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Bi'Lille's type is before me, discoloured by age. Prom it I 

 have drawn up the following description -.—Body wholly yel- 

 lowish ; the head scarcely paler, but more shining. Antenncs 

 wholly fuliginous (almost blackish) with the exception of the 

 basal and second joints, which are yellow; basal joint strongly 

 bulbose ; the second almost entirely occupied by a black ring. 



Face with black markings as follows : — a lai'ge oval spot 

 between the antenna) ; a broad lunate spot below the antennae ; 

 a short thick black line on each cheek. Crown ofliead marked 

 with black as follows : — two median spots at tlie apex of the 

 inflated portion, continued externally as lines margining the an- 

 tennal cavities, and almost confluent, on the sides, with the lunate 

 spots below the antennae ; a transverse series of 6 rather large 

 (and unconnected) spots on the posterior margin, whereof the 

 outer, on each side, is on the orbits. Palpi fuscous, with pale 

 articulations ; the terminal joint almost wholly black. 



Pronotum (much damaged) longer than broad, apparently con- 

 siderably narrowed in front, with black markings (compare Brulle's 

 description). 



3Iesonotum marked with black as follows:— two large sub- 

 median spots on the front of the anterior lobe ; lateral lobes with 

 a large blotch posteriorly, and three spots anteriorly, the poste- 

 rior sutures black ; scutellum without markings. Metanotuin 

 with a black line in the suture between it and the pronotum ; 

 lateral lobes with two small black spots, and a large irregular 

 curved black line, which is much dilated posteriorly. Pleurcc 

 with, black lines on the sutures, and a black spot at the insertion 

 of the coxae. Pectus spotted with black. 



Abdomen apparently witliout markings, excepting a black lateral 

 line on each side ; rather densely clothed with black hairs. 



Pe^s yellow, with microscopic black hairs ; tarsi dusky ; claios 

 much dilated internally at tlie base. 



Wings moderately broad, scarcely acute at the extreme tips, 

 highly iridescent. In the anterior pair there is a black line near 

 the base of the radius ; longitudinal nervures wholly pale ; costal 



rexception de leur premier article. Les ailes sont brillantes et irisees, arec les 

 uervures en partie jaunes et en partie brunes. Les quatre ailes ont le parastig- 

 uiateou point epais tres-clistinct et colorie jaune-roux."' 



" Cettc espece doit se trouver en France, comme le temoigue un indiviclu de 

 la collection du Museum, quoique sa description ne setrouredans aucun auteur. 

 EUe semble se rapproclier de VH. vapitatus, Fab.'' 



LINN. JOURN. — ZOOLOay, A^OL. XYI. 12 



