PLATE XXVII. Figs. 1, 2.
Pap. P. R. Venus, _Fabr. Mantissa_.--Hesperia R. Venus, _Fabr.
Systema_.--Pap. Venus, _Herbst. Pap._ Pl. 294, fig. 1, 2. Pap.
Imperialis, _Cramer_, Pl. 76. fig. E, F.
This beautiful little insect is not unlike the preceding both in its
form and colours. It belongs to a section of _Polyommatus_, in which
the upper wings of the male are marked with an orbicular spot, of a
cottony appearance, and frequently a good deal impressed. The expansion
of the wings does not exceed an inch and a half. The colour of the
surface is brilliant blue, the costa and outer margin of the wings
black, and the disk of each marked with two ferruginous points in the
male. Beneath, the colour is likewise green, richly glossed with golden
yellow, the anterior portion of the under wings transversely streaked
with narrow black marks. The tails are wholly black.
All the examples hitherto brought to Europe seem to be from Surinam.