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Platysticta maculata, Selys. 



Platysticta maculata, Kirby, Cat. Odoiiata, p. 132 (1890). 



A species apparently confined to Ceylon. A specimen in the 

 British Museum labelled Platysticta tropica^ from Ceylon, is also a 

 true Platysticta. I have not had opportunity to satisfy myself as 

 to the correctness of the specific determination, but it appears dis- 

 tinct from P. maculata, Selys, and apicalis, Kirby. 



Platysticta apicalis, Kirby. 



Platysticta apicalis, Kirby, yonrii. Linn. Soc. Land. (Zool.) XXI V, p. 

 561, pi. xlii. fig-. I, ? (1893). 



Like the last confined to Ceylon. The only old-world species 

 of the Legion with coloured wings. 



Genus Drepanosticta, nov. 

 Drepanosticta carmichaeli (Laidlaw). 

 (PI. xiv, figs. I, 4; pi. XV, fig. 5) 

 Protosticta carmichaeli, Laidlaw, Rec. hid. Mas. XI, p. 390, fig- 3(1915). 



Kalimpong, 500-4,500 ft., No. 74/H.I., April 1915 (F. //. 

 Gravely) . 



Pashok, 2,500 ft., Nos. 3410/H.I., 3441/1!. I., 3801/H.I., 

 3411/H.I., May-June, 1916 (F. U. Gravely). 



The type specimen and others secured with it were in a bad 

 state of preservation and give no idea of the beautiful colouring of 

 the living insect. Fortunately fresh material enables me to remedy 

 the defective description given in my first notice of the species. 



Venation. — Vestige of Ah entirely separated from Ac. Sectors 

 of arculus with long stalk. M3 descending from subnodal vein. 

 RS distal 13-16 postnodals on front wing. 



Head. — Upper lip, genae and anteclypeus pale blue. Post- 

 clypeus and frons to level between the anterior ocellus and posterior 

 pairs black, second joint of antennae pale blue. Irregular pale 

 blue band across vertex from in front of posterior ocelli to occiput, 

 the latter black Eyes pale blue, with an equatorial band of grey, 

 wider in front. 



Prothorax olive-green dorsally, becoming laterally pale blue, 

 sides and under surface rich brown-black. 



Thorax olive-green dorsally, fading to pale blue humeral 

 stripes, succeeded by golden-brown colour at the sides. This in 

 passing ventrally becomes intensified to brown-black. A pale, 

 silvery blue Hue on the second lateral suture. 



Abdomen "brown, segment 2 with a longitudinal, blue band 

 dorsally. Segments 3-6 have a narrow, pale blue mark at the base 

 and a dark ring apicallv ; 7 except for a bright blue spot at the 

 base dorsally is black, 8-9 brilliant light blue, 10 black with dorsal 

 blue mark. 



