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7. Phvmateus pulchripes, 



FcEm. Niger; caput luleo varium ; antennie fascia suhapicali nigra; 

 prothorax plagis tribus luteis connexis ; abdomen luteum, segmenlis 

 nigra siibmarginatis ; pedes liUeo varii, femoribus posiicis rufo- 

 viltatis, tibiis posticis cyaneis ; aim anliccB virides ; alee poslicce 

 ochraceee, apices versus nigrce. 



Female. Black. Disk of the head irregularly luteous above, front 

 luteous. Antenuae with a broad luteous band near the tips. Prothorax 

 with three luteous connected patches, one in the disk and one on each side. 

 Pectus dingy, luteous. Abdomen luteous ; fore borders of the segments 

 irregularly black. Four anterior femora partly luteous beneath ; hind 

 femora tessellated with luteous on the outer side, bright red on the inner 

 side and beneath, where there is a row of black spots; hind tibije deep 

 blue. Fore wings green, rounded and not oblique at the tips. Hind wings 

 orange-red, blackish and with black veins towards the tips. Length of the 

 body 17 lines; expansion of the fore wings 30 lines. 



Most allied to P. calHpareus, v/h'ich differs from it in the colour of the 

 legs, in the more acute wings and in the pale green hue towards the lips of 

 the fore wings. 



a. Fernando Po. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



b. West Africa. From Mr. Fraser's collection. 



8. Phvmateus pardalinus. 



Mas et fcem. Pallide rufescens ; antenna nigra, basi rufce ; prothorax 

 sexspinosus, antice bidentatus, postice sexspinulosus ; pectus et abdo- 

 men teslacea, hujus segmenta nigra fasciala ; ala anticm lutece, nigra 

 confertim guttata ; ala postica albido-testacea, fasciis macularibus 

 fuscis. 



Male and female. Pale reddish. Head in front with two converging 

 keels, which are approximate and parallel beneath. Eyes pale testaceous, 

 elliptical, very prominent. Antennae black, red towards the base. Pro- 

 thorax with three large erect spines on each side, with two teeth on the 

 fore border, and with three minutejspines on each side of the hind border. 

 Pectus and abdomen testaceous; fore borders of the segments of the latter 

 with a broad abbreviated black band above and with a black line beneath. 

 Hind tibiae with two rows of black-tipped spines, those on the inner side 

 longer than those on the outer side. Fore wings luteous, with very nume- 

 rous black dots of various size. Hind wings whitish testaceous, with very 

 numerous brown spots and dots of various size, which form irregular 

 bands; veins reddish. Length of the body 17 — 23 lines; expansion of the 

 fore wings 32 — 42 lines. 



The structure of the prothorax distinguishes this species and P. acutus 

 from the others in the genus. 



a — c. Fantec. Presented by Dr. Leach. 



