LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 839 



South Africa. 



3. GLYPHYPTERYX ? DIMIDIATELLA. 



Cuprea, sat robusta ; antenna alls anticis multo breviores ; abdo- 

 men alas posticas longlssime superans ; ala anticce angusta, 

 dimidio basali aurato-Jiavo. 



Cupreous, rather stout. Antennae much shorter than the fore 

 wings. Abdomen extending for nearly its whole length beyond the 

 hiud wings. Wings narrow ; fringe long. Fore wings gilded yellow 

 for half the length from the base. Length of the body 3 lines ; of 

 the wings 8 lines. 

 a. Cape. From M. Drege's collection. 



Asia. 



4. Glyphypteryx scitulella. 



Fcem. Late ochracea, robusta, subtus viridis ; antenna sat validce ; 

 alee anticce apices versus atrce, cyaneo et purpureo varice, striga 

 basali lineisque duabus transversis viridibus ; posticce purpu- 

 rascentes. 



Female. Bright ochraceous, stout, metallic-green beneath. 

 Palpi short, decumbent. Antennae aeneous, rather thick. Abdomen 

 aeneous, short, tapering. Legs rather slender ; spurs moderately 

 long. Fore wings deep black, varied with blue and purple for full 

 one-third of the length from the tips; a subcostal metallic-green 

 streak extending nearly to a transverse line of the same hue, which 

 is black-bordered on the outer side, and is nearly parallel to another 

 transferee line, the latter bordering the black part. Hind wings 

 purplish. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



5. Glyphypteryx appakitella. 



JEnea, gracilis ; antennce gracillimce, alis anticis paullo breviores; 

 ala anticce perangustce, fascia exteriore lata aurata. 



iEneous, slender. Antennas very slender, a little shorter than 

 the fore wings. Legs slender ; spurs long. Wings very narrow ; 

 fringe long. Fore wings with a broad gilded band beyond the 

 middle. Length of the body 2\ lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



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