LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 163 



BlZARDA OPTIMA. 



Mas. Atra ; caput thorax anticus pedesque cyanea ; palpi 

 erecti ; antenna vix setulosa ; thorax ochraceus ; abdomen 

 vittis duabus latis cyaneis, fasciculo apicali ochraceo ; ala 

 antica coccineo bifasciata, fascia la abbreviata ; postica 

 fascia marginali ochracea, guttas tres nigras includente, striga 

 lata subapicali nigra. 



Male. Deep black. Head fore border of the thorax and legs 

 metallic-blue. Palpi erect, applied to the head, not rising higher 

 than the vertex; third joint conical, extremely small. Antennae 

 setaceous, hardly setulose. Thorax ochraceous. Abdomen with a 

 broad deep blue stripe on each side ; apical tuft pale ochraceous, 

 deeper ochraceous towards the base. Fore wings with two crimson 

 bands ; first band basal, abbreviated towards the costa, much dilated 

 towards the interior border, with two notches on its outer side; 

 second band slightly oblique, narrower and curved inward towards 

 the interior border. Hind wings with a bright ochraceous marginal 

 band, which contains three black spots, and partly includes a broad 

 subapical black streak, which is narrower towards its connection 

 with the ground hue. Length of the body 11 lines; of the wings 

 36 lines. 



Mysol. New Guinea. 



a. Waigiou. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



BlZARDA CLARISSIMA. 



Mas. Cyanea; antenna nigra, subpubescentes ; abdomen apice 

 subtus nigrum ; ala antica nigro-cyanea, basi cyanea, fascia 

 lata alba subobliqua, fimbria apice alba; postica alba, fascia 

 marginali latissima nigro-cyanea. 



Male. Brilliant blue. Antennas black, very minutely pubes- 

 cent. Abdomen black at the tip beneath. Fore wings blackish 

 blue, brilliant blue towards the base, with a broad while slightly 

 oblique band, which is narrower hind ward, and extends from beyond 

 the middle of the costa nearly to the hind end of the exterior border; 

 fringe white at the tips of the wings. Hind wings white, with a very 

 broad blackish blue marginal band. Length of the body 10 lines ; 

 of the wings 32 lines. 



a, b. Am. From Mr. Wallace's collection.] 



