172 LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



Abdomen black, with two rows of blue or green spots above and 

 beneath. Legs black, slender ; tooth of the fore tibiae small ; middle 

 and apical spurs of the hind tibiae very small. Length of the body 

 4 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Group 12. HYELA. 



Corpus lineare, longiusculum, subangustatum. Palpi verticem 

 attingentes, subarcuati ; articulus 3us parvus, 2o triplo brevior. 

 Antennas pectinatae. Abdomen apice fasciculatum. Alae angustae, 

 limpidae, nigro marginatae ; plica discalis distincta. 



Body linear, moderately long and narrow. Palpi rising to the 

 vertex, slightly curved ; third joint small, hardly one-third of the 

 length of the second. Antennae moderately pectinated. Abdomen 

 tufted at the tip. Wings narrow, limpid, with black borders; fore 

 wings about twice the length of the hind wings ; discal fold distinct. 



55. Glaucopis sanguinea. 



Nigra; caput cyaneum ; thorax aureo-viridi bivittatus, lateribus 

 rufo-hirtis, pectore rufescente ; abdomen viridi trivittatum, 

 rufo bivittatwn, basi subtus apiceque rufum ; aim limpidce 

 nigro marginatce, anticce nigro fasciatce ; pedes albo varii. 



Black. Head blue. Thorax with a golden green stripe on 

 each side where it is mostly covered with bright red hairs. Pectus 

 reddish. Wings limpid ; borders and a mark across the tip of the 

 discal areolet black. Abdomen with three bright green stripes, and 

 with two bright red stripes ; tip bright red ; a large red spot with a 

 white hind border at the base of the under side. Fore coxae white 

 on one side ; fore femora and middle tarsi whitish beneath ; hind 

 tarsi white. Length of the body 5J lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



Group 13. HYSIA. 



Corpus longi-fusiforme. Palpi validi, subarcuati ; articulus 

 3us minimus, 2o quadruplo brevior. Antennae mediocriter pecti- 

 natae. Abdomen apice subfasciculatum. Alae nigrae disco limpidae. 

 Pedes validiusculi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor abbreviatis. 



