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one, forming an irregular, oblique band across the dise of the wing from the base 
to near the apex. Exterior to this wide patch, a yellow-ocher, irregularly rhom- 
boidal spot, divided by the dark-brown vein V,. A broad, marginal, dark-brown 
band from the costa to the posterior angle of wing, its inner margin scalloped and 
its area crossed by ends of veins which show yellow-ocher; a dark-brown suffusion 
at the base of and posterior to vein IX. Cilia, black, suffused with yellow-ocher 
toward the apex and yellow-ocher toward the posterior angle. The inner margin 
clothed with long yellow-ochraceous hairs. The hind wings with ground color 
dark violet-brown at the base, with iridescent, subcostal seales. Margin, dark- 
brown; cilia, yellow-ocher. A longitudinal, yellow-ochraceous patch in the cell, 
from which spring long hairs of the same color. A broad, yellow-ochraceous, 
irregular patch extends across the wing from the outer third of vein III to the 
middle of vein 1X, which it follows to the base and margin of the wing respectively. 
Posterior to the cell patch is another one of long, yellow-ochraceous hairs extend- 
ing to the oblique band. A similar patch extends along the inner submarginal 
area its own width from the inner margin of the wing. ; 
The under surfaces of wings yellow-ocher; veins, marginal hair line, base and 
inner margin to vein 1X and submarginal series of suffused spots on fore wing, 
dark-brown. On the hind wing the superior, oblique, yellow-ochraceous patch has 
its margin indicated below by series of faint brown spots or irrorations. Antenne 
brown, with dark yellow-ochraceous tips and lighter scales beneath. Palpi, ster- 
num, venter, legs and apical margins of abdominal segments, yellow-ocher. Apex 
of abdomen dark violet-brown with yellow-ocher irrorations, Removal of the 
head in both sexes reveals a patch of very broad, pearl-colored scales dorsally at 
the neck. Under normal conditions these scales are completely hidden by the 
hairs upon the head and thorax. 
Female (Pl. III, fig. 2).—Length of body 17.5-20 millimeters, length of wing 
18.5-21 millimeters. Ground color, dark violet-brown, especially on the veins of 
the wings; iridescent in certain lights. 
The bases of the fore and hind wings, the head, thorax, the abdomen dorsally 
and the entire lower surface suffused with greenish-buff. Fore-wings above, with 
an irregularly, sub-rhomboidal spot in the end of the cell, 2 oblique, parallel 
lines between this and the costa, 3 parallel patches beyond them, near the costa 
an oblique, interrupted band, from the outer third vein of V, to the middle of 
inner margin, buff, irrorated with brownish scales. Beyond the oblique band an 
irregular patch between veins III, and V, interrupted by vein V,. Inner margin 
with greenish-buff hairs for two-thirds its length. Cilia brown and greenish-buff. ~ 
Hind-wings as described above, with an ill-defined, interrupted, oblique, buff 
band from the middle of vein V to the middle of vein IX along which it extends as 
in the male. Cilia, buff. Inner submarginal area with long, greenish-buff hairs. 
Beneath; wings brown, entirely suffused with greenish buff; the markings, 
which are buff above, are very pale-buff below and both wings have distinct, dark- 
brown veins and marginal lines. 
Antenne dark-brown above, and buff beneath to the base of club; bases of 
antennx, black. Palpi, greenish-buff; apical segment, dark-ocher. Thorax and 
legs covered with dark, greenish-buff scales and hairs; tarsi, with reddish-brown 
spines beneath. Abdomen with 5 distinct, transverse, black lines and 3 indistinct 
apical orange ones dorsally. Anal region with orange scales. 
Semper’ says of this species: “This beautiful species is very easily recognized 
by the 3 yellow rings of the.abdomen. It belongs next to augiades Felder and 
palmarum Moore, in which the males also lack the sexual sign [discal patch], 
upon the forewings, which appears in the female of augias L., and bambusw Moore. 
“Semper: Reisen auf den Philippinen (1892), 2 No, 5, 301 et seq. 
