LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. *J ! 5 



15. EUCHROMIA FASTUOSA. 



Nigra; caput, thoracis vitta tres et pars antica viridia ; antenna' 

 subpectinattc ; alee anticcc nigro-futcte rufo bimaculata basi 

 aureo virides; posticat purpureo-ci/anecr rufo vittatic ; femora 

 et tibia aureo-viridia, coxa tibi&que antica subtus alba. 



Black. Head, palpi, thorax in front and three dorsal stripes 

 bright green. Antenuoe minutely pectinated beneath to the tips. 

 Fore wings dark brown, golden green at the base, and with two 

 bright red spots, one near the base, the other in the middle near 

 the lore border, the last also appears beneath where there is another 

 spot beyond it. Hind wings deep purplish blue, bright red along the 

 middle part of the hind border, this red stripe widens in breadth 

 towards the tip of the wing. Femora and tibia? mostly golden green ; 

 fore coxae and fore tibia? white on one side. Length of the body 

 5 — 6 lines ; of the wings 18 — 20 lines. 



a, b. Jamaica. From Mr. Children's collection, 

 c— /. Brazil. From Mr. Moruay's collection. 



Var, The second spot on the under side of the fore wing- 

 appearing also above. 



</, h. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



16. EOCHBOMIA GLOEIOSA. 



Nigra; caput, thoracis vittce tres et pars antica ci/aneo-viridia ; 

 abdominis sec/mentorum man/ines postici virides; ahr anticm 

 rufo vittatcc basi virides, postica basi purpureo-ci/aneic ; femora 

 et tibicc nridi-squamosa. 



Black. Head mostly, fore part of thorax, and three dorsal 

 stripes bluish green. Fore wings bright green at the base and with 

 a broad bright red stripe which begins at the base near the fore 

 border, and is thence very slightly inclined to the hind border which 

 it approaches near the tip of the wing. Hind wings purplish blue 

 at the base. Hind borders of the abdominal segments bright green. 

 Femora and tibiae partly covered with bluish green scales. Length 

 of the body oh — (> lines; of the wings 18 — 19 lines. 



a, b. Guatimala. From M. Salle's collection. 



