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LEUCOTMEMIS. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
intersecta. 
latilinea. 
omole. 
bella. 
endochrysa. 
torrida. 
ciimacina. 
emergens. 
felderi. 
albigutta. 
thoracica. 
ornatula. 
nexa. 
L. intersecta Wkr. (12 m) is smaller than the preceding species from which it differs by quite black 
shoulder-covers; the otherwise unicolorously orange-yellow abdomen being beneath white exhibits the 3 last 
segments coloured black. Brazil (Ega). 
L. latilinea Wkr. (14 m). Head and thorax black, shoulders orange spotted; forehips white; abdomen 
yellow, the 3 last segments and part of the fourth black, subdorsally blue-spotted. Wings hyaline, veins and 
margins broad black, at the costal base of the forewing a blue spot; a broad, black postmedian band. Expanse 
of wings: 36 mm. Brazil. 
L. omole Druce (12 m). Likewise allied to the preceding species, smaller than latilinea from which 
it differs by the orange-yellow colouring of the metathorax and the base of the hindwing. Ecuador. 
L. bella Kaye. Body orange; forehead white, on the vertex 2 metallic-blue, small spots. The abdomen 
exhibits above a metallic-blue macular stripe, the last 4 rings are black with blue scales. Wings yellowish 
hyaline, two thirds of the costal margin and the basal half of the inner margin orange; apex and distal margin 
black. Hips and femora orange, tibiae black, tarsi white. Expanse of wings: 27 mm. Brazil (Santos). 
L. endochrysa Dogn. Head and thorax black-brown, palpi and legs yellow, as well as the base of 
the shoulder-covers and the abdomen, the 2 last rings of which are black above. Wings hyaline with a broad 
black apical spot, base black, intermixed with yellow scales. The veins partly yellow. Expanse of wings: 
27 mm. French Guiana. 
L. torrida Wkr. (13 a) has an orange-yellow body; vertex, collar, shoulder-covers and mesothorax 
black-spotted. The abdomen exhibits black-blue segmental indentations and dorsal spots, the two last segments 
are black and blue spotted. The wings are yellowish hyaline with a narrow middle band and a black apical 
spot. Inner margin of both pair of wings orange. Amazon. 
L. ciimacina Btlr. (13 a) is very closely allied to the preceding species from which it is discernible 
by the considerably smaller extent of the hyaline spot behind the middle band. Head and thorax are orange, 
the palpi laterally black; the shoulder-covers bordered with black; the abdomen is black with large, orange- 
yellow, subdorsal and lateral spots, the last segments are metallic-blue. Femora black-banded, tarsi black. 
Middle band and apical spot of the forewing very broad; subcostal and inner-marginal stripes orange; the 
hyaline spot behind the middle band is hued with orange, the veins crossing it are orange. Brazil (Espiritu 
Santo). 
L. emergens Wkr. (13 a). Head and thorax are black, the shoulder-covers orange; the abdomen is 
black with very broad, subdorsal, orange-yellow longitudinal stripes, beneath whitish except the two last segments 
Antennae black with white tips. The wings are hyaline, at the base orange; veins black, behind the cell orange- 
yellow 7 . Margins, a broad apical spot and small cellular spot black. Amazon. 
L. felderi Rothsch. (13 a) strikingly resembles the preceding species from which it is distinguished 
by an orange-yellow collar and much smaller size; the abdomen is underneath orange. The base of the hindwing 
is more extensively orange. Amazon. 
L. albigutta Schaus has a black body; vertex blue, collar and shoulders white and blue spotted; the 
thorax exhibits 2 large, opalescent white spots; at the abdomen subdorsal and lateral green stripes, underneath 
violet. Wings hyaline with black veins, margins and middle spot. Expanse of wings: 23 mm. Surinam. 
L. thoracica Schaus. Head and abdomen black, vertex blue, antennae black with white tips; the 
abdomen exhibits subdorsal green spots and broad green lateral stripes. Neck and thorax ochreous yellow. 
Wings hyaline with black veins and broad margins; the cell of the forewing is dusted with black and exhibits 
at the end a large, black middle spot. Expanse of wings: 30 mm. French Guiana. 
L. ornatula Wkr. (13 a) shows the way on which the following species nexa may have deviated from 
the generic type. Black; collar blue-spotted; on the shoulders small orange-yellow r spots. The second abdominal 
ring exhibits orange-yellow 7 lateral streaks; the last segments show 7 metallic-blue spots. The wings are hyaline, 
with black margins, middle-band and apical spots; the forewung at the base with an orange-yellow 7 and a blue, 
small spot. On the under surface the bases of the wings are orange. Amazon. 
L. nexa Herr.-Schdff. (13 a) does not show any alliances and nearly resembles a Calonotus. Black; forehead 
and neck white; vertex, collar, thorax and legs with silvery blue spots; shoulder-covers, sides of the thorax 
and hips with white spots; the first abdominal ring exhibits blue dorsal and white lateral spots, the other segments 
exhibit broad dorsal, subdorsal and sublateral, golden-green longitudinal stripes. The black forewing exhibits 
at the base of the costal margin a white and blue dot, then a narrow, small hyaline stripe; below 7 the median 
a blue spot. Below the discocellular there is a white hyaline spot, between the veins 3 and 7 another one. 
Hind wings with small hyaline spots behind and mostly also below the cell. Widely distributed and common 
from Mexico to Brazil. 
