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seamed with black. This seam proceeds inwards into a narrow 
wedge-shaped spot lying at the margin and is prolonged outwards 
into a seam at the outer margin which bends inwards at the caudate 
process and merges into the brown colour of the posterior half of the 
outer quarter of the wing, which is only interrupted by a roundish 
golden spot in its outer moiety, two silver marginal spots behind the 
latter, the inner of which becomes towards the inner side gradually — 
golden, and by a narrow golden spot placed parallel to the end of the 
fourth cross band ; in the inner half occur scattered groups of silver 
scales and in front at the limit of the golden spot, a deep blackish 
brown longitudinal spot, which is bounded behind by a diffuse golden 
line. The scaling of the outer margin is yellowish golden; the 
caudate process is silvery, its hinder margin black. The base of the 
wing is yellowish golden. The membrane is tinted pale brownish. 
Hind wing hyaline, apical angle with very slender scales ; ends of the 
veins and the analis beset with scales. Hind margin hairy ; veins 
and scales pale brownish. Venation and scaling of both wings are 
described in the diagnosis of the genus. Membrane of the hind wing 
intensely iridescent, green to red. 
Length of fore wing in male 3 mm., in female 4 mm. ; expanse 
of wings in male 7 mm., in female 9 mm. 
Ceylon. Peradeniya ; on tree trunks, February, 1905. Eighteen 
males (7 in alcohol) and five females (1 in alcohol) ; collected by 
Mr. E. E. Green. 
Syllysis caudata, Hag. 1865. 
Amphientomum caudatum, Nietner in litt. ; Hagen Ent. Mo. Mag., 
vol. II., 1865, p. 150. 
Syllysis caudata, Hagen. Ent. Mo. Mag., vol. II., 1865, p. 151. 
Syllysis caudata, Hagen. Verh. Zool. Bot. Ges. Wien, 1866, 
pp. 204, 210, and 219. 
Syllysis c@udata, Hag. Enderlein Ann. Mus. Nat. Hung. Bd I., 
1903, p. 320. 
Hagen, loc cit. :-— 
“ Head bright yellow, with a broad black band between the eyes ; 
ocelli distant ; palpi grayish brown; antenne grayish brown, the 
three basal joints yellow ; thorax brown, bordered on each side and 
posteriorly with golden scales, brown in the middle; abdomen 
black ; superior wings elongated, the apex prolonged into a point 
truncated posteriorly, brown, with the scales forming very pretty 
markings, viz., the base golden, with silvery bands, on the middle 
of the anterior margin a golden band between two silvery lines 
bordered with black ; at the apex an oblique comma-shaped silvery 
