than thrice the length of tbe thorax, bright red towards the 

 tip, which has a long bright red tuft, the latter with a few black 

 hairs ; under side gilded yellow. Legs gilded yellow, very slender ; 

 posterior femora purple, very short ; hind tibiae purple towards the 

 tips; hind tarsi purple, very long. Wings limpid ; veins and fringe 

 purple. Fore wings very narrow, with the costa, the tips and the 

 usual transverse line purple. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the 

 wings 10 lines. 



a, b. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



iEGERIA CRASSICORNIS. 



Foeui. Nigro-purpureu, crassa ; palpi por recti, articulo 2o sub- 

 piloso ; antenna nigra, valida, subclavata ; abdomen sub- 

 fusiforme, seg mentis duobus apicalibus ventreque cinereis 

 subauraiis ; pedes robusti, tibiis posticis pilosis, tarsis posticis 

 apice cinereis subauratis ; alee anticce obscure purpurea, apice 

 rotuudata ; posticce vitrea, margin e^ fimbria venisque pur- 

 pureis. 



Female. Blackish purple, very stout. Proboscis short. Palpi 

 porrect, much shorter tban the breadth of the head ; second joint 

 stout, slightly pilose; third lanceolate, slender, full half the length 

 of the second. Antennae robust, subclavate, slightly falcate. Ab- 

 domen sublusiform, about twice the length of the thorax ; two last 

 segments aud under side cinereous, slightly gilded. Legs thick; 

 hind tibiae pilose; hind tarsi cinereous and slightly gilded towards 

 the tips. Fore wings dark purple, much rounded at the tips. Hind 

 wings limpid ; veins, border and fringe purple. Length of the body 

 7 lines ; of the wings 13 lines. 



a, b. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



