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the base, on the uiulerside ; also by the black hind-marginal border ou the secondaries 

 being much less heavily indicated. 



Male. — Central area of the primaries white ; the apical area bright orange yellow ; 

 the upper half of the costa, apex, and hind margin brownish-black ; a broad line of the 

 same colour along the inner margin and united to the orange patch by a thin dusky 

 line terminating in a brownish spot ; two white spots near the posterior angle. 

 Secondaries white, the base and costal margin brownish black ; the hind-marginal 

 border tvlso brownish-black, but much broken up by white streaks between the 

 nervules ; cilia white. 



TJndemde. — The central area to the posterior angle white ; the inner margin 

 greyish-brown united to the orange band by the grey streak as on the upper side ; 

 the apex greenish-yellow ; a minute black dot at the end of the cell. Secondaries 

 white ; the costal margin bright orange, a spot of the same colour as well as the 

 usual black dot being in evidence at the end of the cell. 



Expanse r3 inches. (»S/fc. ex Teifa, December 1891 ; F. J. Jackson.) 



Female. — Primaries with a distinct curved white band, commencing narrowly at 

 the base and gradually broadening to the posterior angle ; a broad baud of brownish- 

 black along the inner margin to a little beyond the middle of the wing ; a distinct 

 brown spot at the end of the cell ; the apical area and hind margin brownish-black, 

 the former showing a faint yellow spot. Secondaries with the discal area white, thickly 

 dusted with brownish-grey on the inner margin ; the base and costal margin, as well 

 as the hind margin, brownish-black, the latter somewhat relieved with minute white 

 streaks ; a thin dusky line uniting the hind-marginal border to the dark costal patch. 



Underside. — The white band mentioned above tinged with pale yellow at the base: 

 the inner margin grey with a black spot at the end, near the posterior angle; the 

 orange patch edged on the apex with sulphur-yellow ; the usual black dot at the end 

 of the cell. Secondaries with the ground-colour yellowish-white, the usual costal 

 streak and discoidal spot of orange visible ; the faintest line traversing the discal area. 



Expanse 1"4 inches. [Spec, ex Teita, December 1891 ; F. J. Jackson.) 



A second form of the " wet-season " female differs fron\ the one fully described 

 above, in having the white ground-colour on the primaries i)ale yellow ; the dark 

 apical patch relieved by a band of five distinct orange spots ; a second line of orange 

 visible where the brown and white colours unite. Secondaries with the white ground- 

 colour suffused with pale yellow ; the brownish-black hind-marginal border broken 

 up by yellowish-white spots varying in size ; the other spots and markings agreeing 

 with those of the female fully described above. 



Underside. — Somewhat darker in colour, especially on the secondaries ; the reddish- 

 buff line crossing the discal area rather more strongly indicated. 



