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81. jEgeria Buprestiformis. 
Fcern. Cyanea ; capitis latera antica alba ; thorax rufo bivitta- 
tus ; pectoris latera rufa ; abdomen rufo unifasciatum ; pedes 
subtus albo tomentosi ; alee anticce purpureee, striga basalt 
limpida fasciaque lata diffusa subapicali aurata ; posticce 
limpidee , purpureo marginatce. 
Female. Blue. Head white on each side in front. Palpi 
black, rather long, hardly pilose ; third joint lanceolate, less than 
,half the length of the second. Antennae black, slender, very 
slightly thickened towards the tips, very much longer than the tho- 
rax. Thorax with a red stripe on each side. Pectus red on each 
side. Abdomen with a broad red band towards the base. Legs 
black, with white tomentum beneath. Fore wings purple, with a 
limpid basal streak, and with a hroad diffuse subapical gilded band. 
Hind wings limpid, with purple borders. Length of the body 5£ 
lines ; of the wings 11 lines. 
Valley of the Amazon. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
82. ^Egeria Anomaliformis. 
Mas. Nigro-purpurea ; caput antice argenteum ; palpi flavi ; 
antennee lutece , simplices , nonnunquam nigricantes ; thorax 
flavo trivittatus ; pectus jlavum ; abdomen f asciis venlreque 
luteis ; pedes lutei ; alee limpidee , anticce cupreo marginatce et 
fasciatee . 
Male. Blackish purple. Head silvery white in front. Palpi 
yellow, slender, almost bare, extending far beyond the head ; third 
joint less than half the length of the second. Antennae luteous, 
slender, simple, slightly thickened towards the tips, nearly twice the 
length of the thorax. Thorax with three yellow stripes. Pectus 
yellow. Abdominal segments with luteous hind borders ; under 
side and apical tuft luteous, the latter long. Legs luteous. Wings 
limpid, with cupreous ciliae. Fore wings with purplish lustre, cu- 
preous at the tips and along the borders, and across the tip of 
the discal areolet. Length of the body 3-| — 5 lines ; of the wings 
8 — 9 lines. 
Var. j3. Antennae blackish, luteous in the middle part. 
Var. y. Antennae wholly blackish above. 
a— c. Tapavos. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
d. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
