238 LEPIDOPTEEA HETEEOCEEA. 



60. ElJCHEOMIA MELANOCHLOEOS. 



Niger ; caput viride, rufo biguttatum ; palpi basi albo guttati ; 

 thoracis pars antica, scutellum vittceque duce viridia ; abdomen 

 aureo-viride vitta nigra dorsali, subtus albo bivittatum ; alee 

 nigro-fuscm, apud venas aureo-virides ; pedes nigro-virides, 

 coxis anticis basi albo guttatis. 



Sesia melanochloros, Anon. Ins. Surinam, 145, pi. 69. 



Head green, with a red dot on each side, and a white dot at 

 the base of each of the palpi. Antennae black. Thorax black, 

 green in front and on the scutellum, and with an oblique green 

 stripe on each side. Wings blackish brown, tinged with golden 

 green which is most bright along the veins. Abdomen golden 

 green, with a black dorsal stripe, and beneath with two white stripes 

 which are interrupted towards the tip. Legs black, tinged with 

 green ; fore coxae with a white dot on each at the base. Length of 

 the body 7 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Santarem, Brazil. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



b. Brazil. From Mr. Mornay's collection. 

 c# — p From Mr. Children's collection. 



Group 16. PAMPA. 



Color saepissime niger, vittis integris aut macularibus auratis. 

 Antenna) usque ad apices pectinatae. Alae longae, nigrae, opacae, 

 maculis nonnunquam limpidis. Pedes longiusculi, sat graciles; 

 tibia? anticse subtus dentatag ; posticae calcaribus quatuor plerumque 

 parvis aut minimis. 



Macrocneme, p., Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 124. 



Very nearly allied to Group 8. General colour black with 

 golden green stripes or rows of spots. Antennae minutely pectinated 

 to the tips. Wings black, opaque, rarely with limpid spots. Legs 

 rather long and slender; fore tibiae dentate beneath; middle and 

 apical spurs of the hind tibiae generally small or very mintue. 



61. EUCHEOMIA DOLOSA. 



Mas. Nigro-fusca ; antennce brevi-pectinatce ; abdomen aureo 

 trivittatum, subtus dimidio basali albo bivittatum; ala sat 

 angusta? ; pedes graciles. 



