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silvery white. Legs black, the tibiae and tarsi ringed with white. 

 Fore wing black, with a hyaline patch on the disk crossed by veins 

 4 and 6, w r hich are black. Hind wing hyaline, with the veins and 

 margins narrowly black. 



Hob. Ceylon. Exp. 15 millitn. 



Genus MELITTIA. 

 Melittia, Walk. Cat. viii, p. 66 (1856). 



Type, M. satyriniformis, Hiibn., from N. America. 



Range. S. and W. Africa. The Oriental region to Celebes and 

 Gilolo; Nearctic and Neotropical regions. 



Antennas with fascicles of cilia in the male, simple in the 

 female ; much dilated before the tip, which is pointed. Palpi 

 erect and rather slender, the 2nd joint slightly hairy. Hind leg 

 with the tibia and tarsus clothed with thick long hair down to the 

 ungues, and used for steadying the insect in the air whilst feeding 

 from flowers. Fore wing with shape and venation of Sciapteron. 

 Hind wing with vein 3 given off before the end of the cell ; vein 6 

 present. Anal tuft slight. 



384. Melittia astarte, Westw. Cab. Or. Ent. p. 61, pi. 30, fig. 4; 



C. $ S. no. 195. 



Glossy brassy black. Antenna ringed with lead-colour beyond 

 the middle. Head, collar, and first and last segments of abdomen 

 orange. Hind legs inwardly black ; outwardly orange with a few 

 white hairs. Fore wing brassy black, with no hyaline streaks. 

 Hind wing hyaline, the veins orange; a black marginal line. 

 Cilia of both wings orange. 



llab. Central India. Exp. 25 millim. 



385. Melittia pellecta, Strinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 169, pi. vi, 



fig. a 



$ . Black ; thorax fulvous, with a greenish tinge ; abdomen wil h 

 a few terminal grey scales to each segment. Hind legs black, with 

 a few grey hairs. Fore wing black, with very slight hyaline streaks 

 between some of the veins and irrorated with grey scales. Hind 

 wing hyaline, with the veins and cilia black ; a few silvery-blue 

 scales on inner margin. 



Hob. Rangoon. Exp. 38 millirn. 



386. Melittia VOlatilis, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 170, pi. vi, 



fig. 3. 



$ . Differs from pellecta in the thorax being black ; the fore 

 wing with no grey scales. Hind wing with a large silvery-blue 

 patch on inner margin. Hind legs with more grey hairs. 



Hob. Rangoon. Exp. 24 millim. 



