72 CATALOGUE OF 



Syntomis Pactolina. 



Foem. Viridescente-nigra ; caput luteitm, fascia nigra; thorax 

 anticus, scutellum et abdomen lutea ; alee luteal, amplce, nigro- 

 viridi marginalce ; anticce fasciis duabus, 2a apud areolam 

 dilata ; posticce fascia subobsoleta. 



Female. Greenish black. Head luteous, with a black band 

 between the antennae. Thorax in front and scutellum luteous. 

 Abdomen mostly luteous. Wings luteous, ample, bordered with 

 greenish black. Fore wings with two bands ; second dilated on the 

 inner side along the hind border of the discal areolet. Hind wings 

 with an incipientband in front and on the exterior border. Length 

 of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



Most allied to S.fenestrata, but differing from it in the colour 

 of the abdomen and in the luteous markings of the wings. 



a. North Australia. Presented by J. E. Elsey, Esq. 



Syntomis apeeta. 



Foem. Nigro-viridis ; caput antice et postice aurato-flavum ; 

 abdomen nigro-cyaneum, fasciis octo aurato-flavis ; ala>flaves- 

 cente-vitrece, ampla?, nigro-viridi aut nigro-purpureo mar- 

 ginata? ; anticce fasciis duabus, 2a informi ; posticce fascia valde 

 interrupta. 



Female. Blackish green. Head gilded yellow in front and 

 behind. Thorax in front and scutellum gilded yellow. Abdomen 

 blackish blue, with eight gilded yellow bands, the eighth apical. 

 Wings ample, yellowish vitreous, bordered with blackish green or 

 with blackish purple. Fore wings with two bands ; second band 

 irregular, emitting a streak towards the first along the hind border 

 of the discal areolet, and another outward in front of the first infe- 

 rior vein. Hind wings with a widely interrupted band. Length of 

 the body 9 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 



Most allied to S.fenestrata, but with much more ample wings. 



a. South Australia. Presented by E. Bakewell, Esq. 



