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colourless, broadly bordered with black ; veins black, stout. Fore 

 wings with a broad black streak across the end of the discal areolet. 

 Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



Closely allied to G. Lennus, from which it differs in having no 

 band across the hind wings. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Gymnelia consociata. 



Mas. Atra, crassa, palpi erecti ; antennae subpectinatce ; thorax 

 maculis duabus anticis cyaneis ; pectus strigis duabus obliquis 

 albis ; abdomen apicem versus luteum, punctis lateralibus 

 albiS) maculis duabus lateralibus cyaneis ; aloe vitrece, nigro 

 late marginatce ; anticae strigis duabus transversis latis nigris ; 

 posticae striga transversa nigra* 



Male. Deep black, thick. Palpi erect, applied to the head, 

 not rising higher than the vertex; third joint about one-third of the 

 length of the second. Antennae slightly pectinated ; branches very 

 thick-set. Thorax with a deep blue spot on each side in front. 

 Pectus with an oblique white streak on each side hindward. Abdo- 

 men with white points along each side; a transverse blue spot on 

 each side of the second segment; eighth, seventh and part of the 

 sixth segment bright luteous. Wings vitreous, colourless, broadly 

 bordered with black ; veins black, thick. Fore wings with a broad 

 black streak across the end of the discal areolet, and with another 

 extending to the interior border from near the base of the discal 

 areolet. Hind wings with a short transverse black streak in front, 

 opposite the hind streak of the fore wings. Length of the body 

 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



It has much resemblance to G. Lennus, but may be distinguished 

 by the black transverse streak near the base of the fore wings. 



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



Gymnelia aterrima. 



Mas. Atra; palpi porrecti, subtus albidi ; antennae subpectinatce , 

 dimidio apicali ramisque fulvis ; abdomen maculis duabus 

 albis duabusque luteis ; tibiae subtus testaceo vitiatae ; tarsi 

 testacei, nigro vittatce ; aloe vitrece, subluridae ; anticae costam 

 versus laete luridce, costa nigricante ; posticae striga lata basali 

 nigra, 



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