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MELITTIA; LENYRA; PARANTHRENE. By M. Gaede. 
gloriosa. S. gloriosa Le Gerf (= mandarina Le Cerf) (16 c). Antennae black, head white with red hairs. Collar 
and patagia yellow. The latter with brown spot anteriorly and at base of forewings. Thorax black brown 
m centre, posteriorly yellow. Of abdomen the first 2 segments are brown with black edges, the others lemon 
yellow. The 3rd to 5th segments have black edges, the 4th and 5th besides a tinge of red-brown. Underside 
of abdomen is yellow, all segments with black-brown edges. Wings hyaline. Eorewings with rusty red veins 
and margins, a bold yellow spot at base. On hindwings veins and outer margin are delicately rusty red. Base 
and inner margin lemon yellow. Fringes brown. Legs yellow and brown. 50 mm. Thibet. 
S. oberthiiri Le Cerf (16 d). Head black with white and yellow patches. Collar yellow. Thorax black- 
brown. The first 5 segments of abdomen are black-brown, only the 3rd has a narrow anterior yellow-red edge, 
the 6th is yellow anteriorly and black-brown posteriorly. The last two segments are yellow merging into black- 
brown. Anal tuft of J is brown. Underside brown, all segments with wide black edges. Wings hyaline, black 
at base, margins red-brown. Legs predominantly red-brown. 40—42 mm. Tze-ku. 
S. asamaensis limps. Antennae brown, more reddish underneath. Body dark brown, tegulae ochreous. 
Thorax red-brown behind the patagia. Abdomen with narrow yellow-red belt behind the 2nd segment and 
diffuse bands on two terminal segments. Anal tuft and legs predominantly yellow-red. Forewings hyaline, 
veins and margins reddish brown with leaden gloss. Disco-cellular red-brown, similarly a diffuse band behind 
the cell. Hindwings hyaline yellowish. $ 34 mm. Japan. 
asamaensis . 
3. Genus: Melittia Wkr. 
gigantea. ^ M. gigantea Mr. (Vol. 10, pi. 94 d). This species, that is dealt with in the Indo-australian part of this work 
(Vol. 10, p. 790), extends into Corea and Japan. Thorax dark brown. Wings hyaline, disco-cellular widely black, 
similarly the apical area, so that the outer vitreous area is approximately circular. Costa is ochreous brown. Hind¬ 
wings with delicate dark edges. Legs yellow-red, edged inwardly with yellow hairs. Tarsi black. 44 mm. 
staudingeri. M. staudingeri Bsd. (16 d). This species is described from Sikkim (vide Vol. 10, p. 790) from the northern 
boundary of the indian territory and it may be assumed that it penetrates from there into palaearctic regions. 
We are therefore giving an illustration'here. 
gephyra. M. gephyra Amsel. This is close to M. houlberti Le Gerf (= aureosquamata Wallgr., Vol. 14, pi. 77 g) 
from Lganda. Antennae black. Palpi, head and thorax reddish yellow. Abdomen blue-black, only the tip 
reddish yellow. Legs blue-black, only the fore tibiae yellow-red. Forewings dark lustrous blue, hindwings 
glossy violet blue. Fringes of both wings black. $ 31 mm. Jericho. 
japona. M. japona Hmps. This name must be introduced for eurytion Bartel in Vol. 2, p. 371, pi. 51 c. The 
genuine eurytion Ww. belongs in the. indo-australian territory, but extends as far north as Formosa and is there¬ 
fore illustrated in Vol. 10, pi. 95 f. 
3a. Genus: T^enyra Wkr. 
This Genus is otherwise only represented by 1 species each from India and Madagascar. It resembles 
Melittia, but the neuration varies somewhat. In forewings veins 9 + 7 + 8 are stalked. In hindwings vein 
3 and 4 arise from a point. 
simonyi. L. simonyi Bbl. Quite blue-black. Palpi, collar, tips of patagia rusty yellow. On hind tibiae the inner 
spurs have white scales. Forewings slightly lustrous greenish. Hindwings also densely scaled. $ 32 mm. 
S. Aiabia. (The actual locality is situate in ethiopian territory, but its distribution in palaearctic regions, 
in the unexplored wastes of Arabia, is not improbable. We are therefore giving the description here, parti¬ 
cularly as it is omitted in Vol. 14). 
4. Genus: l^aeaiitlirene Him. 
P. tabaniformis Rott. (Vol. 2, p. 380, pi. 51 b). Already in Vol. 2 mention was made of the fact that 
in northern districts (Berlin, Saxony) specimens occur with 5 irregularly wide belts on abdomen, with antennae 
scarcely paler than in tabaniformis. These were hitherto held to be transition forms to the southern rhingiae- 
fo)mis Him. (Vol. 2, p. 380, pi. 51 b) and were even denominated as annulifera Closs. Le Cerf has however 
discovered that this is the typical rhingiaeformis Hbn. (described from Saxony). We are therefore now illustrating 
(16 d) this form. — The species formerly illustrated (Vol. 2, pi. 51b) as rhingiaeformis, should actually be 
synagrifor- denominated synagriformis Rmb., described from Malaga and occurring in S. Europe and N. Africa. Rangnow 
mis. has demonstrated in breeding experiments carried out in Macedonia, that this form with its yellow thoracical 
spots and pale antennae should actually claim specific rights. The larva differs by its red-brown head from 
the typical tabaniformis , the head of which is black-brown. It feeds in willow trees and reaches full growth 
in one year. Pupation takes place in the burrow. The tabaniformis larva feeds in poplar trees and takes two 
