STNTOMIMORPHA. PROTOSIA. 



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535. Syntomimorpha caerulescens, n. sp. 



c? . Black shot with brilliant blue ; neck orange ; tegulae fringed 

 with orange. 



Fig. 170. — Syntomimorpha car ulescens, (^ • \. 

 Hah. Celebes {Doherty), 1 J tj-pe. Exp. 38 milliin. 



Genus PROTOSIA, nov. 



Type, P. termi7ialis. 



Proboscis well clevelo)Ded ; palpi porrect, reaching well beyond frons and 

 fringed with long hair below ; antenna? of male bipec-tiuate, with moderate 

 branches, of female with very short branches ; thorax and base of abdomen 

 clothed with rougli hair ; tibiai witii tlie spurs short ; female with large anal 

 tuft. Fore wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell ; 3 from near angle ; 

 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form 

 the areole ; 1 1 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell ; 

 3 from close to angle, 8 from beyond middle of cell. 



Sect. I. Hind wing with veins 4, 5 and G, 7 shortly stalked ; abdomen of 

 female clothed with long hair, forming long lateral tufts at extremity. 



536. 



Protosia enna. 



Apistosia enna, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 122, pi. 12. f. 9 (1885) ■ 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 28G. 



2 . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; palpi at base, frons, 

 teguhe, patagia, and throat orange ; abdomen with the lateral tufts 

 whitish at extremity. Fore wing black shot with bronze-green. 



Fig. 171. — Protosia enna, J, 



Hind wing hyaline, the veins black; Ihe costal area and a brond 

 terminal band greenish black, the latter expanding towards apex 

 and below vein 2. 



<S . Abdomen with the last two segments orange at sides and 

 below, 



liab. Mexico, Jalapa {Hoeye), 1 § type. Eay. 40 millim. 



