. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. ANDROCHARTA. 391 868. Androcharta rubricincta. (Plate XIV. fig. 13.) Charldea rubricincta, Burin. Descr. Eep. Arg. v. p. 38) (1878); Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 123. Androcharta lecehi, Druce, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 283. 6 . Black-brown ; 1st joint of palpi, vertex of head, and tegulae with patches of metallic blue ; patagia and fore coxae with white patches ; abdomen blue-black ; the 1st segment with crimson dorsal patch, the 2nd with dorsal band and lateral spots, and the
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. ANDROCHARTA. 391 868. Androcharta rubricincta. (Plate XIV. fig. 13.) Charldea rubricincta, Burin. Descr. Eep. Arg. v. p. 38) (1878); Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 123. Androcharta lecehi, Druce, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 283. 6 . Black-brown ; 1st joint of palpi, vertex of head, and tegulae with patches of metallic blue ; patagia and fore coxae with white patches ; abdomen blue-black ; the 1st segment with crimson dorsal patch, the 2nd with dorsal band and lateral spots, and the others with dorsal bands ; slight dorsal and subdorsal series of blue points. Fore wing with blue spot at base of costa and point on discocellulars ; a white spot below middle of cell and point towards end of it; white spots between veins 3 and 5. Hind wing fuscous, with elliptical white patch on terminal area ; underside brown, with white spot below end of cell: veins 1-5 moderately distorted and curved. Hah. Amazons {Leech), type hechi f in Coll. Druce ; Argentina, Goya (Perri7is), 1 d . I'lvj}. 44 millira. 869. Androcharta nieones. Sphinx mcones, Stoll, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. 325. E (1780); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 174. Glaucopis compta, Sepp, Sarin. VHnd. i. p. 81, pi. 37 (1848). Charidea meonioides, Aussereur. Schmett. i. f. 237 (1854). S . Black-brown; 1st joint of palpi, frons, vertex of head, tegulae, patagia, metathorax, and legs with patches of metallic blue ; patagia and fore coxic with white patches ; abdomen with dorsal crimson spots on first two segments, a subdorsal series of metallic blue patches, and three sublatcial crimson spots. Foi-e wing with blue marks at base ; two fine crimson streaks below costa reaching beyond middle, conjoined at extremity, and the upper not reaching base; two sliort streaks below base of median nervure ; a small hyaline spot towards end of cell; two blue points on discocellulars ; three hyaline spots. beyond the cell between
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