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7. PHYMATEUS PULCHRIPES. 



Fo3m. Niger; caput luteo varium ; antennae fascia subapicali nigra; 

 prothorax plagis tribus luteis connexis ; abdomen luteum, segmentis 

 nigro submarginat is ; pedes luteo varii, femoribus posticis rufo- 

 vittatis, tibiis posticis cyaneis ; ales anticee virides ; alee posticce 

 ochracece, apices versus nigrce. 



Female. Black. Disk of the head irregularly luteous above, front 

 luteous. Antennae with a broad luteous band near the tips. Prothorax 

 with three luteous connected patches, one in the disk and one on each side. 

 Pectns dingy, luteous. Abdomen luteous ; fore borders of the segments 

 irregularly black. Four auterior femora partly luteous beneath; hind 

 femora tessellated with luteous on the outer side, bright red on the inner 

 side and beneath, where there is a row of black spots; hind tibiae deep 

 blue. Fore wings green, rounded and not oblique at the tips. Hind wings 

 orange-red, blackish and with black veins towards the tips. Length of the 

 body 17 lines; expansion of the fore wings 30 lines. 



Most allied to P. callipareus, which differs from it in the colour of the 

 legs, in the more acute wings and in the pale green hue towards the tips of 

 the fore wings. 



a. Fernando Po. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 

 6. West Africa. From Mr. Fraser's collection. 



8. PHYMATEUS PABDALINDS. 



Mas et fcem. Pallide rufescens ; antennce nigrce, bad rufce ; prothorax 

 sexspinosus, antice bidentatus, postice sexspinulosus ; pectus et abdo- 

 men testacea, hujus segmenta nigro fasciata ; alee anlicce lutece, nigro 

 confertim guttatce ; alee posticce albido-testacece, fasciis macularibus 

 fuscis. 



Male and female. Pale reddish. Head in front with two converging 

 keels, which are approximate and parallel beneath. Eyes pale testaceous, 

 elliptical, very prominent. Antenna black, red towards the base. Pro- 

 thorax with three large erect spines on each side, with two teeth on the 

 fore border, and with three minute^spines on each side of the hind border. 

 Pectus and abdomen testaceous; fore borders of the segments of the latter 

 with a broad abbreviated black band above and with a black line beneath. 

 Hind tibiae with two rows of black-tipped spines, those on the inner side 

 longer than those on the outer side. Fore wings luteous, with very nume- 

 rous black dots of various size. Hind wings whitish testaceous, with very 

 numerous brown spots and dots of various size, which form irregular 

 bands; veins reddish. Length of the body 17 23 lines; expansion of the 

 fore wings 32 42 lines. 



The structure of the prothorax distinguishes this species and P. acutus 

 from the others in the genus. 



a c. Fantec. Presented by Dr. Leach. 



