NAP AT A. By Dr. M. Draudt. 
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N. pseudolelex Rothsch. differs from lelex by the absence of the white fringes of the hindwings. Ecuador; pseudolelex. 
Colombia, Venezuela. 
N. rhabdonota Hmps. (21 e). The body is black, with metallic blue spots and stripes, the palpi, basal rhabdonotu. 
joint of the antennae and forehips are white, the venter striped white. The forewings exhibit metallic blue 
stripes at the base of the costal margin and at the vein 1, the apex and proximal angle being spotted white; 
fringes of the hindwings at the apex white. Dominica. 
N. terminalis Wlcr. (21 f) differs from the preceding by the white fringes being present only at the lerminalis. 
extreme apex of the forewing. The ground-colour is a dull greyish-brown, the shoulders show white spots, 
the disc is very thinly scaled; the fringes of the hindwings are white towards the anal angle, the inner-marginal 
area beneath being white. Brazil (Pernambuco). 
N. leucotelus Btlr. (21 f) is one of the smallest, insignificant species. Forewings black with a large; leucotelus. 
transparent, discal spot, the fringes being white at the apex, and a very small, metallic bluish-green spot at 
the base. Head, collar, mesothorax, and lateral spots on the abdomen metallic greenish-blue, the abdomen 
shows above a broad, greenish-brown median stripe. Underside of the palpi, legs, and centre of the venter 
white. Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Surinam. 
N. venezuelensis Klages. Blackish-brown. Forehead and front of the palpi white, body spotted blue, venczuelen- 
hips in the $ white. The abdomen shows a whitish dorsal line and lateral metallic blue spots turning more 
green posteriorly. Underneath the first 6 rings show a broad white middle stripe which may be absent or 
indistinct in the $. Forewings with a fine white costal stripe, at the base metallic blue, with hyaline stripes 
in and below the cell; fringes at the apex and proximal angle white. Hindwings black, with white fringes towards 
the proximal angle. Expanse of wings: 25 to 27 mm. Venezuela. 
N. albimaculata Hmps. (21 f). The very long, narrow, blackish-brown forewings exhibit a white albimacu- 
spot behind the cell, the hindwings are white except the margin and costal margin. The first abdominal segment laia ‘ 
shows subdorsal white spots, the 4th to 7th red spots. The ventral side is for the greatest part white. From 
Panama and Venezuela. 
N. guatemalena Druce (21 f). The smallest species with black wings, the fringes being white at the guaiema- 
apex. The black body is spotted metallic blue on the forehead, collar, sides of thorax, and legs; vertex, neck, lena • 
and palpal base scarlet. The abdomen exhibits metallic blue dorsal and lateral lines, on the venter white spots. 
From Mexico to Guatemala. 
N. munda Whr. (21 f) is throughout metallic bluish-green on the body and wings. Palpal base, throat, munda. 
and vertex carmine. The fringes are white at the apex and proximal angles. Known only from Hayti. 
N. lena Schaus. Black, on the abdomen with a blue lustre. The basal joint of the palpi, hindheacl, Jena. 
neck, and anal tuft are carmine. Sides of forehead, hips and stripes on the legs, as well as a broad ventral stripe 
are white. -—- The forewings are white at the basal half of the costal margin, at the apex and ends of the 
fringes. Expanse of wings: 40 mm. Peru. 
N. cincticollis Fldr. (21 f) exhibits a square yellow spot in the cell-end of the brown forewings, and cincticollis. 
another one behind it, the black hindwings show a hyaline stripe below the cell. On the under surface the wings 
are suffused with a brilliant metallic blue. The anterior body is black, the forehead is laterally white; the hind- 
head, neck, and spots on the shoulders are carmine; forehips white. The abdomen is above metallic blue, beneath 
white. Colombia (Bogota); it lies before me from the Rio Dagua (Coll. Fassl). 
N. boettgeri Druce. The description of this species, being unknown to me in nature, coincides so com- boeitgeri. 
pletely with that of Delphyre tetilla Dogn. (— elegans Lathy) that it may possibly be the same animal; the 3 
examples I was able to examine, all belong to Delphyre. boettgeri was described from Peru. 
N. quadrimaculata Moschl. (21 f). Body blackish-brown, forehead and hips white; vertex and 1st qv.adrb 
palpal joint scarlet. Base of the shoulder-covers and of the abdomen metallic green. The black forewings with 
some green at the base exhibit a large, elliptic, white spot below the cell-end; apex white. Hindwings the same 
with a white spot below the cell-end, and a white apex, with a green-stripecl inner-marginal vein. Expanse 
of wings: 30 mm. Venezuela, Guiana. 
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N. sanguicincta Hmps. Anterior body dull black, abdomen metallic blue; palpal base and hindhead 
carmine; forehead, collar, thorax, and legs spotted blue. Forewings black with white fringes towards the apex. 
Hindwings with a blue lustre and a broad, carmine marginal band. Expanse of wrings: 32 mm. Peru. 
N. flaviceps Hmps. Black, suffused with metallic blue. Front of the palpi, forehead, borders of the flaviceps. 
shoulder-covers, chest and legs, a dorsal, lateral and ventral stripe on the abdomen are white. Femora and 
shoulder-spots of a brilliant orange. On the hindwings a fine subcostal stripe, a stripe below the base of the 
