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angle. The palpi are erect, the shaft of the antennae covered with scales of mostly metallic lustre. Some species 
greatly approximate the genus Cyanopepla from which they may be separated by the middle radial of the 
hindwing rising very close at the upper median and lower radial vein, whilst in C yanopepla it alw r ays rises 
much higher. 
N. fenestrafa Druce (21 c) is a small species with hyaline spots on the olive brown forewings; the fenestraia. 
hindwings are hyaline with a black border and an ochreous-yellow haired proximal margin. The olive-brown 
body exhibits an orange-yellow colour in the neck, on the shoulders, at the sides of the 4th to 6th abdominal 
rings, and subdorsally on the 5th and 6th. The venter is orange except the last segments. Brazil. 
N. walkeri Druce (21 c). This most conspicuous animal and the following similar species are quite walkeri. 
unlike all the Syntomidae known, and it copies, by its marking and colouring, certain species of the Erycinidae- 
genus Mesene *, the Zygaenidae-gener& Euclimacia and Malthaca**, and thePyralid Mapeta xanthomelas . Orange- 
yellow, apex of the forewing white with black veins. Palpi, legs and venter spotted white and black. It is found 
in Mexico (Orizaba, Misantla: February, August to October), as well as in Costa Rica, Panama, and in Trinidad. 
N. atricincta Hmps. resembles the preceding from which it differs by its black costal and proximal alricinda. 
margins, black margin of the hindwing, being expanded at the anal angle, black lateral stripes at. the abdomen, 
the ventral side of which is all white, by the almost quite black palpi and the somewhat smaller size. From Bahia. 
N. flammans Dogn. Palpi white with a black terminal joint. Head and collar black with white dots, fiammans. 
Thorax light orange, abdomen black, above with orange-yellow, beneath white rings. Forewings in the larger 
basal halves very pale orange-yellow, distally blackish. Hindwings orange with a marginal series of black spots, 
which flow together towards the apex. Fringes orange with single black hairs. Expanse of wings: 28 mm. 
Colombia (Quindiu, 2000 m, in October). 
N. atalanta Druce. Head, antennae, thorax and abdomen are black, forehead white. The last abdo- atalanta. 
minal rings banded white. Forewings brownish black, from the base to the middle diaphanous, at the base 
a small metallic blue spot. Hindwings black. Expanse of wings: 26 mm. Amazon. 
N. hyporhoda Dogn. Black; abdomen above with some metallic blue hairs. Hips metallic blue, hyporhoda. 
Forewings above brownish black. Hindwings above and beneath black with a large subapical and subterminal 
red spot which, however, does not reach the costal margin. Forewings beneath black with a large postmedian 
red spot. Fringes black. Expanse of wings: 28 mm. Colombia (Quindiu, 2000 m). 
N. felderi Zerny (= eucyane Fldr. pr. p.) (21 c). This largest and most variegated species has felderi. 
black forewings, being metallic blue at the base, with a broad red band right across the middle of the wing 
and a shorter, narrower one behind it; the hindwings are all black with a blue base. Brazil: Santos. 
N. splendida H.-Schaff. (= eucyane Fldr. pr. p., argentiflua Martyn ) (21 c) is the easiest discernible splendida. 
from felderi by the large, red marginal spot of the hindwing; besides by the palpi and legs being anteriorly 
striped more intensely white,, the size being generally somewhat smaller, the shape of the wings being rounder 
and the red spots on the forewing placed more obliquely, both of which are red beneath. The extent of the 
red subapical spot varies, it may extend as far as to the margin: = subsp. eucyane Fldr. — In entomistis Strand eucyane. 
(= ab. 2 Hmps.) the red spot of the hindwing is disappearing or absent altogether. The species is common and entomistis. 
widely distributed from Colombia, Venezuela, Guiana to Brazil and Bolivia. 
N. banghaasi spec. nov. (21 d) is a difficult species which resembles felderi almost still more, because it banghaasi. 
has in common with it the more pointed shape of the wings and the not so oblique position of the somewhat 
narrower red spots of the forewings. The hindwings are of a more triangular shape owing to the longer proximal 
margin. On the hinclwing there appears near the margin a minute red spot, being beneath larger, between 
the median veins. The subapical spot of the forewing is white beneath. The palpi are all black like the legs, 
spotted metallic blue; the white ventral stripe is reduced and leaves the last segments black. -—- Described 
according to two pure from Brazil (Sa. Catharina and Joinville, from Bang-Haas). Perhaps the name 
melinda Dyar must be substituted for it. 
N. lisita spec. nov. (21 d) is to be separated from the preceding by the much more slender and more lisita. 
stretched shape of the wings, and by the extremely intense blue metallic lustre on the whole body, on the basal 
half of the forewing and the whole hindwings. The latter are without a red spot; the discal oblique band of 
the forewing is interrupted by black on the median; the venter is broadly white, like the front of the palpi, 
the throat, spots on the shoulders, the hips, stripes on the legs, and a spot at the base of the antenna. Beneath 
the greatest part of the surface of the wings is of an intense greenish-blue, the spots red. -— One <$ from North 
Ecuador (Banos) from Bang-Haas. 
N. maranhaonis Strd. (27 a) likewise resembles splendida , but it is much smaller (expanse of wings: maran- 
30 mm). The forewings exhibit only a red transverse band including a yellow blurred spot between the radial 
veins; the blue longitudinal stripes are narrower, at greater distances from each other, and at the apex 
with red scales. The red spot of the hindwing is larger and the abdomen exhibits a lighter dorsal line. 
Described according to l $ from Brazil (Maranhao). 
*) Comp. Vol. V, t. 134—135. 
**) Comp, table 9. 
