182 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus SCAPTESYLE. 



SCAPTESYLE BICOLOR. 



Mas. Atra ; palpi apice nivei ; thorax luteo fasciatus ; abdomen 

 apice subtus album ; pedes albido vittati ; alee lutece, dimidio 

 apicali atro ; anticce basi atrce. 



Male. Deep black. Palpi with snow-white tips. Thorax with 

 a luteous band in front. Abdomen white at the tip beneath. Legs 

 with whitish stripes. Wings bright luteous; exterior half deep 

 black. Fore wings with the black part projecting much inward 

 towards the costa ; base deep black. Length of the body 4 lines ; 

 of the wings 13 lines. 



This species is closely allied to S. tricolor, but in that species 

 the sides of the thorax are yellow; the fore wings are deep red ex- 

 teriorly, the dark part hardly projects inward, and the black part of 

 the hind wings is very narrow. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by — Green, Esq. 



SCAPTESYLE CAUDA. 



Mas. Purpureo-nigra ; antennce apice alba; thoracis tegula 

 fiava ; abdomen apice album ; pedes albo fasciati ; alee Jlavce ; 

 anticce basi atrce, dimidio fere apicali rufo nigro-marginato ; 

 posticee nigro marginatum. Var. J3. — Ala posticee basi et apud 

 marginem interior em nigra. Var. y. — Thoracis tegula nigra ; 

 ala antica apud costam nigra. 



Male. Purplish black. Antennae smooth, white above towards 

 the tips. Fore tegulse of the thorax bright yellow. Abdomen with 

 a white apical tuft. Tibia? white except at the base; tarsi with 

 white bands. Wings bright yellow. Fore wings black at the base ; 

 rather less than half the exterior surface red, bordered with black. 

 Hind wings with a black border, which is broadest at the tips. 

 Var. j3. — Hind wings black at the base and along the interior 

 border. Var. y. — Like Var. ft. Fore tegula? of the thorax black. 

 Fore wings black along the whole length of the costa. Length of 

 the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



Mysol, New Guinea. 



a. Ceram. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



