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GYMNELIA. By Dr. M. Drattdt. 
tarsipuncta. 
xantho¬ 
gastra. 
paranapa- 
nema. 
tor quota. 
baroni. 
pilosa. 
buckleyi. 
flavicornis. 
herodes. 
G. tarsipuncta Schaus. Body black; ends of antennae and spots on the legs white. Shoulders and 
upperside of the first abdominal segment red. Wings hyaline, veins, costal- and distal margins narrowly black; 
on the forewings more than one third of the base is black, the discocellular and apical spot; on the hindwing 
the base and the proximal margin are black. Expanse of wings: 41 mm. Brazil (Sa. Catharina). 
G. xanthogastra Perty (11 i) resembles a species of the humble-bees: anterior body deep velvety 
black with metallic-blue spots on the vertex, legs, and subdorsal spots on the 3rd abdominal segment (which 
are absent in the $), beginning from which the abdomen is rufous-orange. Forehead and forehips in the white. 
The wings are entirely hyaline with fine black borders and veins, at the base of the forewing is a metallic-blue, 
small spot. This beautiful species occurs in Brazil, furthermore it is reported from Paraguay and Argentina; 
it is met with almost during the whole year, the most frequently in October—December and March-—May 
on the most various compositae. The habitat Argentina may possibly refer to Autochloris xanthogastroides 
Schaus. 
G. paranapanema Dogn. greatly resembles the preceding, differs, however, by its black forehead and 
the abdomen the first 3 rings of which are entirely black and the 4th partly black; on the other orange-red 
rings there are subdorsal black spots being blue-iridescent on the first rings. Wings as in xanthogastra (11 i). 
Expanse of wings: 43 to 44 mm. Brazil (Sao Paulo). 
G. torquata Druce (11 i) is one of the largest species; entirely black, only the posterior half of the 
abdomen, beginning from the fourth segment, is scarlet; ventral valve and a median stripe beneath brown-black; 
on the forehead 2 white dots, antennae at the tips white. On the hyaline wings the basal third is black, veins 
and margins, on the forewing the discal and apical spots broadly black. From Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). 
G. baroni Roihsch. (lli) resembles Homoeocera duronia and has a black body covered with thick woolly 
hair; at the base of the antennae two white dots, antennae steel-green; the distal half of the collar is brick-red. 
The abdominal rings 1, 5, 6 and 7 show 2 brick-red, subdorsal spots each. The first two pair of legs are black, 
at the joints white-banded, the hindlegs black with white tarsi and spurs. The wings are golden-yellow hyaline, 
the costal margin steel-green, at the base with a brick-red spot, at the proximal margin an orange-red stripe; 
veins, discoidal spot, distal margins and apical spot broadly black. Ecuador. 
G. pilosa Rothsch. (11 k) is a most peculiar, unmistakable animal. The body is black with a metallic- 
green reflection, particularly on the abdomen. The collar exhibits laterally a white spot; the shoulder-covers 
are long white haired at the distal margin and apex; the second and the 4th to 7th abdominal rings exhibit 
above one orange-red transverse band each, the fourth and fifth sublateral orange spots. On the dorsum, in 
the middle of the orange bands, there are tufts of loose, white hairs; the same white hair-tufts are at the sides 
and on the ventral side. The antennae are black with white tips; legs black, at the joints white-spotted, hips 
long and vastly white-haired. The hyaline wings are quite faintly coloured yellowish, at the base greenish- 
black with a white spot. The proximal margin is in the basal half black, then whitish; between the vein 1 and 
the submedian fold a yellow, long spot. Between the middle radial and the lowest subcostal vein the distal 
margin is rather strongly drawn in, so that the apex becomes somewhat sickle-shaped; both the upper radial 
veins are distally brought very much nearer. The discoidal spot and subapical spot which is the broadest between 
the upper and middle radial vein, are black. The hyaline hindwings are in the innermarginal halves whitish, 
with long white hair; on the lower median vein and between the two upper radials, the black distal margin 
is strongly drawn in; the discoidal spot is black. Before me from Peru (Marcapata). Only $9 are known hitherto, 
possibly belonging to the following of which I only know <$<$. 
G. buckleyi Druce (11 k). Black; tips of the antennae, ends of the tibiae, and tarsi white; abdomen 
with a green reflection, on the first ring with 2 orange-red dorsal spots, on the 4th with lateral and sublateral 
bands, the 5th and 6th with orange lateral spots. Wings hyaline with black veins, basal area broadly black 
with a white dot; proximal margin, a large, square discal spot, apical spot with an undulate proximal bordering 
and a marginal spot below the lower median vein black. Expanse of wings: 46 mm. Ecuador. 
G. flavicornis Druce (Ilk). Head and thorax black, antennae orange-yellow, abdomen blue-black. 
Wings black with a blue reflection and hyaline spots: 2 in the cell-end, a large, wedge-shaped one below them 
and a stripe above the inner-marginal vein, 3 spots behind the cell between the lower median vein and the 
middle radial, as well as oblong spots above and below the upper radial vein. Hindwing with an oblong spot 
below the cell, a spot between the lower median vein and the lower radial, and 2 oblong spots behind the cell. 
Expanse of wings: 54 mm. Ecuador. 
G. herodes Druce (11 k). Head and thorax black; tips of the antennae and 1st joint of the tarsi white; 
abdomen metallic greenish. Wings black with a blue reflection; costal margin of the forewing greenish; between 
the penultimate subcostal vein and the upper median vein there is in the marginal area a large hyaline spot 
with an irregular proximal bordering, traversed by black veins. Expanse of wings: 38 mm. Ecuador. 
