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i'i->. Oeuospila lucifimbi'ia s]>. nnv. 



J. Foreirini/.i : deep sea-green ; tlie e.osta yellow : tlie lines ]iale Mnisli <;;rcen : 

 first from below one-fonrtli oi" costa to bej'oinl oiie-thiril of ininM' margin, slightly 

 waved ; second from two-tliirds of costa to two-tbirds of inner margin, irregularly 

 dentatc-lnnnlate ; cell-spot obscurely deeper green ; marginal line thick, deep 

 liurjile, scarcely interrupted on its outer edge by the pali^ veins : fringe glossy 

 yellow. 



lliiuliciiigs : without first line. 



Underside somewhat paler ; the fringes yellow ; costa of forewing narrowly 

 yellow. Face and j'alpi dull reddish above, paler below ; fillet white : vertex dull 

 yellow ; shoulders, patagia, basal segments, and segmental divisions of abdomen 

 green ; thorax and rest of abdomen dull ochreous, probably faded from green. 

 ? pale apple-green, the lines white, and the marginal line much liner. 



Expanse of wings : 29 mm. 



One (?, one 9, from Tugela, Solomon Islands ("Woodford). 



The worn condition of the ? may account for the difference in coloration and 

 markings. The hindtibiae of the S are large, much thickened, with a largely 

 expansible pencil of pale ochreous hairs, and four spurs : the tarsi short. 



04. Syndromodes coerulea. 



Microloxid (f) I'ocrulca Warr., Nov. Zooi,, III. p. :!0S. 



This species, doubtfully referred to Mirvolcixin. must, as the ueuratiou shows, 

 be transferred to Si/in/romoi/cs. 



05. Syndromodes vivida sp. nov. 



Foreiriiigs : emerald-green : the fringe green ; costal edge cream-white ; the 

 two lines marked liy inconspicuous pale vein-dots : first at one-fourth, second at 

 three-fourths, sinuous ; cell-spot and marginal dots minute, whitish. 



liiridwings : with only the outer line. 

 JCTnderside pale green, darkening towards costa of forewings. Face, palpi, and 

 forelegs rufous ; vertex and shaft of antennae whit(^ ; thorax green ; abdomen 

 ochreous, the basal segments with some red scales above. 



Exjjause of wings : 23 mm. 



One cf from Natal. 



Near to imicolor Warr. 



00. Thalassodes gigas sp. nov. 



Forewint/s : jiale bluish green, finely ripi)lcd with whitish ; the costal edge 

 finely white ; the two lines represented by diffuse whitish shades : the first narrow, 

 and only distinct on inner margin ; the second just beyond middle broad and waved ; 

 a very fine brown marginal line, slightly swollen at ends of veins ; fringe silvery 

 white, with the tips mixed with brown scales. 



Iliudwings : with the outer pale shade angled at vein 3, snbdentate thronghont. 



Underside whitish green. Palpi whitish, pale brown above : face whitish, 

 (?) tinged with green ; shoulders, patagia, and first segment of abdomen green ; 



