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Homoeocera gemmifera. (Plate XII. fig. 12.) 
Gymnelia gemmifera, WalJcer, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 152. u. 19 (1854). 
Homoeocera gemmifera, Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 376 (1876). 
Wings testaceous hyaline, veins and margins black : primaries with the apex and 
internal area black ; a spot at end of cell and two dots at the base metallic green. Body- 
black ; frons and back of head, two large spots on the collar, four small spots on the thorax, 
six broad abdominal bands (interrupted in the middle) , some spots on the venter, and the knees 
of all the legs metallic green ; a streak on each tegula, some hairs on metathorax, a central 
series of abdominal spots, the coxae, trochanters, distal half of femora, and a streak on front 
tibiae, castaneous ; a band of golden hairs, edged externally by a silvery irregular line, across 
the venter. Expanse of wings 2 inches 1 line. 
Venezuela (Dyson). 
Homoeocera salvini. (Plate XVII. fig. 4.) 
.Homoeocera salvini, Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 376. n. 8 (1876). 
Wings testaceous hyaline, veins and margins black ; apex of primaries broadly black ; 
base black, spotted with metallic green. Body black, spotted and banded with bright metallic 
blue-green ] anus reddish orange ; anterior margin of the first two or three segments of 
abdomen narrowly testaceous ; coxae, trochanters, and the inner margin of femora of front 
legs snow-white ; front margins of the tibiae, and hind margins of the femora of second and 
third pairs metallic green ; tarsi brown ; venter with a broad semicircular basal white band ; 
lateral metallic green spots ; anus orange. Expanse of wings 1 inch 6 lines. 
Obispo, Panama (Salvin). 
This is the most brilliantly coloured of all the species in the genus. 
SAEOSA, Walker. 
Sarosa sesiiformis. (Plate XII. fig. 5.) 
Glaucopis (Sarosa) sesiiformis, Waller, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 151. n. 19 (1854). 
Wings pale testaceous hyaline, veins and margins dark brown : primaries with the apex 
broadly brown ; base brown, spotted with metallic blue-green ; secondaries with anal angle 
brown. Body black ; the head, collar, and thorax spotted, the abdomen banded with ochra- 
ceous ; a spot on the frons, another on each shoulder, and two series on the abdomen metallic 
blue-green ; pectus brown ; legs spotted with blue-green, hind tarsi orange ; venter brown, 
banded with ochraceous and spotted with blue-green. Expanse of wings 1 inch 6 lines. 
Venezuela {Dyson). 
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