24 CATALOGUE OF 



TlNTHIA VAKIPES. 



Foem. Viridis ; caput subtus palpigue ochracea; thorax vittis 

 duabus pectorisque disco ex parte ochraceis ; abdomen seg- 

 mentis oehraceo-marginatis, ventre argenteo ; pedes ochracei ; 

 tarsi posteriores nigro virides basifasciculati ; tarsi intermedii 

 argenteo fasciati ; femora tibiceque posticce svpra nigra; 

 tarsi postici subtus albi ; alee posticce vitrea? apice fimbria 

 venisque viridibus. Var. /3. — Abdominis segmenta ochraceo 

 non marginata ; alee posticce virides. 



Female. Metallic-green. Head ochraceous behind and beneath. 

 Palpi ochraceous. Thorax with an ochraceous stripe on each side. 

 Pectus partly ochraceous in the disk. Hind borders of the abdo- 

 minal segments ochraceous ; under side silvery. Legs ochraceous ; 

 posterior tarsi blackish $>reen, tuited at the base; second and fol- 

 lowing joints of the middle tarsi silvery white, with black tips; hind 

 femora and hind tibiae black above; hind tarsi white beneath. Hind 

 wings limpid ; veins, apical part and fringe metallic-green. Var. (3. 

 — Hind borders of the abdominal segments not ochraceous. Hind 

 wings wholly metallic-green. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 10 lines. 



a, b. Celebes. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



TlNTHIA ? VARIEGATA. 



Foem. Nigro-cuprea, robusta ; antenna glabrce ; abdomen postice 

 rufum, vitta interrvpta nigro-cuprea^ maculis duabus dorsali- 

 bus fasciisque ventraiibus fiavis ; pedes fiavo vittati, iibiis 

 pilosis ; alee cyanea, pur pur eo varia. 



Female. Blackish cupreous, stout. Antenna? smooth. Abdo- 

 men linear, except towards the tip, about twice the length of the 

 thorax; fourth, filth and sixth segments bright red, with a broad 

 stripe, which is interrupted on the hind border of each segment; a 

 transverse pale yellow spot on each side of the third segment ; under 

 side with pale yellow bands on the hind borders of the segments. 

 Legs irregularly striped with pale yellow ; tibiae pilose ; tarsi pale 

 yellow beneath. Wings blue, varied with purple. Length of the 

 body 8 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



This species does not sufficiently agree with Tinthia in struc- 

 ture, but it cannot, as yet, be established as a distinct new genus. 



a. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



