82 SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 
tibie strongly and thickly beset with narrow scales and with a 
number of very long, erect set, especially the hind tibiz. Femora 
closely beset with broad scales and long, delicate hairs. Tarsi 
without scales. First tarsal joint closely beset with short sete. 
First hind tarsal joint with about 19 ctenidiobothria, second hind 
tarsal joint with 3 ctenidiobothria, third hind tarsal joint almost 
hairless. The teeth of the ctenidiobothria are hair-like and each 
ctenidiobothrium consists of a large number of long and delicate 
hairs arranged in a row. Claws very long and narrow with a small 
stout, rather blunt tooth near the apex. Empodium with a seta 
on each side. Ratio of the hind tarsal joints as 5: 1: 1. 
Fore wing closely beset with brown-black scales, among them 
evenly distributed golden and metallic green scales ; the fore wing 
seen from a distance thus acquires an olive greenish golden hue. | 
Between the scales occur long curved hairs which partly stand upon 
the veins. ‘The hinder margin as far as cw, is hairless, the remaining 
border with very long, close set, brownish hairs. The marginal 
hairs are inserted upon long stalked hair cupules arranged in 
transverse rows on the marginal veins. The posterior area of the 
wing base is formed by a smooth clear brown tract, which carries 
about 30 large hair cupules but is without hairs. The area between 
costa and subcosta is strongly chitinised, without scales and beset 
with long erect dark sete. The scales are symmetrical and bluntly 
acuminate in front. Radial ramus united with the media for a 
moderately long distance. Radial cell narrow somewhat shorter 
than the peduncle. The latter connected with the pterostigma by a 
short cross vein; cu, and cw, very long, cu, about 7 times as long as 
cu ; cu, about 5 times as long as cu. The axillaris does not reach the 
analis at the end ; the latter is accompanied by a very narrow hyaline 
seam. Stigma sac occurs as a strong tracheal expansion at the base 
of that portion of the subcosta which abuts upon the pterostigma, 
with few (about 7) regular, free, strongly enlarged and thickened 
portions of the tracheal spirals. 
Hind wings hyaline ; margin with very long and close set hairs with 
exception of the anterior margin of the costal cell. Anterior margin 
of the basal half of the costal cell with short hairs. Veins of the 
apical half biserially pilose, membrane of the apical zone with short 
hairs. The portion of r which shuts in the extremely narrow radial 
cell & in front, is feebly curved and is developed as a well marked 
vein. Hind wings intensely and brilliantly iridescent in all colours. 
Length of fore wing 24 mm., wing expanse 5} mm. 
India, Matheran near Bombay, at 800 metres elevation, J uly 10; 
1902; one male (Biré collection). 
