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In Ceplianodes, I am forced to reduce C. apus (Boisd.), <^- virescens (Wallengr.), 

 and r. cnnfinis (Boisd.) to the rank of subspecies only, for not only do they agree 

 with C. hylas (Linn.) in having white legs, palpi, and under surface of thorax, but 

 there occur in different parts of Africa all the intonncdiate grades between these three 

 forms, as well as between them and C. hylafi (Liuu.), which itself also occurs on the 

 mainland of Africa. 



Cephanodes lifuensis sj). nov. 



Stands exactly intermediate between C. woodjordi Butl. and (7. hiichhindi Rut!., 

 but is much smaller. U7?jy.s- similar to those of C hucMnndi But!., while the 

 markings of the head, thorax, and abdomen are exactly like in ('. woodjordi Bntl., 

 only with the addition of a white band on the second abd^niinal segment. Under- 

 side of head, thorax, legs, and ])alj)i, lemon yellow ; underside of abdomen, uniibrm 

 maroon red. 



Expanse, 2-25 inches = 57-3 millim. 



Hab. Lifu, Loyalty Islands. 



Cephanodes simplex sp. nov. 

 (PI. v., fig. 1.) 

 Winxis identical with those of C. hylas (Liuu.). 



Head and thorax dark olive green ; abdomen, russet orange, anal tuft black with 

 orange centre. Whole under surface oihead., thorax, and ahdonwn deep orange yellow, 

 as are also the legs and palpi. 



Expanse, 2 inches = 51 millim. 

 Hah. Lifu, Loyalty Islands. 



This species is not closely allied to any other of the genus. 



In the genus Macroglossa M. melvus Feld. (in coll.) is a synonym of M. mihus 

 Boisd. Mr. Kirby has no mention of M. melms Feld., either as a synonym or as 

 a species. The extreme variation to be found in M. errn/is Walk, is very remark- 

 able. In a series I have just received from Mackay, Queensland, (54 in number, 

 no two are alike ; iu some the transverse bands are wanting, in others broken up 

 into spots, and lastly in some these bands are nearly double the usual width. 



Macroglossa kiushiuensis sp. nov. 



This magnificent sjiecies is nearly allied to ,1A rectifascia (Feld.) and .lA .%ngrn 

 Butl., but is larger and more distinctly marked. 



Fo7-ewings blackish grey with a large subcostal patch of lighter grey, running back 

 from the apex to about ope-third the length and about two-tliirds the width of the 

 wing. Two broad black bars cross the forewings, enclosing a band of pale grey ; the 

 inner bar is very conspicuous and sharply defined, but the outer one is somewliat 

 clouded and indistinct. Several thin and irregular zigzag lines cross the disc of 

 the wiugs. Hindwings black, crossed by a baud of hriglit orange yellow from the 

 centre of the inner margin to the anal angle. Hcud and thorax dark grey, with 

 a central narrow black line and two large triangular black jiatches running up 

 from the base of the wings. 



Abdomen dark grey, with a very large black anal tuft and four large lateral 

 tufts of the same colour, but tipped with yellow. On each side of the first 



