LEPIDOPTEEA HETEROCERA. 17 



subtus aurato-Jtavum ; tarsi subtus pallide lutei ; al<B basi 

 ochracecB ; anticce purpureo-nigra, vitta interrupta vitrea ; 

 postica vitrece. 



Female. Purplish black. Head dark brown. Palpi beneath 

 white towards the base, and with two white stripes. Antennae fer- 

 ruginous-red towards the tips beneath. Thorax ochraceous in front, 

 with a silvery white patch at the base of each fore wing. Pectus 

 mostly silvery white. Abdomen bright ochraceous; disk beneath 

 pale gilded yellow. Legs speckled with some silvery white scales ; 

 tarsi pale luteous beneath. Wings partly ochraceous at the base ; 

 veins black. Fore wings purplish black, with a limpid stripe, which 

 is interrupted by a band at the end of the discal areolet, and does 

 not extend to the tip. Hind wings limpid; fringe black. Length 

 of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



Celebes. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Melittia strigipennis. 



Mas. Purpureo -nigra ; caput apud oculos pectusque argentea ; 

 palpi argentea villati ; antenna \pubescentes, sub clavata, subtus 

 ferruginece ; thoracis latera antica flavo-fusca ; abdominis 

 segmenta argenteo marginata ; pedes postici densissime fasci- 

 culati, albo conspersi ; aim antica purpureo-nigra, vitta inter- 

 rupta vitrea ; postica vitrea?, 



Male. Purplish black. Head silvery white about the eyes. 

 Palpi striped with silvery white scales. Antennae stout, subclavate, 

 pubescent, ferruginous beneath. Thorax yellowish brown on each 

 side in front of the fore wing. Pectus mostly silvery white. Abdo- 

 men with a narrow silvery band on the hind border of each segment. 

 Hind legs most densely tufted to the tips of the tarsi, speckled with 

 a few white plumes. Wings with a purplish fringe. Fore wings 

 purplish black, with a limpid stripe, which does not extend to the 

 border, and is broadly intersected by the black-bordered veins, and 

 is interrupted by a broad black band at the end of the discal areolet; 

 apical space with several glaucous points. Hind wings limpid. 

 Length of the body 10 lines; of the wings 18 lines. 



Gilolo. In Mr. Saunders* collection. 



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