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Show 1890.1 CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. 495 carmine: secondaries bright blue excepting at the apex, which is black ; a large oval-shaped spot about the middle of the outer margin bright carmine: the head, thorax, and abdomen bright blue; the tegulae black ; the underside of the abdomen white; the legs bluish black. Expanse l-i inch. Hab. Interior of Colombia (Mus. Druce). A beautiful species, unlike any other known to me, but nearest to Charidea splendida, Herr.-Schaff. HELIURA, Butler. HELIURA LELEX, sp. n. Male. Closely allied to H. apicalis, Herr.-Sch., from which it differs as follows :-the primaries are broader, the white mark at the apex is very much smaller, the blue bands are much wider and deeper in colour; the secondaries are bright metallic blue excepting near the apex, which is black with a narrow white margin. In the female the primaries are much blacker than in the female of H. apicalis, and the secondaries are deep ultramarine blue, the segments of the abdomen being edged with the same colour. Expanse, J li inch, 2 If inch. * Hab. Ecuador : Sarayacu, Chiguinda, Intaj (Mus. Druce). A distinct species, allied to Heliura apicalis, Herr.-Sch., and Heliura alpha, Druce, the female being quite distinct from the females of either of them. AUTOMOLIS, Hiibner. AUTOMOLIS LATANIA, sp. n. (Plate XLII. fig. 2.) Primaries chrome-yellow, the apex edged with black, the fringe black. Secondaries black, with the costal margin from the base to the apex broadly banded with chrome-yellow. The head bright metallic blue; the thorax, collar, and tegulae chrome-yellow ; the abdomen black; the anus and the four anal segments spotted with bright metallic blue ; the basal segments spotted with chrome-yellow on each side; the underside of the abdomen banded with chrome-yellow ; antennae and legs black. Expanse If inch. Hab. Interior of Colombia (Mus. Druce). A fine insect, allied to Automolis superba, Druce. IDALUS, Walk. IDALUS CITRINA, sp. n. (Plate XLII. fig. 4.) Primaries bright yellow; a streak at the base, an elongated spot at the end of the cell, and a small round dot beyond dark grey ; a spot on the inner margin close to the base and a long streak near the anal angle bright rose-red ; below the spot at the end of the cell are four dark grey elongated spots, the fourth on the inner margin. Secondaries white, shaded with pink ; the underside of both wings white; the costal margin, apex, and outer margin of the primaries shaded with yellow. The head and thorax greyish ; the collar yellow edged with red : the tegulae yellow, edged with red and tipped with white; (he abdomen above bright red; the sides, undersides, aud |
