LEPIDOPTERA. 285 



Melittia Anthedoniformis, Hubner, Verz. beh. Schrnett. 

 p. 128. 



Trochilium Phorcus, Westwood, Cabinet Orient. Ent. 

 p. 62, pi 30,/. 7 (1847). 



a. b. Java. From Dr. Horsfield's Collection. 



647. MELITTIA EURYTION, Westwood Sp. 



Trochilium Eurytion, Westwood, Cabinet Orient. Ent. 

 p. 62, pi. 30, f. 5 (1847). 



Melittia Eurytion, Walker, List Lep. Set. Brit. Mus. 

 V t. VIII. p. 70(1856). 



a. Java. From Dr. Horsfield's Collection. 



b. N. India. From Capt. Harrington's Collection. 



Genus PABANTHRENE, Hubner. 



Paranthrene, Hiibner, Verz. belc. Schrnett. p. 128 (1816). WalJcer, 



List Lep. Het. Brit. Mus. pt. VIII. p. 13. 

 Memythrtts, Newman, Ent. Mag. I. p. 85 (1832). 



648. PARANTHRENE SESIIFORMIS, Moore. 



Baranthrene Sesiiformis, n. sp. — Male, fore-wings brown, tinged 

 with purple ; hind-wings limpid ; cilise brown ; antennae slightly 

 pectinated. Body rich dark purple-brown ; palpi in front, and a 

 narrow band round the neck yellow ; abdomen with a deep yellow 

 spot on the side of all the segments, except the third, each segment 

 also having a narrow red and blue line below the yellow spot ; apical 

 tuft blackish, yellow in the middle and at the sides ; legs blackish, 

 the tibia of the fore-legs and tibia and tarsi of the hind-legs yellowish. 

 Allied to B. Vespipennis, Boisd., from China. Length of the body 

 -^ in. ; across the wings 1 in. 



a. b. Java. From Dr. Horsfield's Collection. 



Genus ZYGiENA, Fabricius. 



Ztgjena, Fabricius, Syst. Ent. p. 550 (1775) ; Syst. Gloss. (Illiger's 



Mag. IV. 1807). 

 Anthrocera, Scopoli, Intr. Hist. Nat. I. p. 414 (1777). 



