426 NOVITATES ZOOLOOICAB XXIV. Ifll?. 



DESCEIPTION OF THE FEMALE OF TROIDES 

 ALLOT TE I EOTHSCH. 



By H. M. PEEBLES, F.E.S, AND W. SCHMASSMANN, F.E.S. 



Head and thorax. Velvety black, with no trace of red on sides below ; 

 abdomen grey on top, golden yellow on sides and below. Basal segment black 

 with golden spot on each side, second segment darker on top than the remain- 

 ing ones, black lateral spots on segments 3-7. Below segments 1-7 are divided 

 by black. 



Forewing above. Brownish black with spots in cell, apical and discal area 

 suffused with brownish grey. In upper third of cell, close to the upper median, 

 a quadrate spot of 3 mm., and at a distance of 3 mm. from the lower median 

 an elongate spot of 7 mm. by 3 mm. opposite D*. In apical area a row of 

 four elongated spots between SC and R=, those between SC* and SC'-R' are 

 wedge-shaped and pointed towards base but rounded towards apex. The 

 other two are rounded off towards base but cut off oblique at the apical end. 

 Three spots are nearly of same length, 15 mm., but the one between SC'-R' is 

 25 mm. long. Counting from costa, the basal termination of the spots Nos. 1, 3, 

 and 4 form a straight line. Nos. 3 and 4 each with brownish spot. Between 

 vein R'"', at a distance of 15 mm. from margin, a small triangular spot of 3 mm., 

 and 6 mm. from it a small submarginal spot, one of a row of four, of which 

 those between veins SM'-R^ are placed closer towards margin. Counting from 

 hindmargin Nos. 1 and 4 are of equal size, 2 mm., No. 3 half the size, and No. 2 

 double the size in length but the same in width. There are three discal spots, 

 of which the one between M' and M' is the largest, 22 mm. long and 7 mm. wide, 

 cut off straight towards base, but pointed at marginal end close to vein M', 

 which applies also to the spot between SM' and M', but which is only half the 

 size. The third spot between R' and M' is the smallest, segment^shaped, and 

 3 mm. from cell. Row of four black submarginal spots of underside showing 

 faintly on upperside. 



Hindwing above. Basal half deep brownish black, veins and margin (3 mm.) 

 the same colour. There are six discal spots and the same number of submar- 

 ginal spots. The discal spots are of slightly lighter colour tlian those of the 

 forewing ; the submarginal spots are heavily shaded with brownish black. The 

 discal spots do not touch the cell, which has no spot. Both wings have short 

 white marginal fringes between veins. 



Forewing beloti'. Ground-colour deeper brownish black, markings the same 

 as above but more whitish in colour. 



Hindwing below. Nearly black, darker than forewing, markings as above 

 with the exception of an additional discal spot between C and SC of grey 

 colour. The submarginal spot between these veins pale j'ellow. The other 

 discal spots whitish and the submarginal ones lighter than above. 



Length of fore^ving : 97 mm. Expanse: 201 mm. 



One specimen in coll. H. M. Peebles. 



