284 THE KNTOMOLOGIST. 



(as seen from above) rounded anteriorly. ? . Long. 7 mill., lat. 

 2^ mill. 



Hah. Madagascae, Diego Suarez. 



GuTRiDA, gen. nov. 



Belongs to Capsaria. 



Suboval ; glabrous, abdomen above, &c., sparsely pubescent; pro- 

 notum and elytra punctured. Vertex marginate. Head vertical, about 

 twice as wide (in profile) as high. Eyes (profile) more than one-half 

 of the length of the head ; first segment of antennae extending beyond 

 apex of head, inserted within the apical margin of the eyes. First 

 segment of rostrum very short, reaching a little beyond base of head. 

 Eyes contiguous with pronotum. Pronotum declivous, not or only 

 very slightly callose anteriorly ; base widely rounded (subsinuately), 

 more than two and a half times as wide as the length of the first seg- 

 ment of antennae, about four times as wide as collar, not quite twice 

 as wide as head and eyes together. Lateral margins of elytra a little 

 rounded, apical margin of corium extero-laterally reaching somewhat 

 beyond base of cuneus, the latter a little declivous ; membranal ner- 

 vures angulately rotundate apically. Posterior femora not much 

 stouter than the other pairs. Tarsi with bristly spines. 



G. GABONIA, Sp. nov. 



Head, pronotum, and scutellum flavous, a subbasal elongate 

 blackish brown spot in the middle. Eyes red-brown. Anterior angles 

 of scutellum fumate. Elytra pale sordid yellowish, lateral margins of 

 clavus widely dark, apical margin of corium clouded irregularly with 

 brownish. Base and apex of cuneus blackish brown, membranal 

 nervures fuscous. Head rounded apically (seen from above). Long. 

 6 mill., lat. 2i mill. 



Hob. Gaboon (ex coll. Montandon). 



(To be continued.) 



NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 



GoNEPTERYx RHAMNi, AB. — Mr. Sabine, of Erith, has kindly sent for 

 inspection an example of G. rhamni, which is apparently a female, 

 but the fore wings are tinged with the male colour, especially at the 

 base and on the costal and hind marginal areas ; the hind wings are 

 very similar in colour to those of the male. The specimen was taken 

 this year in the New Forest by Mr. L. W. Newman. 



LYCiENA coRYDON AB. — Grouud colour of all the wings blackish. 

 Fore wings have a black centred white discal spot and a series of six 

 quadrate white spots on the submarginal area ; the latter are dusted 

 with black atoms, especially the lower three of the series, and are 

 traversed by an interrupted, blackish, diffuse line extending from the 

 inner margin to the third spot ; the basal and central areas are heavily 

 dusted with blue scales. The markings on the hind wings are some- 



