COLLECTED AT SARAWAK. 



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slightly dilated towards the tip. Hind wings vitreous, with a lurid 

 tinge; costa irregularly, veins and fringe purple. Length of the body 

 8 lines ; of the wings 15 lines. 



Gen. Melittia, Huhn. 



4. Melittia fasciata, n. s. Foem. Metallico-nigra, crassa, capite 

 subtus fasciculato, abdomine fascia lata rufa, tibiis posticis nigro late 

 fasciculatis basi albido pilosis, alis anticis nigris apices versus pallidis 

 subaurato toraentosis, posticis limpidis, costa venaque l a inferiore 

 nigro marginatis. 



Female. Metallic black, very robust. Head with a thick tuft at the 

 base of the palpi. Palpi hardly ascending higher than the vertex ; 

 3rd joint lanceolate, about one-third of the length of the second. 

 Antennae hardly thicker exteriorly. Abdomen with a broad red band, 

 which is mostly before the middle. Legs stout ; hind tibiae with 

 whitish hairs at the base ; the rest broadly fringed with black hairs. 

 Fore wings black, narrow, slightly broader towards the tips ; apical 

 part pale, with slightly gilded tomentum. Hind wings limpid, blackish 

 along the costa and along the 1st inferior vein. Length of the body 

 12 lines ; of the wings 24 lines. 



Gen. Bo^ia, n. g. 



Mas. Corpus gracile. Palpi graciles, arcuati, lanceolati, ascendentes, 

 caput superantes ; articulus 3 US 2° non longior. Antennae dense fim- 

 briatae. Pedes graciles, fimbriati ; femora tibiaeque apice late fim- 

 briata. Alee opacae, perangustae. 



Male. Body slender. Palpi slender, curved, lanceolate, rising high 

 above the head ; 3rd joint very acute, as long as the second, and 

 much more slender. Antennae broadly and thickly fringed, more than 

 half the length of the body. Legs slender ; femora, tibiae, and tarsi 

 fringed ; femora and tibiae broadly fringed towards the tips ; hind 

 tibiae with four long spurs. Wings opaque and very narrow in the 

 typical species. 



This genus seems to connect the iEgeridae with the Tineina. 



5. Bonia unicolor, n. s. Mas. Cupreo- purpurea, antennis pedi- 

 busque nigro fimbriatis, alis peracutis. 



Male. Cupreous purple. Antennae and legs fringed with black hairs. 

 Wings very acute ; fringe long. Length of the body 5 lines ; of 

 the wings 12 lines. 



Gen. Tyrictaca, n. g. 



Fcem. Corpus squamosum, sat validum. Palpi graciles, ascendentes, 

 lanceolati, subarcuati, caput non superantes ; articulus 2 U9 3° valde 

 brevior. Antennae laeves. Abdomen longi-conicum. Pedes brevius- 



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