200 A if AT THE. 



$69 a. Euchromia pratti. (Plate X. fig. 28.) 



Euchromia pratti, Beth.-Baker, Nov. Zool. xv. p. 181 (1908). 



c? . Head and thorax black, the vertex of head, teguke, patagia, 

 and prothorax with some metallic bine ; frons white ; shoulders 

 with yellow spots ; pectus with lateral white patches ; abdomen 

 black, the basal segment slightly irrorated with yellow, the next 

 two segments with metallic blue bands and the two following 

 with crimson bands, lateral yellow spots on 2nd segment, the 

 ventral surface with crimson bands on three medial segments. 

 Fore wing black with some metallic blue at base and on dis- 

 cocellulars ; a small elliptical hyaline antemedial spot below the 

 cell, a quadrate patch in middle of cell with oblique patch below it 

 and elongate postmedial patches above veins G, 4, 3, and streak 

 below 6. Hind wing black with metallic blue striga on dis- 

 cocellulars ; hyaline subbasal spots in and below the cell and an 

 oblique postmedial patch between veins 7 and 2. 



$ . Abdomen with orange band on 1st segment followed by 

 silvery bluish-white bands on the two next segments. 



Hab. Br. N. Guinea, Ekeikei {Pratt), 1 6 . Exp. 50 millim. 

 Type f $ in Coll. Bethune-Baker. 



GG9 6. Euchromia eceicei. (Plate X. fig. 29.) 

 Euchromia ekeikei, Beth.-Baker, Nov. Zool. xv. p. 181 (1908). 



Head and thorax black, the vertex of head, tegulae, and patagia 

 suffused with brilliant metallic blue ; frons white ; pectus suffused 

 with blue, the coxa? with white spots ; abdomen black with yellow 

 band on 1st segment and metallic blue bands on two following 

 segments, the ventral surface with metallic blue sublateral spots 

 on 2nd segment and crimson patch on 3rd to 6th segments. Fore 

 wing black with some brilliant metallic blue at base and on dis- 

 cocellulars ; an elongate hyaline subbasal spot below the cell, 

 quadrate patch in middle of cell with oblique patch below it and 

 elongate postmedial patches above veins 6, 4, 3. Hind wing black 

 with metallic blue discoidal striga ; a hyaline patch at base in 

 and below the cell and oblique postmedial band between veins -7 

 and 2. 



Hab. Dutch N. Guinea, Fak-fak (Pratt), 1 <5 ; Br. N. Guinea, 

 Ekeikei (Pratt), 2 c? , 2 $ , Mafalu (Pratt), 2 $ . Exp. 52 millim. 

 Type f 6 in Coll. Bethune-Baker. 



G70. Euchromia iria, insert (syn.) :— 

 Euchromia pelewana, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (7) xviii. p. 403 (1906). 

 Pki.ew Is., U',1 $ type. 



