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transverse bars on the abdomen not being divided in the middle. 

 I cannot detect much difference in the colour of the antennae in the 

 two species. One of the specimens of bipunctata is labelled " excisa, 

 type," which is clearly an error. 



Hab. India. 



a, b. 2' (Types of species.) India. 



85. Hylotoma simlaensis. 

 Hylotoma simlaensis, Cameron, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1878, p. 91. 

 Hab. Simla. 



D. African species. 

 86. Hylotoma sugillata. 

 Hylotoma sugillata, King, Jahrb. d. Insect, i. p. 232, n. 27 (1834). 

 Hab. South Africa. 



a. 2 • S. Africa. Dr. Smith. 



b. $ . Interior of S. Africa. Earl of Derby. 



87. Hylotoma andromeda. 

 (Plate IV. fig. 7.) 



Exp. al. 9 lin., long. corp. 5 lin. 



Head and antennae blue-black ; prothorax and sides of mesothorax 

 luteous ; the whole centre and hinder portion of the thorax blue- 

 black. Abdomen shining violet-brown in the middle above ; the 

 last three segments blue-black, both above and below ; undersur- 

 face, and sides otherwise luteous. Pectus blue-black in the middle 

 and behind; sides luteous. Legs blue-black. Pore wings smoky 

 hyaline, with a violet iridescence ; hind wings clear hyaline, with 

 the extremities clouded. 



Hab. Natal. 



a - $ ' (Type of species.) Natal. Dr. Krauss. 



88. Hylotoma dirce. 

 (Plate IV. fig. 15.) 



Size of H. andromeda, to which it is closely allied. 



Head and antennas black ; thorax, induding the scutellum and 

 postscutellum, pectus, legs, and last three segments of the abdomen 

 brassy black ; prothorax, tegulae, and six basal segments of the 

 abdomen beneath and at the sides luteous ; above, they are banded 

 with violet-brown in the middle, the incisions narrowly luteous. 

 "Wings dusky hyaline, but clearer than in andromeda, with a dusky 

 shade beneath the stigma. 



Hab. South Africa. 



a. 2 • (Type of species.) Lake Ngami. Mr. Andersson. 



