LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 97 



Genus EUPYRA. 



ElJPYRA PRINCIPALIS. 



Mas et foem. Atra; caput punctis duobus albis ; antenna nigro- 

 cyanece; thorax guttis novem albis; abdomen aurato-viride, 

 fasciis alris, apice cupreo-purpureo, guttis later alibus albis ; 

 pedes albo maculati; alee antica aureo-virides, fasciis duabus 

 atris maculas vitreo-albas includentibus ; posticce cyanece aut 

 viridce, maculis duabus vitreo-albis. Mas.— Antenna late 

 pectinata. — Foem. Antennae subpectinata, 



Male and female, Deep black. Head with two white points 

 on the vertex. Antennae blackish blue, rather broadly pectinated 

 in the male, slightly pectinated in the female. Thorax with three 

 white dots in front, and with two small whitish marks on the disk ; 

 two white dots on the base of each fore wing. Abdomen golden 

 green, with deep black bands ; apical part cupreous-purple ; white 

 dots at the base and along each side in the female ; six abbreviated 

 white ventral bands in the female, fewer in the male. Legs 

 with a white spot on each and with another on the under side of the 

 tip of each hind femur. Fore wings golden green, with two deep 

 black bands, which include vitreous-white spots ; first band with 

 two spots ; second with five small spots, three in front and two hind- 

 ward. Hind wings black blue or green, according to the aspect in 

 which they are viewed, with two vitreous-white spots ; the outer spot 

 intersected by a black vein. Length of the body 10 lines ; of the 

 wings 30 — 32 lines. 

 a, b. Oajaca, Mexico. From M, Salle's collection. 



Genus CHARIDEA. 



Charidea cinctipennis. 



Foem. Viridis, micans ; antenna nigrce subpeclinata, abdomen 

 maculis sex lateralibus fasciaque nigris, villa subtus alba ; alee 

 ochraceo marginata ; antica nigra, costa ochracea, plaga 

 subtus discali coccinea ; posticce cyanea, vitta postica lata 

 coccinea. 

 Female. Brilliant green. Palpi obliquely ascending, shorter 

 than the breadth of the head. Antennae black, very slightly pec- 

 tinated. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings ; fourth 

 and fifth segments with a transverse semicircular black spot on each 



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