NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXVI. 1919. QJ 



Gen. Dipsosphecia. 



Type. 



Dipsosphecia Spiiler, Hofifmann's Or. Schm. Eur. ii. p. 316 (1910) . . . ichntumonijormie 



Dipsosphecia montis. 



t Aegcria montis Leech, P.Z.S. 1888. p. 592. pi. 30. f. 4 ; Baitel, Seitz. Or. Schm. pal. ii. pi. 51. i. 



Japan. 



There is a specimen of another species from N. China, Wei-hai-wei, in British 

 Museum in too bad condition to describe. 



Gen. Podosesia. 



Type. 

 Qrotea Mosohl., Slett. Ent. Zeil. xxxvii. p. 319 (1876) nee Cress. Bym. 1864 . . . syringae 



PodosesiaMoschl., Stett. Ent.Zeit.xl. -p.ZiGilSIQ) syringae 



t Podosesia surodes n. sp. 



<J. Head, thorax, and abdomen black glossed with metalKc blue ; palpi with 

 some white in front ; pectus crimson at side ; tarsi white except towards base. 

 Forewing black glossed with metallic blue. Hindwing black and strongly glossed 

 with metallic green, the basal area with hyaline streaks in and below the cell 

 and above inner margin. Underside of forewing suffused with purple to beyond 

 the cell ; hindwing with some purple suffusion in and beyond end of cell. 



$. Hindwing metallic blue with slight green reflections. 



In the forewing of the male veins 10, 11 become coincident towards the 

 costa. 



Br. C. Africa. Mt. Mlanje (Neave), !<?, 1 9 type. Exp. <J 34, ? 40 mill. 



Gen. Gaea. 



Type. 

 LarundaB.Edv!., Papilio i. p. 182 {l88\)nec'LeAoh, Crust. 1815 .... aolituda 



OaeaBeatenm., Bull. Am. Mus. Nat, Hist, vm.p, 115 {1896) aolituda 



(1) Gaea variegata. 



t Tinthia variegata Wlk., xxxi, 24 (1864). 

 Hongkong. 



(2) t * Gaea leucozona n. sp. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen black glossed with metallic purple-blue, the frons 

 white at sides, the palpi black and white, the 2nd joint entirely white towards 

 extremity, the shoulders and sides of metathorax mth patches of fiery red scales, 

 the abdomen with subdorsal patches of yellowish white hair on 4th segment 

 and broad band clothed with yello\vish white hair on 5th ; coxae white, the 

 fore coxae with black patches, the fore tibiae white except above, the mid and 

 hind tibiae with rings of white hair at middle and extremities, and the 1st joint 

 of tarsi with white ring at extremity ; ventral surface of abdomen with yellowish 

 white band on 5th segment. Forewing black glossed with metallic purple-blue ; 

 hyaline fasciae in the cell and submedian interspace to middle of wing. Hindwing 

 hyaline to beyond the cell and tornus, the veins and margins black, the terminal 

 area blackish glossed with metallic purple-blue, its inner edge irregular. Under- 

 side with some ochreous white on costal area of forewing to near apex, and on 

 base of costa of hindwing. 



Assam, Khasis, type <J, 9 in Coll. Rothschild. Exp. jj 30, 5 32 mill. 



