154 LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



21. Glaucopis Ljenntjs. 



Atra ; caput supra cyaneum ; thorax antice maculis duabus cya- 

 neis duabusque albis ; abdomen e maculis transversis cyaneis 

 bivittatum, triente apicati aurantiaca nonnunquam nigro vit- 

 tata ; alee limpidce aut vix subluridce, nigro marginatai et 

 fasciataz. 



Gynelia Laennus, MSS. 



Deep black. Head blue above. Thorax in front with two 

 blue spots between two white spots. Wings limpid, or with a very 

 slight lurid tinge ; borders rather deeply black. Fore wings with a 

 black band across the tip of the discal areolet ; discal fold distinct, 

 occasionally in contact with the first inferior vein. Hind wings 

 with a curved black band across the middle. Abdomen with trans- 

 verse blue spots along each side, orange for full one-third of the 

 length from the tip. Length of the body 6 — 9 lines ; of the wings 

 19—24 lines. 



Var. /3. An interrupted black stripe on the orange parts. 



a. Rio Janeiro. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



b. Brazil. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



c. Brazil. From M. Becker's collection. 



Group 8. ISANTHEENE. 



Corpus cylindricum. Palpi sat longi ; articulus 2us brevis, 

 gracilis. Antenna? subtus subpectinatae, apices versus serratae. Ab- 

 domen lineare. Alae limpidae, nigro marginatae et nonnunquam 

 fasciatae ; areola discalis venulas quinque emittens; plica discalis 

 omnino conspicua. Pedes sat validi ; tibiae posticae spinis medio- 

 c rib us. 



Isanthrcne, Hiibn. Vcrz. Schmett. 125. 



Body cylindrical. Palpi rather long ; second joint rather short 

 and slender. Antennae slightly pectinated beneath, serrated near 

 the tips. Wings hyaline, more or less bordered with black, and in 

 some species with a black band on the base of the discal areolet. 

 Discal areolet emitting five veins, discal fold distinct along the whole 

 length. Abdomen linear. Legs rather stout ; median and apical 

 spines of the hind tibiae of moderate length. Especially distinguished 

 by the cylindrical abdomen. 



