LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 229 



short band nearer the tip. Hind wings with three limpid spots ; 

 two near the base, and one beyond the middle. Abdomen with two 

 rows of white spots along each side, and with a few red hairs at the 

 tip. Fore femora clothed with red hairs. Length of the body 9 

 lines ; of the wings 24 lines. 



a. Mexico. From M. Becker's collection. 



44. Euchromia Cepheus. 



Nigra, cyaneo guttata ; abdomen basi fasciis interruptis testaceis ; 

 alee anticce strigis basalibus rufescentibus, fasciis duabus (la 

 interrupta) testaceis diaphanis, guttisque duabus mediis cya- 

 neis ; postic& maculis duabus rufis, la basali, 2a discali. 



Sphinx adscita Cephens, Cram. Pap. Exot. iii. 8, pi. 197, f. E. 

 Euchromia Cepheus, H'ubn. Verz. Schmett. 121, 1313. 

 Glaucopis Cepheus, Anon. Ins. Surinam, 89, pi. 41. 



Surinam. 



a, b. Venezuela. From M. Becker's collection. 

 c. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



45. Euchromia Nycteus. 



Nigro-fusca ; thorax cyaneo bivittatus ; abdomen cyaneum fasciis 

 rufis vittisque duabus macular ibus cyaneis, basi album; alee 

 quatuor gutta basali anticceque guttis duabus anticis fiavis . 



Sphinx adscita Nycteus, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. 74, pi. 325, f. F. 

 Euchromia Nyctea, H'ubn. Verz. Schmett. 121, 1314. 



Surinam. 



46. Euchromia Melanthus. 



Cyanea ; thorax fascia antica vittisque duabus rufis; abdomen 

 segmentorum marginibus posticis rufis, basi alba rufo varia ; 

 ala? quatuor nigrce, macula basali et guttis duabus ante-mediis, 

 antic&que guttis quatuor post-mediis fasciam brevem fingenti- 

 bus, flavescente-hyalinis. 



Sphinx adscita Melanthus, Cram. Pap. Exot. iii. 94, pi. 248, f. C. 

 Euchromia Melanthe, H'ubn. Verz. Schmett. 121, 1315. 



