GILOLO, TERNATE, AND CERAM. 



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two luteous humeral calli, and with two hindward lateral luteous 

 streaks ; pectus with a large luteous triangular spot on each side-; 

 abdomen tawny, elliptical, with a slight blackish stripe, which is much 

 abbreviated in front, longer and much broader than the thorax ; ovi- 

 duct long, slender, lanceolate; legs luteous; wings limpid, with a 

 brown costal stripe which emits an angle in the middle, the angle 

 parallel to an angular brown stripe on the hind border ; an oblique 

 brown streak proceeding from the base, and a brownish dot near the 

 tip hindward ; veins black, tawny towards the base ; discal transverse 

 vein undulating, parted by a little more than one-fourth of its length 

 from the border, and by a little more than its length from the straight, 

 upright praebrachial transverse vein ; halteres pale yellow. Length of 

 the body 6 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



Gren. Sophira, Walk. 



49. Sophira punctifera, n. s. Fcem. Testacea, antennarum ar- 

 ticulo 3° brevi oblique truncato, arista nuda, thoracis abdominisque 

 lateribus nigro punctatis, pedibus breviusculis, alis nigricantibus latius- 

 culis albido conferte punctatis. 



Female. Testaceous ; antennae not nearly reaching the epistoma ; 3rd 

 joint short, obliquely truncated at the tip ; arista bare ; thorax, pectus, 

 and abdomen with black points along each side ; abdomen conical, not 

 longer than the thorax ; oviduct short, lanceolate ; legs rather short 

 and slender; wings blackish, rather broad, adorned with numerous 

 transverse whitish points ; discal transverse vein nearly straight, 

 parted by one-fourth of its length from the border, and by about its 

 length from the straight, upright praebrachial transverse vein. Length 

 of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



Gren. Ortalis, Fallen. 



50. Ortalis puncti fascia, n. s. Fcem. Cyanea., capite nigro, oculis 

 albo marginatis, antennis rufis, arista plumosa, pedibus nigris, tarsis 

 albis, alis albis nigro quadrifasciatis, fascia 3 a punctum album inclu- 

 dente, 4 a strigam costalem emittente. 



Female. Dark blue, shining; head black, white about the eyes; an- 

 tennae dark red, very short ; 3rd joint conical, not much longer than 

 the 2nd ; arista plumose ; abdomen very little longer than the thorax ; 

 oviduct black, furrowed ; legs black ; tarsi white, with black tips ; 

 wings white, with four black bands; 1st band basal; 3rd much 

 broader than the others, including a white costal point ; 4th emitting 

 a black costal streak to the tip of the wing ; praebrachial vein forming 

 an angle at its junction with the discal transverse vein ; the latter 

 straight, parted by half its length from the border, and by much more 

 than its length from the praebrachial transverse vein ; halteres black. 

 Length of the body 2\ lines ; of the wings 4£ lines. 



51. Ortalis ^equifera, n. s. Mas et Fcem. Cyanescenti-nigra, 



