138 CATALOGUE OF 



SCEDROSA TRANSFIXA. 



Foem. Nigra; corpus nigro-cyaneum ; palpi laves, graciles, por- 

 recti, caput non superantes, articulo So conico ; antennae 

 glabrae; tibia postica calcaribus brevissimis ; abdomen subtus 

 luteo bivittatum, alas posticas non superans ; ala antica ampla, 

 fascia lata obliqua lutea. 



Female. Black. Body and legs blackish blue. Palpi smooth, 

 slender, porrect, not extending beyoud the head ; third joint conical, 

 very small. Antennae and legs smooth ; hind tibiae with very short 

 spurs. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings, with a 

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

 wings with a broad luteous oblique band, which terminates on the 

 apical part of the interior border. Length of the body 7 lines ; of 

 the wings 24 lines. 



This and the following may be distinguished from the two pre- 

 ceding species by their broader wings. 



Bogota. In Mr. Birchall's collection. 



SCEDROSA TEAJECTA. 



Foem. Cyaneo-nigra, robusta ; palpi laves, porrecti, caput vix 

 superantes ; antenna: glabra; pedes laves, validi, calcaribus 

 parvis; abdomen alas posticas non superans ; ala antica longa, 

 apice rotundata, fascia lata subobliqua ochracea lateribus vix 

 undulatis. 



Female. Bluish black, stout. Proboscis piceous. Palpi 

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

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

 short stout spurs. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. 

 Wings long, rather broad. Fore wings rounded at the tips, with a 

 broad bright ochraceous slightly oblique band terminating on the 

 apical part of the interior border, hardly undulating on each side ; 

 exterior border convex, moderately oblique. Length of the body 

 6 lines; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



