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Show 284 MR. H. DRUCE ON N E W [Mar. 28, a spot below the cell, and three spots beyond the end of the cell all creamy white. Secondaries creamy white, clouded with brown at the base and partly along the costal margin. The head, antennae, palpi, thorax, abdomen, and legs dark brown; the back of the head and the collar metallic blue; the base of the tegulae creamy white; the three basal segments of the abdomen above bright red, edged with metallic blue. Underside very similar to the upperside, but secondaries are dark brown, with only a small creamy white spot in the middle. Expanse If inch. Hab. Brazil, Ceara (Leech, Mus. B.). I am indebted to Mr. Leech for an example of this fine species, which I have much pleasure in naming after him ; it was captured by Mr. Leech at Ceara in August 1884. Subfam. CTENUCHIN^E. E U A G R A , Walk. EUAGRA CERYMICA, sp. n. Primaries black, shot with bright blue from the base along the costal and inner margin; a hyaline spot similar to that in Euagra angelica, Butler, but shorter and broader, not reaching almost to the base of the wing as in that species. Secondaries hyaline; the costal margin and apex broadly black; the inner margin and anal angle bright blue. Underside as above, but with no blue on the wrings. Antennae, palpi, and legs black. Head bright red; abdomen dark blue. Expanse 1| inch. Hab. Panama (Boucard, Mus. B.). This species is allied to Euagra angelica, Butl., from which it is at once distinguished by the bright red head and much shorter and wider hyaline spot on the secondaries. Subfam. PERICOPIN^E. METASTATIA, Butl. M E T A S T A T I A P A M P A , sp. n. Sexes alike. Primaries black, hyaline at the base and a wide band crossing the wing beyond the middle from the costal margin to the anal augle; the costal and inner margin dark bright blue from the base to about the middle. Secondaries hyaline; the costal apex and outer margin black ; the inner margin deep blue. Underside similar to the upperside, but paler in colour and without any blue shade. Antennae, palpi, and legs black; thorax and abdomen above dark bright blue, on the underside black; the anus yellowish white. Expanse ly3^ inch. Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buckley, Mus. B.). A small species, allied to Metastatia saphira, Staudinger. |
