102 . SYNTOMID^, 



168. Syntomis ribbei. (Plate I\. fig. G.) 



Syntomis ribbei Eober, Iris, i. p. 29, pi. i. f. 6 (1885); Kirbv, Cat. Het. 



p. 97. 

 Byntomis -polusca, Druce, A. M. N. H. (6) xr. p. 43 (1895). 



S . Black : abdomen with orange bands on first three segments, 

 those on 2nd and 3rd narrow ; lateral spots on 4th and 5th seg- 

 ments : wings shot with brilliant pnrple-blue. Fore wing with 

 slight orange mark at base of inner margin ; a wedge-shaped 

 hyaline patch in cell ; a small spot below base of cell and another 

 above vein 1 towards tornus ; spots above veins 2, 3, 4, and 6. 

 Hind wing with the base orange, with irregular outer edge. 



5 with the spots in snbmedian interspace large and elongate. 

 Hab, Celebes, Minahassa, 1 c? » $ ^o\S.. Standinger. Ex'p. 

 30 millim. Typet polusca in Coll. Druce. 



169. Syntomis Johanna. (Plate IV. fig. 7.) 



Syntcmris Johanna , Butl. Jouru. Linn. Soc, Zool. sii. p. 348 (1876) ; Kirby 



Cat. Het. p. 92. 

 Syntomis anna, Butl. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. xii. p. 348 (1876) ; Kirbv, 



Cat. Het. p. 92. 



Head, tegulae, and patagia black; antenn® whitish at tips ; 

 thorax shot with deep blue ; a pair of lateral yellowish spots ;■ 

 some white on pectus and fore legs ; abdomen blue-black, with 

 orange bands on 3rd, 4th, and .5th segments, and usually a patch 

 on basal segment ; wings shot with purple and blue. Fore wing 

 with quadrate hyaline white patch below base of cell and another 

 in end of cell ; a large oblique patch below end of cell and vein 2 ; 

 an elongate spot above vein 6 and two spots between veins 3 and 5 ;. 

 cilia white near apex. Hind wing with large hyaline white patch 

 below the cell and large round spot between veins 2 and 3. 



The normal form anna has the orange patch on basal segment of 

 abdomen more or less developed, whilst joJianna has it entirely 

 wanting. 



Ifab. S. Africa, Knysna, 4 cf 1 5 (i?, Trimen), types anna and: 

 Johanna. Exp. 32 millim. 



170. Sjoitomis piyeri, n. sp. (Plate IT. fig. 8.) 



5 . Black ; frons, tegulaj, and patches on patagia, metathorax, 

 fore coxae, and sides of thorax orange-yellow ; abdomen with orange 

 bands on basal and 5th segments, and lateral spots on intermediate 

 segments. Fore wing with the basal area black ; a small orange 

 spot at base and larger spot below base of cell ; the rest of the wing 

 hyaline, with the veins and margins narrowly black, rather more 

 broadly at apex. Hind wing black, with orange patch below base 

 of cell and spot between veins 2 and 3. 



Fore wing with veins 4 and 5 widely separated at origin. 



Eab. jST.E. Borneo, Sandakan {W. B. Fryer), 1 $ type. Exp^ 

 36 millim. 



