118 PAPERS BY DK. B. CLEMENS. 



restless in their motions, and turn in circles on their resting- 

 places, especially after short flights ; withal they are disposed 

 to be quarrelsome and drive away from the leaves on which 

 they may happen to be enjoying themselves, other "little 

 people" of the shaded wood. 



Fore-wings obtusely rounded behind. Subcosto-apical branch 



simple. Medio-posterior vein bifid. 



S. iridipennella* Head and thorax brown, with a greenish 

 hue; face whitish beneath. Labial palpi dull silvery. 

 Antennae dark brown. Fore-wings dark brown, with a 

 greenish-golden hue. Along the costa are three f metallic 

 blue or violet-blue oblique streaks, scarcely reaching the 

 middle of the wing; the first f is longest and is placed about 

 the middle of the costa, the third f near the tip, and with three 

 spots of the same hue beneath the second f streak, one in the 

 fold and two in the middle of the wing. In the apical por- 

 tion near the hind margin are three or four parallel similarly 

 hued streaks, and at the base of the fold is a violet-blue spot. 

 Hind-wings brown, along the base of the costa pale yellow. 



Fore-wings obtuse, hind margin slightly oblique. Apical 



branch bifid. 



S. emblemella.\ Head and thorax dark brownish, with a 

 golden hue ; face whitish beneath. Labial palpi silvery-gray ; 

 third joint fuscous in front. Antennas dark fuscous. Fore- 

 wings dark brown, somewhat golden. The costa at the base 

 and a basal band are dull silvery, and rather behind the middle 

 of the costa is an oblique silvery costal streak and about the 



* I received three specimens of this from Dr. Clemens ; it is a very hand- 

 some insect, in colouration resembling the European GelecJiia (Lamprotes) 

 micella, but the silvery markings have a bluer tinge. The exp. al. is 5 6 

 lines. II. T. S. 



f There is also a fourth streak, nearer the base running to the fold, but it 

 does not quite touch the costa : this Dr. Clemens has omitted, so that what is 

 really the second streak is his first, the third is his second, and the fourth short 

 subapical streak is his third. H. T. S. 



J Of this I received three specimens from Dr. Clemens. The exp. al. is 

 4 lines ; it is not nearly so brilliant an insect as its congener. II. T. S. 



