1892.] 185 



lolaus (= Argiolaus) julianus, Staud. (p. 14-4, pi. i, fig. 2) is the 

 insect I referred to on p. 146 of the Anns. Mag. Nat. Hist., August, 

 1891, under the name A. Alcihiades. Certainly a comparison of 

 Donovan's figure with that of julianus seems to suggest considerable 

 differences, but I feel certain that his is not correct in all particulars, 

 no scaly patch being shown or mentioned in the description. Dr. 

 Staudinger coim^^ive^ julianus to Itdics, Hew., from which it is of course 

 very distinct. However, until better evidence to the contrary is 

 forthcoming, I shall place the specimens before me under Dr. Staud- 

 inger's name. 



lolaus (= Atyiolaus) Julius, Stand., = A. lekanion, mihi, and 

 takes precedence, Dr. Staudinger's description being published in 

 July, 1891, mine in August, 1891 ; and it is unfortunate that we were 

 both working at the same group, but unknown to each other. I 

 have little doubt that the specimens described on p. 148 (Iris, iv) 

 represent another species, although it is just possible that they may 

 turn out to be females of A. lukahas, mihi, which is, however^ recorded 

 only from the Gambia. Dr. Staudinger is undoubtedly correct in 

 remarking that they cannot be females of A. Calisto, as that species 

 has a female which is much whiter than any known ally of A. lulus. 



On page 150 (Iris, iv) is described Hypolyccena dehilis as distinct 

 from R. nobilis (which I have before shown to be a synonym of P. 

 harbafus, mihi). Undoubtedly it is, but, in my opinion, it is also 

 dentical with Hewitson's Deudorix Diyllus, and should be placed in 

 the genus Bapala. 



London : May, 1892. 



Species CAPSIDARUM etANTMOCOEIDAEUM MADAGASCAEIENSES 

 DESCRIPSIT DE. O. M. EEUTER. 



Mecomma madagascaeiensis, sp. n. 



Mas. elongatus, niger, nitidusjlongius pallido-pubescens ; gutta utrinque verticis, 



rostro pedibusque flavo-ochraceis ; hemieljtris lividis, clavo commissura apiceque 



late, corio intra venam cubilalem, angulo anteriore, cunei membranaque cum venis 



brachial! et cubitali nigricantibus, corio extra venam cubitalem, cuneo, angulo in- 



terno excepto, areola membranse minora cum vena connectente limboque laterali 



externo pallidis, angulis apicalibus corii exteriore et cunei concoloribus. 



Long, 4| mm. 

 Femina igiota. 



M. amhulanti, Fall., speciei palaearcticse, in omnibus simillima et maxime affinis, 

 difEert tamen corio angulo exteriore apicali cuneoque apice concoloribus nee non 

 membrana aliter colorata. 



