84 AMATID.E. 



angle of cell ; 4, 5 stalked ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 10 from 

 beyond 7 ; 11 from cell. Hind wing small ; vein 3 from before angle of cell, 

 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 coincident. 



In key differs from Thyrogonia in the fore wing having veins 4, 5 stalked, 

 10 from beyond 7 ; hind wing with veins 4, 5 from cell. 



299 c. Pseudmelisa chalybsa. 



Pseudmelisa chalybsa, Hmpsn. P. Z. S. 1910, p. 391, pi. xxxvi. f. 5. 



5 . Head and thorax black slightly in-orated with metallic blue ; 

 shoulders and pectus at sides with crimson spots ; abdomen black 

 with a slight metallic blue gloss ; a crimson dorsal band at base and 



Fig. 1G. — Pseudmelisa chalybsa, J. }-. 



lateral patches on the next four segments, a slight yellow dorsal 

 spot on 6th segment, the two terminal segments dorsally yellow, 

 the anal tuft crimson. Fore wing brilliant metallic blue. Hind 

 wing black shot with metallic blue. 



Hah. Congo, Kambove Distr. {Neave), 1 $ type. Exp. 46 

 milliin. 



300 a. Melisa atavistis. 



Melisa atavistis, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (S) viii. p. 395 (1911). 

 Fore wing of male with veins 2, 3, 4 not bent downwards ; hind 



Fig. 17. — Melissa atavistis, rf . \. 



wing rather larger and less distorted, the costal area with fold 

 toAvards apex only. 



