Cat. lep. Ph. Brit. Mus. Vol. 1

419. Pheia elegans.
Cosmosoma ele.r;au , Druce, Biol. Oentr.-Am., Het. i. p. 59, pl. 7. f. 13 (1884).
Oosmosoma dr'ltcei, Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 140 (1892).
Cosmo oma cingla, Scho u., P. Z. S. 189--!, p. 227.
Head black; frons white, the vertex metallic blue; thorax golden
yellow, teguloo and patagia outlined with black; metathorax with
black and blue patch ; legs yellow and black ; abdomen golden
,yellow, the terminal segments black; a dorsal eries of black marks,
a dorsal band on 2nd segment, blue snbdorsal spots on 2nd and
3rd segments, and dorsal and subdorsal spots on terminal egment, ;
wings hyaline, the veins and margins black. Fore wing with
yellow streak below costa to beyond middle, and yellow streak
above base of inner margin aud vein 1 ; the terminal band very
broad on apical area and expanding at vein 2. Hind wing with
the base of costa and inn er margin yellow; the terminal band
expanding at apex and tornus.
Hab. ::UExrco, Jalapa (Trujillo), Vera Cruz (11. H·. Sm,ith) 1
GuATEl\IA.LA, Vera Paz (Champion), type ; CosTA RrcA (Underwood);
PA.NA.MA, Bugaba ( Ohamp1'on)-Godman-Salvin Coll.; VENEZUELA,
Aroa, type t cingla in Coll. Schaus. E:1::p. 30 millim.