510 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus 25. TOKTYRA. 



Mas. Corpus squamosum, sat gracile. Proboscis mediocris. 

 Palpi porrecti, squamosi, capitis latitudine breviores, articulo 3o 

 conico. Antennae setulosae, dimidio basali dilatatae squamosa^. 

 Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pedes laeves, calcaribus 

 longis. Ala? anticae latae, apice subrotundatae, margine exteriore vix 

 obliquo. 



Male. Body squamous, smooth, rather slender. Proboscis 

 moderately long. Palpi porrect, squamous, shorter than the breadth 

 of the head; third joint conical, minute, not more than one-fourth 

 of the length of the second. Antennae selulose, dilated and squa- 

 mous for more than half the length from the base. Abdomen not 

 extending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth ; spurs long. 

 Wings broad. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips ; costa 

 straight ; exterior border hardly oblique. 



1. TORTYRA SPECTABILIS. 



Mas. Late purpurea; antenna albo fasciata, apice nigra; ala 

 antica dimidio basali cinereo conspersa, striga basali atra, 

 fascia exteriore metallica versicolori atro marginata, spatio 

 exteriore cyaneo submar§inata ; postica cuprea. 



Male. Bright metallic purple. Antennae purple, with a white 

 band towards the tips, which are black. Abdomen and hind wings 

 cupreous. Fore wings very thickly and minutely speckled with 

 cinereous on more than half the length from the base ; a minute 

 deep black streak on the base of the costa ; two deep black lines 

 before the middle, including a band which varies in hue from purple 

 to green and to pale chalybeous-blue ; exterior part tinged with blue 

 along the speckled part and along the fringe. Length of the body 

 2 £ lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a — e. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 

 /. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



2. TORTYRA AURIFERALIS. 



Mas. Cuprea ; thorax cinereo conspersus, lateribus auratis ; ala 

 antica late aurata, spatio medio cinereo consperso fasciam 

 auratam atro marginatum includente. 



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