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407. Bythoscopus POLYGRAMMUS. FcEOT. PalUde testaceus, fronte 

 facieque transverse striatis nigroque strigatis, scuto transverse striato 

 nigro-consperso, scutello lituris nigris ramosis, pectore plagis nigris 

 lateralibus, abdomine ochraceo fasciis apiceque nigris, pedibus anticis 

 piceis, femoribus posterioribus tibiisque intermediis piceo vittatis, 

 alis anticis cupreo-albidis cupreo trifasciatis, alis posticis cinereis. 



Female. Pale testaceous. Head as broad as the thorax; vertex ex- 

 tremely short ; front and face transversely striated and black-streaked, 

 these marks interrupted on the face. Scutum mottled with black, 

 finely and transversely striated, conical in front ; scutellum with some 

 ramose black marks. Pectus with two black patches on each side. 

 Abdomen with irregular black bands, mostly black towards the tip ; 

 dorsal segments ochraceous. Fore legs piceous ; posterior femora 

 and middle tibiae striped with piceous. Fore wings cupreous whitish, 

 hyaline, with three broad irregular cupreous bands ; second and third 

 bands united on the hind border, third marginal. Hind wings 

 cinereous, hyaline ; veins black. Length of the body 6 lines, of the 

 wings 11-12 lines. ..... 



Hab. New Guinea; Morty. 



408. Bythoscopus bistriga. Mas et Foem. Pallide luteus, capite 

 subcarinato vertice brevi obliquo, scuto strigis duabus lateralibus nigris, 

 scutelli lateribus nigris, abdomine piceo basi luteo, tibiis posticis fer- 

 rugineis, alis cinereo-hyalinis, alis anticis cupreo nitentibus striga 

 subcostali albida vittis duabus nigricanti-purpureis venis fulvis piceo 

 variis. 



Male and Female. Pale luteous. Head with a slight keel ; vertex ob- 

 lique, four times as broad as long. Scutum much arched, with a 

 short black streak on each side. Scutellum black along each side. 

 Abdomen piceous above, except towards the base. Hind tibisc ferru- 

 ginous above. Wings cinereous, hyaline. Fore wings with bright 

 cupreous reflections, with a whitish subcostal streak, and with two 

 blackish purple stripes; first stripe costal, extending along half the 

 length ; second shorter, along the hind border ; veins tawny, partly 

 piceous. Hind wings with black veins. Length of the body 4-4^ lines, 

 of the wings 9-10 lines. , 



Hab. Mysol; New Guinea. 



409. Bythoscopus concolor. Rufescenti-fulvus, robustus, capite 

 thoraceque flavescente conspersis, vertice brevissimo, fronte transversa, 

 scuto transverse ruguloso, pectore pallide luteo, pedibus fulvis, alis 

 posticis fuscis. 



Reddish tawny, stout. Head and thorax with dull yellowish speckles ; 

 head as broad as the thorax, vertex extremely short, front broader than 

 long. Scutum transversely and very minutely rugulose. Pectus pale 



