16 ZYG.ENIDjE. 



base. Abdomen with an orange spot at the base and a row of orange dots along each side. 

 Expanse of wings 1 inch to 1 inch 3 lines. 

 Natal. 



Syntoinis kuhlwehiii. (Plate VI. fig. 17.) 



Syntomis khulwcinii, Lefebvre, Mag. de Zool. Class, ix. pi. 23 (1832). 

 Syntomis simplex (pt), Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 120. n. 27 (1854). 



Dark shining green ; primaries with six hyaline white spots, one near the base, two in 

 the middle, three before the apex ; secondaries with two spots, one on interno-median area 

 near the base, the other between the median branches ; abdomen with a scarlet spot at the 

 base and a row of scarlet dots on each side. Expanse of wings 1 inch 1 to"4 lines. 



Xatal. 



This species and the females of S. nostalis were formerly confounded together; conse- 

 quently Mr. Walker's description of S. simplex is a compound one, in part corresponding to 

 each species. The colour is that of S. nostalis, as also the description of the hind wings and 

 body ; but the front wings are described from an example of S. kuhlweinii. 



Syntomis marginalis. (Plate VI. fig. 13.) 

 Switomis marginalia, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 130. n. 30 (1854). 



Wings dark green; primaries with two transparent white spots in the middle, and two at 

 second third of wing, the lower one bifid ; secondaries with a small spot on interno-median 

 area near the base, a second larger one in the cell, and two unequal small ones on the median 

 interspaces. Head black, frons ochreous ; collar black, with an orange spot on each side ; 

 thorax dark green ; an orange spot on each tegula. Abdomen dark green, with lateral 

 segmental orange fascia; ; pectus dark green ; legs streaked with ochreous ; venter bronzy, 

 with a large central oval orange spot on each segment. Expanse of wings 20 lines. 



Ashanti. 



Syntomis divisa. (Plate VI. fig. 1 l.i 

 Syntomia divisa. Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 131. n. 31 (1854). 



Wings transparent white, the margins and veins black; primaries with the base black, 

 with a yellow basal spot ; an interno-median transverse band; a bar from the end of the cell 

 t<> i lie outer margin, and a cuneiform spot on the margin near external angle, blaek : secon- 

 daries with a blaek subquadrate spot, continuous with the outer border, against the first 

 median branch. Head black, Irons white; thorax dark green, a large spot on each shoulder 

 and two small spots on each side of metatborax orange. Abdomen dark green, banded with 

 orange. Body below bronzy brown; front COXSe sordid white, remaining coxae ochreous; 

 femora below and base of tarsi white ; venter broadly banded with sordid white. Expanse 

 of « ings 20 lines. 



Silhet. 



