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470. Paraona splendens, 



Cramhomorphu splendens, Bull. Trana. Ent. Soc. 1877, p. 357; Moore, 

 P. Z. S. 1878, p. 8, pi. i. f. 1 ; Hrupsu. Moths IticI. ii. p. 71 ; Kirby, Cat. 

 Het. p. 335. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen deep metallic green ; tegulae golden 

 yellow ; palpi below, pectus and veutral bands to abdomen orauge- 

 yellow; legs green, yellow towards base; Avings dark cupreous 



Fig. 150. — Paraona splendens, §. \. (From Moths -Ind. rol. ii.) 



fuscous. Fore wing with the veins streaked with deep metallic 

 green, becoming broad stripes towards base ; au orange-yellow fascia 

 in basal half of submedian fold. 



Hah. Bombay (Sivinhoe), 2 cJ , type, Belgaum ( Watson), 2 d , 2 5 . 

 Ea-}). 44-52 millim. 



Genus GLAUCOSIA. nov. 



Type, G. agyllia. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not reaching as far ns frons ; 

 antenna of male with bristles and cilia ; tibia; with the spurs short ; abdomen 

 clothed with rough hair. Fore wing long and narrow ; vein 2 from just 

 beyond middle of cell ; 3 from well before angle ; 4, 5 separate ; G from 

 below upper angle; 7, 8 and 9, 10 stalked; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 

 2 from middle of cell; 3 from before angle; 4, 5 stalked; 6, 7 on a long 

 stalk ; 8 from middle of cell ; the inner margin with fringe of long hair 

 towards tornus. 



477. Glaucosia agyllia, n. sp. 



6 . Head and thorax brown suffused with grey ; pectus and legs 

 whitish ; abdomen l)lack-brown. Fore wing grey-white,, the 



inner area suffused with brown, 

 whitish. 



Hind wing fuscous; the cilia 



Fig. 151. — Glaucosia agyllia, J. \._ 

 Hah. Brazil, Espiritu Santo, 1 S type. Exp. 24 millim. 



