NOVITATBS ZOOLOOIOAB XXVI. 1919 69 



(4) f Monopetalotaxis sinensis n. sp. 



(J. Head, thorax, and abdomen black with a sUght purplish gloss, the frons 

 with yellow spots above and at sides, the neck with yellow ring, the patagia with 

 yellow streak above and spot at origin of forewing, the abdomen with yellow 

 bands on each segment, the anal tuft with yellow streaks at middle and sides ; 

 antennae with the serrations rufous ; palpi yellow with some black hair in front ; 

 legs black and yellow, the hind tibiae yellow with black band at extremity, the 

 tarsi yellow. Forewing hyaline, the veins and margins cupreous brown ; a slight 

 yellow streak below costa and fiery orange streak above inner margin to beyond 

 middle ; the discoidal spot with fiery orange spot on its outer side ; some yellow 

 in the interspaces before termen from apex to vein 3. Hindwing hyahne, the 

 veins and margins narrowly cupreous brown. Underside of forewing with the 

 costa to beyond middle, the inner area to termen, the discoidal spot and the inter- 

 spaces of terminal area golden yellow ; hindwing with the costa golden yellow to 

 near apex, expanding into a small spot at upper angle of cell. 



?. Abdomen with yellow bands on dorsum of 2nd, 4th, and 6th segments 

 only, and a lateral spot on 3rd. 



C. China, Shanghai (J. J. Walker), 1 (J type ; Fokien, Ting-hai (de la Garde), 

 1 $. Exp. S 30, 5 32 mill. 



(5) t Monopetalotaxis chalciphora n. sp. 



?. Head, thorax, and abdomen black glossed with leaden grey, the vertex 

 of head with some rufous hair and the neck with rufous ring, the metathorax 

 fiery red at sides, the abdomen with fiery red in front of 2nd segment at sides, 

 the 3rd segment with yellow and fiery red in front, the 4th with yellow band, 

 the 5th and 6th with fiery red bands, the anal segment fiery red above except 

 at base ; antennae fiery red with some black at sides ; palpi fiery red, yellow 

 towards base, the hair in front of 1st and 2nd joints leaden black at tips ; 

 fore coxae fiery red on outer side, the tibiae fiery red, the hind tibiae black on 

 inner side, the tarsi yellow, white on inner side, the hind tarsi with some fiery 

 orange on inner side at base. Forewing hyahne, the veins black ; the costal 

 area golden yellow tinged with scarlet and irrorated with black, the cell golden 

 yellow, the inner margin golden yellow tinged with scarlet, the terminal area 

 yellow suffused with black -brown ; cilia black-brown. Hindwing hyahne, the 

 veins yellow with some black scales, the terminal Une and cilia black -brown. 

 Underside of forewing with the costal area, cell, inner margin, and terminal area 

 golden yellow, the last irrorated with black -brown ; hindwing with the costa 

 golden yellow. 



Br. C. A&ica, Mt. Mlanje (Neave), 1 $ type. Exp. 26 mill. 



Gen. Synanthedon. 



Type. 



Synanthedon Hiibn., Vem. p. 129 (1827) aestrifomit 



Auatroaetia Feld., Beta. Nov. p. 2 (1874) non descr semirufa 



(1) Synanthedon pyrethra. 

 t Sciapteron pyrethra Hmpsn., A.M.N.H. (8) vi. p. 154 (1910). $. 



The male has the forewing hyaline, the costal and terminal areas red-brown, 

 a scarlet streak below base of costa and fascia on inner margin to near tornus, 



