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unifascia. N. unifascia Schaus (21 c) has a large, red spot in the disc of the forewing, which extends in the 
cell, extended taperingly, as far as near the base, the submedian area being blue as far as behind the middle. The 
hindwings are almost entirely blue. The body is black, on the forehead, collar, shoulder-covers, thorax and 
abdomen metallic blue; the venter striped white. Ecuador. 
abbreviata. N. abbreviata spec. nov. (12 d) is probably hardly only a form of the preceding species. It differs 
above all by a somewhat narrower red oblique spot of the forewing, the continuation of which in the cell is 
absent. Behind the red spot there are also above 2 metallic greenish-blue spots between the radial veins. On 
the submedian there is a golden green stripe which greatly contrasts with the metallic blue colour of the inner- 
marginal base. The hindwings are more violettish-blue On the under surface of the hindwings, from the base 
as far as near the margin, there extends below the median a white spot being bordered by a blue iridescence. 
Hips and outside of the posterior tibiae white. One <$ from the Rio Songo (Bolivia; A. H. Fassl). 
iridis. N. iridis Hmps. (21 d). Body black, with a metallic blue lustre; front of the palpi, legs and venter 
striped white. The foreAving is in the proximal half extensively carmine, the hindwing metallic blue except the 
black border. Bolivia. 
caslra. N. castra Hmps. (21 e) exhibits on the blackish-brown forewings an orange-yellow stripe on vein 
1 and an orange postdiscal band, which does not reach the costal margin and proximal angle; the base of the 
costal margin is metallic green, the fringes at the apex and proximal angle are w r hite, on the unicolorously 
brownish-black hindwings all white. The body is black, with metallic bluish-green spots and stripes. Brazil 
(Parana). 
jynx. N. jynx Hbn.-G. (26 1) greatly resembles castra, the body is of a pure blue, not spotted green, and the 
orange oblique spot is larger and broader and extends from near the costa to the distal margin and has, on 
the proximal side, a continuation towards the base below the costa. Expanse of wings: 44 mm. Amazon (Parana, 
Sa. Catharina). 
subflaves- N. subflavescens Kaye. Body blackish-brown, shoulder-covers anteriorly orange. Forewings brownish- 
cens ■ black with a broad ochreous-yelloAV oblique band through the centre; costal base yellow. Hindwings above 
brownish-black, beneath light yellow with a broad black marginal band and small blackish stripes in and round 
the cell. Expanse of wings: 33 mm. British Guiana. 
metamela. N. metanieia Dogn. Body black, with a faint blue lustre. Palpi beneath yellow 7 ; vertex and neck 
with some yellow hairs. The forewings exhibit a broad yellow oblique band from the middle of the costa to 
the proximal angle. On the hindwings the end of the median is yellow. Under surface like above, bases of the 
Avings and the veins dusted somewhat whitish. Expanse of wings: 29 mm. French Guiana. 
chalybea. N. chalybea Hbn. (21 d) greatly approximates the folloAving from which it differs by the wings being 
much more extensively suffused with a more radiant bluish-green; the vertex is also bluish-green. Cuba. 
euchloa. N. euchloa Hmps. (= chalybea Hmps.). Body metallic bluish-green. Palpal base, vertex, the last 
4 abdominal rings, and a part of the preceding ring orange. The black foreAAings show metallic bluish-green 
stripes beloAV the costa, in and behind the cell and shorter ones at the base of the proximal margin. HindAvings 
metallic bluish-green, toAvards the margin of a pure blue. Expanse of the wings: 36 mm. Jamaica. 
albiplaga. N. albiplaga WTcr. (= apicalis H.-Schdjj ., lelex Druce ) (21 e). The 4 AA’ings are black AA'ith white 
apical spots and, particularly towards the proximal angle, white fringes. The foreAA’ings shoAv a long, broad, 
metallic blue stripe below the median, much smaller ones at the base of the costal margin and at the cell-end. 
On the under surface, all the wings exhibit very intense lustrous bluish-green spots in the discocellulars with 
2 dots each behind them. The front of the palpi, a spot at the antennal base, the forehips, middle and posterior 
tibiae are white, like the ventral side of the abdomen. Head, collar, mesothorax, shoulder-covers and legs are 
striped metallic blue. Abdomen with blue dorsal and lateral spots. From Mexico through the whole of Central 
America as far as Rio de Janeiro. 
quadrisiri- N. quadristrigata Hmps. (21 e) differs from the similar albiplaga by 4 metallic blue, small stripes 
(jata. on ff ie forewing behind the cell; the abdomen is also sublaterally spotted blue. From the West Indies (Sa. Lucia; 
Dominica). 
superba. N. superba Druce (21 e) is allied to the preceding species, but easily discernible by the metallic blue 
colour being extended upon the whole basal halves of both the wings; at the transverse vein 2 blue, small spots; 
apices of all the wings white. Peru. 
lelex. N. lelex Druce (21 e). The black body is spotted metallic blue on the head, collar, shoulders, shoulder- 
covers, thorax, abdomen and legs, the antennae are of a deep metallic blue. The black foreAvings are spotted 
blue at the base of the costa and vein 1, the fringes being white at the apex. The hindwings show a blue lustre 
and a white apical spot. Distributed from Mexico through the whole of Central America as far as Colombia, 
Venezuela and Ecuador. 
