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with tawny, and with more numerous punctures than in 
H. Icevipyga ; the punctures of the mesothorax and the lower 
part of the metathorax larger; the channel of the metathorax 
narrower ; antennae black above, ferruginous below ; cheeks 
bronzed. 
Closely allied to H. Icevipyga, hut differs in colour and 
punctuation. Appears to be a very common species. 
32. Haltcttts ateipyga, n. sp. 
d $ . Long. corp. 5 millim. 
Head and thorax clothed with whitish hairs, green, very finely 
punctured ; head much bronzed ; clypeus rather short, the tip 
black; metanotum longitudinally striated in front; abdomen 
bronzy black, more violet in the incisions ; antennae black, ferru- 
ginous beneath ; head and thorax dull bronzy green beneath ; 
abdomen beneath shading more into ferruginous brown ; wings 
hyaline, with brown nervures ; tegulae pitchy ; legs ferruginous, 
the femora, and sometimes more or less of the tibiae, blackish. 
A small species, not closely allied to any other, and easily 
recognizable by the strong bronzy colouring of the back of the 
head. 
These Halicti were taken in the flowers of the Melons and the 
Oxcilis, and play an important part in the fertilization of the 
flowers in the island. 
33. Taeucus Hanno, Stoll. 
Papilio Hanno, Stoll, Suppl. Cram. pi. xxxix. fF. 2, 2 B (1790). 
Rusticus atlolescens Hanno, Hiibn. Samml. ex. Schmett. i. 
Many specimens, taken between July 25 and August 31. 
The Brazilian form of this widely distributed and variable 
species. It is generally larger than the more northern form of 
the species, and stands in the British-Museum collection under 
the MS. name of T. monops , Zell. The specimens expand from 
17 to 23 millim. 
This little Blue was very common on Rat and Main islands. 
The Catachrysops trifracta, Butl., said to have been caught on 
Rat Island by the 1 Challenger ’ Expedition, we did not meet with ; 
and it seems possible that there was some mistake in the labelling 
of this specimen, as the genus is only known from the East 
Indies. 
