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97. Chrysocraspeda ignita spec. nov. 



Forewing : brownish slate-colonr ; the costa diffusely red beyond middle, and 

 qnite narrowly at base, with a cloudy red triangle before middle at the apex of 

 which is a yellowish cell-spot; the dark ground-colonr is broadly edged with vivid 

 red, forming teeth at veins 2 and 3 touching the margin, which is narrowly yellow 

 above, and forms a yellow triangle at anal angle ; fringe yellow, touched with red 

 at vein 3. 



Hindwing : similar, without costal triangle ; cell-spot small, white. 



Underside of forewing deep blood-red, the inner margin slaty black ; of 

 hindwing wholly black with the margin only blood-red ; yellow fringes and margin 

 as above. 



Vertex, thorax, and abdomen like wings ; face reddish yellow ; abdomen beneath 

 whitish ; legs reddish. 



Expanse of wings : 25 mm. 



1 ?. 



Outer margin slightly elbowed in both wings. 



98. Chrysocraspeda praegriseata spec. nov. 



Forewing : dull greyish rosy ; the costa and apex pale ashy grey ; the edge of 

 the rosy area deeper red, especially before apex, where it is irregularly waved ; a 

 red oblique streak from costa near base to the black cell-spot, where it is angled 

 and runs obliquely inwards to base of inner margin ; a slighter streak from middle 

 of costa running in to the deeper edge ; fringe yellowish grey; marginal line pink 

 below middle. 



Hindwing : with darker red striae in places, a red line close to base and an 

 obscure snbmarginal one ; a diffuse deep red marginal shade, before which the 

 ground-colour is paler ; fringe yellow ; cell-spot white surrounded with deep red. 



Underside slaty grey ; the costa of forewing broadly aud of hindwing narrowly 

 dull red ; fringes yellow. 



Head, shoulders, and abdomen deep red; patagia and thorax greyish red. 



Expanse of wings : 25 mm. 



1 <?. 



99. Chrysocraspeda purpurissa spec. nov. 



Forewing : dull purplish ; lines dull red-brown, basal, antemedian, and sub- 

 marginal ; the first two excurved in middle aud recurved to inner margin, the 

 outer running near and parallel to outer margin ; all marked with brighter red 

 below middle ; marginal area very slenderly yellow, the dark ground-colour limited 

 by a deep red crenulate line, running into fringe at apex ; fringe yellow, with a red 

 blotch beyond vein 3 ; costa narrowly red with dark dots. 



Hindwing : bright brick-red, covered with short dark transverse striae ; a black 

 cell-spot aud blackish snbmarginal line, the margin beyond it suffused with darker; 

 fringe and hindmargin narrowly yellow. 



Underside dark slate-colour, the narrow margin and fringe yellow ; some obscure 

 snbmarginal yellow spots. 



Head and thorax purple mixed with red; abdomen brick-red spotted with black. 



