LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 93 



Genus^lTHRIA. 



jEthria ornata. 



Laemocharis ornata, Men. Enum. Lep. Mus. Petrop. 139, pi. 14, f. 2. 

 Minas Geraes. 



iETHRIA IGNICOLOR. 



LaBmocharis ignicolor, Men. Enum. Lep. Mus. Petrop. 139, pi. 14, 

 f. 3. 



Minas Geraes. 



iETHRIA SATURATISSIMA. 



Mas. Saturate cyanea; caput fascia antica punctisque duobus 

 orbitisque extus albis ; palpi ascendentes, subarcuati, subtus 

 albi; antennae pectinatce ; thorax guttis quatuor lateralibus 

 albis ; scutello apice albo ; abdomen fasciculo apicali atro 

 apice coccineo, vittis duabus ventralibus albis inierruptis basi 

 connexis ; coxce genuaque alba ; alee vitrea, nigro marginatce ; 

 anticce nigro fasciatce. 



Male. Deep blue. Head with a white point on each side of 

 the vertex, and with a white band in front ; orbits of the eyes white 

 on the outer side. Palpi slightly curved, applied to the head, white 

 beneath, not rising higber than the vertex; third joint extremely 

 short. Antennas moderately pectinated. Thorax with a white dot 

 on each side in front and with another at the base of each fore wing ; 

 scutellum white at the tip. Abdomen with a deep black apical tuft, 

 which is bright crimson at the tip above and mostly bright crimson 

 beneath ; under side with two white stripes, which are connected at 

 the base, and are interrupted on the bind border of each segment 

 and do not extend to the tip. Coxge and knees white. Wings 

 vitreous, colourless, with a black border, which is broadest at the 

 tips of the fore wings and about the interior angle of the hind wings ; 

 veins black. Fore wings with a black band across the base of the 

 areolet ; discal fold distinct. Hind wings with only three median 

 veinlets. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 15 lines. 



Closely allied to IE. leucaspis, from which it may be distin- 

 guished by its smaller size, by the white tip of the scutellum, and 

 by the entirely blue abdomen. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



