204 sesiid^e. 



hyaline space larger, leaving a narrow marginal band. Hind wing 

 with no blue on inner margin. Hind legs with a few red hairs 

 from the joint of femur and tibia. Abdomen yellow below. 

 Hab. Sikhim. Exp. 35 millim. 



391. Melittia kuluana, Moore, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 392; Butl. III. Het. 

 vii, p. 98, pi. cxxxv, fig. 12 ; C. $ S. no. 199 a. 



$ . Differs from indica in the head, collar, thorax, and first two 

 segments of abdomen being olive-brown; pectus and abdomen 

 below yellowish white. Hind legs with a few fulvous hairs on the 

 tibia and tarsus externally, as well as the yellow ones. Fore wing 

 with the hyaline streaks between the nervules longer and leaving 

 a small apical patch. Hind wing with no blue on inner margin. 

 Hab. Kulu. Exp. 30 millim. 



392. Melittia notabilis, Smnh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 168, pi. vi, 

 fig. 1. 



5 . Head, thorax, and first three segments of abdomen fulvous 

 above, the other segments black with narrow yellow segmental 

 bands ; abdomen yellow below ; pectus yellow and white. Hind 

 legs black, with some tufts of yellow hair on the outside of the 

 tibia and first joint of tarsus ; wings fulvous at base and inner 

 margin ; fore wing irrorated w 7 ith brown scales ; the hyaline 

 streaks of the same extent as in eurytion ; cilia of both wings 

 brown. 



Hab. Eangoon. Exp. 40 millim. 



393. Melittia gigantea, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 413 ; Waterhouse, Aid, 

 ii, pi. 131, fig. 4 ; C. $ S. no. 198. 



Differs from notabilis in the fore wing having the hyaline streaks 

 between the nervules rather longer : the apical area powdered with 

 grey scales : the costa ochreous ; the recurrent black streak in the 

 cell short. Hind legs with the tufts of hair externally fulvous, 

 internally yellow- on the tibia, black on the tarsus. 



Hab. Mussooree. Exp. 44 millim. 



394. Melittia chalciformis, Fair. Ent. Syst. iii,pt. 1, p. 382. 



Melittia bonibylifonnis, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv, p. 241, pi. 400 C ; 



C. 8f S. no. 196. 

 Melittia phorcus, Westw. Cab. Or. Ent. p. 62 ; C. $ S. no. 202. 



Head brown ; thorax fulvous with the vertex brown ; the first 

 two segments of abdomen fulvous ; the other segments black with 

 narrow yellow segmental bands ; yellowish white below ; palpi and 

 pectus yellow and white. Hind legs black ; the tibiae and tarsi 

 tufted externally with yellow and fulvous hairs. Wings slightly 



