358 ME. A. Q. BUTI.EK ON THE 



metallic green spots, one near the base, the other just beyond the 

 middle of the wing ; otherwise as above : expanse of wings 35 

 millims. 

 Port Natal {Gueinzius). Type, B.M. 



Allied to the preceding species, but very distinct. 



3. T. PULCHRA, n. sp. 



Body dull dark brown ; crest, apex of antennae, back of the eyes and 

 collar, metallic steel-blue ; second and third segments metallic green 

 at the sides, below which all the segments have a line of carmine ; 

 wings dark brown, primaries with a quadrifid, slightly tapering, hya- 

 line-white postmedian band or spot ; secondaries hyaline-white at 

 base ; discoidal spot and a spot below centre of median nervure bright 

 metallic blue : below dark dull brown, frons and thorax spotted with 

 steel-blue ; primaries with a dash of metallic blue in the cell ; secon- 

 daries with basi-costal area and a subcostal spot beyond the middle 

 metallic green ; the hyaline abdominal area edged with blue ; anal 

 angle greenish : otherwise as above : expanse of wings 28 millims. 



Congo (Curror). Type, B.M. 



4. T. INSTRUCTA =-Euchromia (Amycles) instructa. Walker, hep. Het. i. 

 p. 254. 



Sierra Leone {Morgan). Type, B.M. 



5. T. cupREA = Syntomis cuprea, Walker, Lep. Het. vii. p. 1596. 

 India. 



There is a species allied to this in Mr. Moore's collection. 



6. T. QUADRicoLOR = Syntomis quadricolor, Walker, Lep, Het. vii. 

 p. 1596. 



India. 



I have seen this species in Mr. Moore's collection. 



Genus Saliunca, Walker. PL XXVIII fig. 17. 



1. Saliunca THORACiCA=Tipulodes? thoracica, V/alker, Lep. Het. 

 vii. p. 1626. 



S. thoracica, Walker, Lep. Het. Suppl. i. p. 108. 



Sierra Leone {Foxcroft), Africa {Milne). Types, B.M. 



The examples placed by Walker under Tipulode^ and Saliunca 

 were described independently of each other. 



2. S. STYX=Zyg8ena styx, Fabricius, Sp. Ins. ii. p. 166. n. 52. 

 Africa. Coll. Banks. 

 Closely allied to the preceding species. It has no connexion 



whatever with the species referred to it by Walker. 



