270 Mr. Edward Meyrick's Descri'ption of 



this and costa at \ and before middle, connected by costal and three 

 other fine yellow longitudinal lines, with metallic-blue-green streaks 

 between first and second, and between third and fourth ; a narrow 

 transverse violet-leaden median fascia, triangularly dilated pos- 

 teriorly on dorsum, edged with black; wing beyond this wholly 

 deep red, except a yellow wedge-shaped mark on costa beyond 

 median fascia, and an elongate violet-leaden spot in disc at f : cilia 

 dark violet-grey. Hind-wings dark fuscous; cilia grey, with dark 

 fuscous basal line. 



British Guiana, Bartica, in January {Parish) ; one 

 specimen. 



Zalithia iriantha, n. sp. 



$. 12-13 mm. Head deep glossy indigo, face ochreous-whitish, 

 collar more or less yellow-whitish on sides. Palpi yellow, terminal 

 joint and upper part of second blackish anteriorly. Antennae 

 black, apical | white. Thorax deep glossy indigo-blue, sides of 

 dorsum metallic-green. Abdomen dark fuscous. Fore-wings 

 elongate, narrow, costa hardly arched, faintly sinuate towards 

 middle, apex obtuse, termen rounded, rather strongly oblique; 

 black ; from base to middle except on margins the wing is suffused 

 with metallic-blue on costal half, metallic -green on dorsal half, 

 with a small yellow subcostal spot near base, and sometimes another 

 at J; a yellow elongate blotch extending along costa from middle 

 to f, enclosing a metallic-blue streak; a small irregular yellow spot 

 in middle of disc ; a shining blue-purple trapezoidal blotch on 

 dorsum towards tornus, reaching half across wing, upper posterior 

 angle acute, upper anterior angle connected with costal yellow 

 blotch by a blue mark ; wing beyond these markings wholly coppery- 

 red : cilia rather dark lilac -grey, on costa light yellowish. Hind- 

 wings dark fuscous; cilia grey, with dark fuscous subbasal line. 



British Guiana, Bartica and Mallali, in February and 

 March (Parish) ; three specimens. 



Helcystogramma. Zell. 



I propose to maintain this also as a distinct genus. In 

 the forewings 2 and 3 are stalked, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to 

 apex. The Indian species brahyUtis, Meyr., and armata, 

 Meyr., as well as hihisci, Staint., are referable here. 



Helcystogramma symbolica, n. sp. 



(J $. 12-14 mm. Head and thorax leaden-fuscous. Palpi light 

 bronzy-grey, tip ochreous-whitish. Abdomen dark fuscous. Fore- 



