98 MB. F. WALKEB ON HETEBOCEBOTT8 LEPIDOPTERA 



5/. Chalcosia fragilis, n. s. Fcem. Alba, capite tborace et an- 

 tennis cyaneis, thoracis suturis albis, alis lituris nigris purpurascenti- 

 cyaneo micantibus, anticis fasciis duabus latis l a interrupta 2 a postice 

 abbreviata fascia marginali antice lata, posticis fascia submarginali 

 intus excavata. 



Female. White. Head, thorax, and antenna? metallic blue, the latter 

 very slightly pectinated. Thorax with white sutures. Wings with 

 black markings which have purplish-blue reflections. Fore wings 

 with two broad bands ; the first interrupted in the middle or forming 

 two large spots, the second abbreviated hindward ; a marginal band, 

 broadest in front ; costa very convex ; exterior border hardly convex. 

 Hind wings with a submarginal band, which is deeply excavated on 

 the inner side, recedes from the border in front, and is nearly marginal 

 in front. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 18 lines. 



Gen. Arycanda, Walk. 



Arycanda is nearly allied to Isbarta and to Pintia. 



58. Arycanda hestinoides, n. s. Mas. Cyaneo-nigra, oculis albo 

 cinctis, antennis cyaneis, thorace guttis quinque albis, abdominis 

 segmentorum marginibus posticis ventreque albis, alis areolarum discis 

 schistaceo-albis subtus cyaneis albo maculatis, maculis marginalibus 

 cyaneis, posticis subtus apud marginem interiorem lute is. 



Male. Bluish black. Head white about the eyes. Palpi ferruginous 

 beneath. Antennae metallic blue, moderately pectinated. Thorax 

 with two white dots on each side and one hindward. Abdominal seg- 

 ments with white hind borders ; underside white. Wings with the 

 disks of the areolets, except towards the tips of the fore wings, slaty 

 white ; this hue is composed of scales ; underside blue, with elongated 

 white spots and with fewer and larger black spots. Fore wings with 

 a row of blue marginal spots. Hind wings luteous along the interior 

 border on the underside. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 

 26 lines. 



The wing-markings of this species are nearly similar to those of the 

 genus Hestina. 



Gen. Pidobus, Walk. 



Lcucopsumis, Hiibn. Verz. Schm. 177- 



Pidokuh houdiimjh, n. s. Mas. Saturate cyaneus, subtus albus, 

 alis f'errugineo-nigris viridi tinctis, anticis fascia extcriorc informi al- 

 bida submaculari, posticis albidis cyanco marginatis. 

 Male. Deep metallic blue, mostly white beneath. Antenna; moderately 

 pectinated. Wings ferruginous black, tinged with metallic green. 

 Pore wings with an irregular upright dingy white exterior band, which 

 is almost, macular, and is intersected by the brown veins. Hind wings 



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