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obscurely ferruginous on the inside; wings dark brown with a 

 magniticent purple, coppery, and in some lights rose-coloured 

 effulgence. 



cS similar, but the wings more of a green metallic effulgence. 



Hab. Malabar; yikhim ; Ceylon; Burma; Teuasserim, extending 

 to the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. $ . Length 28-34 ; ea.^^. 

 50-62 mm. c? • Length 26 ; e^iy. 54 mm. 



273. Salius iridipennis. 



Mygnimia iridipeunis, Smith, Jour. Linn. Soc. 1858, p. 98, $ . 

 Salius iridipennis, 6'rtm. Mem. Manch. L. Ph. Soc. (4) iv, 1891, p. 44^ 



$ . Closely resembles S. madraspatanus, Smith; differs in having 

 the clypeus transverse anteriorly, not emarginate ; the median 

 segment longer and truncate obliquely at the apex, the transverse 

 striations on it being less coarse, and there being no medial longi- 

 tudinally impressed line ; the abdomen has in some lights a dark 

 purple iridescent pile, and the wings a more brilliant purple and 

 green effulgence, with metallic coppery tints along their apical and 

 posterior margins. 



J . The flagellum of the antennae from the 5th to the apical 

 joints ciliated with tine hairs. 



Hab. Sikhim ; S. India ; Burma ; Teuasserim to the Malay 

 Peninsula and Borneo. $ . Length 25-30 ; exp. 51-57 ram. 

 S . Ijength 21-24 ; exp. 50-54 mm. 



274. Salius madraspatanus. 



Pompikis uiadraspatauus, Smith, Cat. iii, p. 144, $. 

 Salius madraspatanus, Cam. Mem. Manch. L. Fh. Soc. (4) iv, 1891, 

 p. 451. 



2 . Head and thorax densely pruinose, abdomen sparsely 

 so and somewhat shining ; clypeus broad, its anterior margin bent 

 down, narrowly smooth, and widely emarginate in the middle; 

 front subconcave ; scutellum raised in the middle, compressed at 

 the sides ; median segment with a rounded steep slope to the apex, 

 a medial longitudinally impressed line and coarse transverse stria- 

 tions ; legs long, tibia3 and tarsi spinose, the posterior tibiae serrate ; 

 abdomen as long as the head and thorax united. Black, the head 

 and thorax covered with a dense velvety pile ; the abdomen with 

 a thin pile, having dull shades of blue in certain lights ; wings 

 dark brown with a purple effulgence. 



cS siniilar, but with the median segment more rounded and less 

 steeply sloped posteriorly. 



Hab. Throughout India ; Burma ; Tenasserira ; Andamans, 

 Nicobars, and Ceylon. $ . Length 24-28 ; e.iy. 55-60 mm. 

 cf . Length 18-23 ; exp. 50-56 mm. 



275. Salius mirandus. 



Salius miranda *, Cam. Mem. Manch. L. Ph. Soc. (4) iv, 1891, p. 452. 



* Mr. Cameron {I. c.) simply published the name of this species, no description 

 was given. The type, however, is in Mr. Rothnoy's collection, labelled by 

 Mr. (Jamerou. Ihe description has been drawn up from this. 



