10 ^GEEIID^. 



Tkilochana scoLioiDES, u. sp. (Plate II. fig. 2.) 



Upperside shining olive-green ; a short narrow transparent longitudinal basal streak on 

 fore wing, and two triangular streaks on hind wing. Body dark pur[)le-brown ; abdominal 

 segments edged with grey ; last two segments on sides and beneath and large anal tuft red ; 

 tuft fringed dorsally with black hairs ; antennae dark brown ; legs black, hind tarsi yellow- 

 ish ; palpi purple-brown. Underside as above ; costa of fore wing slightly steel-blue. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Uab. Darjiling. In coll. Dr. Staudinger. 



Genus MELITTIA, Hiihn. 

 Melittia, Hiibnerj Vcrz. bek. Sclmiett. p. 128. 



Melittia NErCHA; u. sp. 



Margins and veins purple-black ; apical border narrow, speckled with a few purple- 

 grey scales ; apical area large, traversed by four veins and partly by the subcostal upper 

 branch ; basal area traversed by median vein only ; abdominal area fringed with golden 

 hairs ; thorax greenish in front, with a collar composed of a few steel-blue scales ; hind part 

 of thorax golden yellow ; abdomen above bluish-black, with narrow golden-yellow segmental 

 bands, yellow beneath ; palpi, pectus, foi-e legs, mid femora and tibia pure white fringed 

 with black ; hind legs densely clothed with long black hairs, femora above fringed with 

 long red and white hairs ; antennae black above, pectinated surface red. 



Exp. 1| inch. 



Hab. Darjiling. In coll. Dr. Staudinger. 



Melittia newaha, u. sp. 



Male. Costal margins and veins purplish-black ; apical band of fore wing narrow, 

 speckled witli pale purple scales ; cilia brown ; apical area traversed by iuur veins, basal 

 area by median vein and a short recurrent ^ein from discocellulars ; abdominal area and 

 base of fore wings fringed witli yellow liairs. Thorax bright golden-yellow, top slightly 

 purple-black ; abdomen bluish-black ; palpi, pectus, fore legs, and femur and tibia oi mid 

 legs yellow fringed with black ; hind legs densely clothed with long purplish-black hairs, 

 femora fringed above with yellow hairs, and a few red hairs radiating at lower joint ; abdo- 

 men beneath yellow ; antennae purple-black above, pectinated portion reddish. 



Expanse 1-^q inch. 



Hah. Darjiling. In coll. Dr. Staudinger. 



