1490 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus SPARGETA. 

 Spargeta, Ld. Wien. Ent. Mon. vii. 406. 



Spargeta basalticalis. 

 basalticalis, Ld. Wien. Ent. Mon. vii. pi. 14, f. n. 

 Amboina. Am. 



Genus POLYTHLIPTA. 

 Polythlipta, Ld. Wien. Ent. Mon. vii. 389. 



POLYTHLIPTA OSSEATALIS. 



osseatalis, Ld. Wien. Ent. Mon. vii. 477, pi. 12, f. 18. 

 Amboina. 



Polythlipta cerealis. 

 cerealis, Ld. Wien. Ent. Mon. vii. 477. 

 Hindostan. 



Polythlipta maceratalis. 

 maceratalis, Ld. Wien. Ent. Mon. vii. 477, pi. 12, f. 14. 

 Amboina. 



Polythlipta splendidalis. 

 Mas. Pallide aurato-ochracea ; palpi lati, oblique ascendentes 

 apice cyaneo-purpurece, articulo 3o minimo ; thorax cyaneo- 

 purpureus, antice ochraceus ; abdomen cyaneo-purpureum 

 alas posticas longissime superans, basi argenteo-albidum, apice \ 

 ochraceo bivittatum; ala longce, sat angustee, fasciis tribus 

 purpureis obhqms vagis excavatis; anlicce subacute fascia 

 basalt purpurea. J 



Male. Pale gilded ochraceous. Palpi broad, obliquely 

 ascending, bluish purple towards the tips, not rising higher than the 

 vertex; third joint very minute. Antenna minutely pubescent. 

 I horax bluish purple; fore border ochraceous. Abdomen extending 

 very much beyond the hind wings, bluish purple above, silvery 

 whitish towards the base, compressed and with two ochraceous stripes 

 at the tip. Legs bluish purple; fore tibiae fringed. Win^s loL 

 rather narrow, with three purple oblique connected very irregular 

 and much excavated bands, of which the third is marginal: fringe 

 blackish. Fore wings slightly acute; exterior border very oblique- 



