GELASMODES; IDIOCHLORA; METALLOCHLORA; CHLORTSSA. By L. B. Frout. 
or band, some dark shading proximally to the subterminal, especially in anterior half, the subterminal itself, 
or the entire terminal area more or less pale. Hindwing rather less densely irrorated. Tanganyika Territory 
and Kenya. 
26. Genus: Cvelaismoiles Prout. 
Differs from Thalassodes and Prasinocyma in having the 1st subcostal of the forewing stalked with 
the others, instead of arising from the cell, and in having the antenna of the $ strong pectinated. Hindwing 
with 1st median not stalked. Erected for a single species. 
G. fasciata Warr. (3 h) is easily recognized by its structural characters, white ground-colour and fmchda. 
irregular green bands. Described from Nigeria, but reaches Gold Coast and Gaboon. 
27. Genus: Iclioelilora Pwut. 
To this Indian genus — perhaps, however, merely a subgenus of Metallochlora — may be referred one 
Madagascar species which stands somewhat apart. The antenna of the d' lacks the fascicles of cilia which 
characterize MetallocMora, the abdomen is entirely without crests and the larger size and less smooth scaling 
give it a different appearance. The African species of Metallochlora, nevertheless, and especially melanopis 
Prout, are in some respects intermediate. Palpus with 3rd joint moderate in <5', long in $. 
I. cinctuta Saalm. (5 a) differs from the Indian genotype, ophthahnicata Moore, in the more irregular cinchda. 
distal margins, dark teeth on the postmedian and more rounded cell-spot of hindwings. — ab. dentata Mah. dentata. 
has the cellring of the hindwing minute or obsolete. Madagascar. 
28. Genus : Metallochlora Warr. 
Essential structure as in the well-known Hemithea (vol. 4, p. 23) except that the hindtibia of the (T 
has all the spurs present. The typical Indo-Australian group has the abdominal crests metallic, the wings 
bright yellow-green, but the African ones, which are really outliers or perhaps Rdly spurred Hemithea or Ghlorissa, 
show the general facies of these latter. 
M. melanopis Prout (5 b). A relatively very large species, with black face, blackish crests (slightly metcmopis. 
metallic) deep-green wings and spotted fringes. Angle of hindwing sharp. .la River, Cameroons. 
M. misera Prout. Shape of melanopis, but very much smaller (18—23 mm), very dull grey-green or misera. 
rather deep olive-grey, the white lines not or scarcely broken into spots, highly zigzag; distal margins with 
white spots; fringe not spotted. Face dull green. This and the following are extremely like some dull-coloured 
Hemithea. Ivory Coast; ? Upper Congo. 
M. grisea Prout. More glossy, intermediate in colour towards glacialis (2 k). Probably very closely grisea. 
related to this latter, but with a bright buff patch on the abdomen dorsally, slightly mixed vdth red and bearing 
rather strong, lighter buff crests. Face bright red. Founded on a $ from Congella, Durban. 
M. glacialis Butl. {= zebraea Saalm.) (2k). A very small species, the grey wings with strong violet glacialis. 
reflections. Face less bright red. Maculation of abdomen and crests black, the crests smaller than in grisea. 
iMadagascar. 
M. dyscheres Prout. Systematic position uncertain, the short palpus and nearly simple antenna dyschercs. 
(slightly lamellate) suggesting a Pseudhemithea. Hindtibia, however, with all the spurs present; a hair-pencil 
and rudimentary process. Face deep red. Abdomen variegated, the crests blackish. Wings dull green, the 
hindwing very bluntly angled at 1st radial and still more feebly at 3rd. Portuguese East Africa : Magude, only 
the type known. 
29. Genus: Clilorisisa Steph. 
A widely distributed genus (Holarctic, Indian, Malayan and African), or perhaps better a subgenus of 
Hemithea with the abdominal crests wanting or very small, the hindwing not appreciably angled. The hind¬ 
tibia has 2 spurs only; typically the $ has 4 spurs, but a few' African species have only 2 fully developed and 
should perhaps be referred to Neromia Stgr. (see Vol. 4, p. 26), but are so very closely connected with the 
4-spurred species that it seems impossible to separate them generically. The African Ghlorissa are nearly all 
excessively similar and at least as difficult to work out as the Prasinocyma, though apparently much less 
numerous. 
