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G72. Euchromia creusa. insert (syns.) : — 



Euchromia shortlandica, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (7) xv. p. 496 (1905). 

 Euchromia sdlamonis, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (7) xv. p. 496 (1905). 



Both forms have the basal segment of abdomen yellow ; the 

 former has the hyaline patches below the cell of fore wing 

 conjoined and a hyaline streak below vein 6. 



Hah. Solomons, Shortland and Isabel Is. 



*672 a. Euchromia neglecta. 



Euchromia neglecta, Eoths. Nov. Zool. xviii. p. 38 (1911), & xx. p. 470, 

 pi. xiii. f. 31. 



c? . Head and thorax black ; the vertex of head and tegulae 

 with some metallic blue ; frons, guise, and patches at base of 

 patagia white ; coxa? and patches on pectus white ; abdomen 

 blackish, the basal segment with white band, the 2nd and 

 3rd segments with blue and white bands, the four following 

 segments with crimson bands, the ventral surface with some white 

 at base and rive crimson bands. Fore wing black-brown with 

 some metallic blue at base and two discoidal spots ; an elongate 

 hyaline antemedial spot below the cell, an elongate spot in end 

 of cell with conical spot below it, and elongate postmedial spots 

 above veins 6, 4, 3. Hind wing black-brown with hyaline patch 

 in and below base of cell and postmedial patch between veins 7 

 and 2. 



Hah. Solomoxs, Florida I. (Meek), type f d 1 in Coll. 

 Rothschild, Guadalcanar, Bougainville, Isabel. Exp. 58 millim. 



Subsp. occidental's, Eoths. Nov. Zool. xviii. p. 38 (1911), & xx. p. 470, 

 pi. xiii. f. 33. 



Abdomen with the bands on 2nd and 3rd segments bright 

 metallic blue, the crimson bands on terminal segments narrower, 

 the band on penultimate segment interrupted dorsallv. 



Hah. Solomoxs, Vella Lavella (Meek), type t 6 in Coll. 

 Rothschild, Kulambangra. 



*G72 b. Euchromia vahnesi. 



Euchromia wahnesi, Roths. Nov. Zool. xviii. p. 38 (1911), & xx. p. 470. 

 pi. xiii. f. 25. 



J . Head and thorax black, the vertex of head, tegulae, and 

 patagia suffused with brilliant metallic blue ; frons, guhe, coxae, 

 and patches on pectus white ; abdomen black with crimson bands 

 on six terminal segments, broader on ventral surface. Fore wing 

 black, the base, inner area to beyond middle, and two spots on 

 discocellulars metallic blue ; an elongate hyaline antemedial spot 

 below the cell, a wedge-shaped patch in end of cell with quadrate 

 patch below it. and elongate postmedial spots above veins (j. 1. 3. 



