BY A. J. TURNER. 857 



Section ii. Antennce of ^ simple. 

 39. Eressa xMegatorna. 

 Eressa megatorna, Hmps., Cat. Lep. Phal. i. p. 122. 



Very similar to B. angustipenna, but readily distinguished by 

 the thick tufts of scales on forelegs of (J. 

 Type in British Museum. 

 N.Q. : Mackay. 



40. Eressa angustipenna. 



Hydrusa angustipenna, Luc, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 1889, 



p.1087. 

 Syntomis angustipenna, Turn., Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Aust., 1898, 



p.92. 

 Eressa angustijjenna, Hmps., Cat. Lep. Phal. i. p. 12 2. 

 Type in Coll. Lucas. 

 Q. : Nambour, Brisbane, Southport. 



Gen. 4. E u c h r o m i a. 

 EiLchromia, Hb., Yerz. p.l21; Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S.Wales, 

 1886, p.786; Hmps., Cat. Lep. Phal. i. p.293. 



Tongue well-developed. Palpi moderate, porrect, or obliquely 

 ascending. Antennae in both sexes with shaft slightly dilated 

 in middle, and bipectinate, extreme apex simple. Posterior tibi8& 

 with two pairs of short spurs. Forewings with 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked. 

 Hindwings with 2 and 4 connate or stalked, 3 and 5 absent, 6 

 and 7 connate or stalked. 



Type E. sperchia, Cram., from Africa. 



An Indo-Maiayan or African genus containing twenty-five 

 known species. It is not closely allied to the preceding genera, 

 but as Sir Geo. Hampson remarks is the only Old World genus 

 with Neotropical affinities. The species are remarkable for the 

 brilliant colouring of the abdomen. 



1. Wings with the spots yellow polymena. 



Wings with the spots colourless 2. 



2. Abdomen with dorsum of first segment black, with metallic 



blue scales creusa. 



Abdomen with dorsum of first segment yellowish 3. 



3. Abdomen with two blue and three crimson bands on dorsum, iria. 

 Abdomen with four blue and one red band on dorsum lurlina. 



