LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 137 



Nearly allied to P. Erynnis, from which it may be distinguished 

 by the points on the abdomen and on the hind wings. 



Bogota. In Mr. Birchall's collection. 



Genus SCEDROSA. 



SCEDROSA DENTIFASCIA. 



Foem. Nigro-fusca ; palpi vix ascendentes, caput superantes ; ales 

 ' anticcB latce, apice subro tun data, fascia obliqua ockracea sub- 

 arcuata subdentata. 



Female. Blackish brown. Palpi hardly ascending, extending 

 somewhat beyond the head ; third joint elongate-conical, less than 

 half the length of the second. Antennae smooth. Abdomen hardly 

 extending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth ; hind tibiae with 

 four long spurs. Wings broad. Fore wings slightly rounded at 

 the tips, with an ochraceous oblique slightly curved and notched 

 band, which extends from a little beyond the middle of the costa to 

 the interior angle ; exterior border convex, slightly oblique. Length 

 of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 28 lines. 



It resembles *S. dilatata, but the band of the fore wings is 

 curved and notched. 



Bogota. In Mr. Birchall's collection. 



SCEDROSA TRANSCISSA. 



Foem. Cupreo-nigra, robusta; corpus cy aneo -nigrum ; abdomen 

 alas posticas vix superans, subtus luteo bivittatum ; alee antic<s 

 longa, fascia lata obliqua pallide lutea vix incisa. 



Female. Cupreous-black, stout. Body and legs bluish black. 

 Palpi smooth, porrect, hardly extending beyond the head ; third 

 joint conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. 

 Antennae /and legs smooth, stout ; hind tibiae with four short stout 

 spurs. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind wings, with a 

 luteous stripe on each side beneath. Wings long, rather broad. 

 Fore wings rounded at the tips, with a broad pale luteous oblique 

 band, terminating on the hind part of the exterior border, hardly 

 notched along each side ; exterior border convex, moderately oblique. 

 Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 21 lines. 



Bogota. In Mr. Birchall's collection. 



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