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The veins of the hind wings of this species differ much in 

 structure from those of the typical Melittice. The first inferior vein 

 does not spring from the veinlet which terminates the discal areolet, 

 but is connected with the second vein at some distance from that 

 areolet. 



Mysol. In Mr. Saunders 7 collection. 



Melittia productalis. 



Mas. Niyro-purpurecL, gracilis, subcylindrica ; caput antice 

 pectusque argentea ; antenna ftliformes^ subserralce, fasciculo 

 apicali setuloso ; abdomen subtus albo fasciatum ; pedes 

 longi, tibiis fimbriatis, tarsis anticis argenteis ; alee antica? 

 cyaneo-purpurece, striga maculague magna exteriore vitrei s ; 

 posticus vitrecs, striga transversa purpurea. 



Male. Blackish purple, long, slender, nearly cylindrical. 

 Head silvery white in front. Palpi rather slender ; third joint lan- 

 ceolate, less than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae 

 filiform, rather slender, minutely serrated, with an apical tuft of 

 about twelve short bristles. Pectus mostly silvery. Abdomen with 

 broad white bauds beneath ; apical tuft elongate, silvery towards 

 the tip. Legs long ; tibiae moderately fringed ; fore tarsi silvery 

 white, excepting the first joint. Fore wings bluish purple, with a 

 limpid streak in the discal areolet, and with a large limpid spot 

 beyond the latter. Hind wings limpid ; veins, fringe and a streak 

 across the end of the discal areolet purple. Length of the body 

 10 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



This species agrees with the typical Melittia in the structure 

 of the wing-veins, but differs much from them in some other cha- 

 racters. 



Celebes. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus TOLERIA. 



Mas. Corpus crassum. Caput parvum. Proboscis brevissima, 

 gracillima. Palpi robusti, erecti, squamosi, verticem non superantes ; 

 articulus 3us acutus, minimus. Antennae breves, validae, subpec- 

 tinatae, apice subfalcatae et setosae. Abdomen breve. Pedes robusti ; 

 tibiae fimbriatae; calcaria longa, Alae vitreae. 



Male. Body thick, compact. Head about half the breadth of 

 the thorax. Proboscis very short and slender. Palpi erect, stout, 



