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Show 286 MR. H. DRUCE ON N E W [Mar. 28 the costal margin to the anal angle by a wide white band. Secondaries brownish black, with a dark blue shade at the base; the fringes of both wings black. The head, palpi, antennae, thorax, legs, and underside of the abdomen black ; the upperside of the abdomen blue-black. Expanse 2\ inches. Hab. British Guiana, Essequibo Eiver (Whitely, Mus. B.). Not closely allied to any species known to me. EUCYANE ORTROPEA, sp. n. Primaries and secondaries deep black. Primaries crossed beyond the middle from the costal margin to the anal angle by a narrow dark chrome-yellow band, deeply dentated on the outer edge ; the fringes of both wings black. Underside very similar to the upper-side, but the yellow band is slightly wider. Head, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs deep black; palpi above black, on the underside yellow. Expanse 2\ inches. Hab. Colombia, interior (Wheeler, Mus. B.). A very distinct species, allied to E. chislon, Druce. EUCYANE PHILOMELA, sp. n. Primaries black, shot with rich dark blue; the cell hyaline; a wide hyaline band crosses the wing beyond the middle, from the costal margin almost to the anal angle, beyond which, nearer the apex, is a small hyaline band ; the inner margin, from the base almost to the anal angle, broadly streaked with bright pale blue; the fringe black. Secondaries hyaline, shot with dark blue; the veins, costal, outer and inner margins broadly bordered with black; a light blue line extends from the base along the inner margin almost to the anal angle, but does not quite reach it; the fringe white. Underside very similar to the upperside, but slightly paler in colour. Antennae, palpi, head, tegulae, and legs black; thorax and abdomen dark bluish black; a bright blue line extends down the middle of the abdomen from the base to the anus; the underside of the abdomen white. Expanse 2\ inches. Hab. Interior of Colombia (Mus. B.). A distinct and beautiful species, somewhat resembling Phanoptis cyanomelas, Felder, which is WTongly placed in the genus Isostola by Kirby in his catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera. Subfam. PHCEGOPTERIN^E. N E O Z A T R E P H E S , gen. nov. Male. Antennae long, finely pectinated. Palpi short, bairy, the third joint very minute ; thorax and abdomen stout, legs thick. Primaries long and narrow; the costal margin slightly convex; the apex slightly rounded ; the inner margin straight; the cell very short, not more than one-third the length of the wing. Secondaries |
