RHOPALOCERA MALAVAXA. 



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internally— black ; between the second and third median nervulos the scalloped margin is continued as an 

 elongate spot. Wings beneath as above, the markings on the anterior wings somewhat paler, brighter and 

 more greyish. Head and pronotnm black, with an anterior carmine eolhvr ; abdomen al)ovo pale yellow, 

 the basal half tinged with brownish ; thorax beneath and legs black ; abdomen beneath pale yellow : anal 

 valves greyish white. 



Fig. 107. — OniitJiaiitera rujicolli-, J . 



Female. Anterior wiugs above velvety blackish, with the following greyish markings : — two large 

 contiguous spots at end of cell, the area above and beyond apex of cell elongately continued alongi^the 

 nervules, and a spot near apex of second and third median nervules and of submedian nervure. Posterior 

 wings above very bright and pale yellow ; the neuratiou, a large basal transverse patch extending from 

 base of cell to costal margin l)eueath the costal nervure, the abdominal margin, and tlie posterior margin 

 inwardly scalloped and connected with a submarginal series of six large spots placed between the nervules, 

 the three uppermost of which are irregularly rounded, the fourth, fifth and sixth pyriform, black ; near the 

 abdominal fold and above the submedian nervure the ground-colour is dusted with dark greyish. Wings 

 beneath as above, but the greyish markings on the anterior wings paler l)eneath, and the posterior wings 

 not dusted with dark greyish near abdominal margin. Body al)ove with the head and pronotnm black, the 

 last with a narrow carmine collar ; abdomen above greyish-brown ; abdomen beneath with about half of its 

 lateral margin bright yellow ; thorax beneath and legs black. 



Var. (/. 2. (Tab. XXVII. «, fig. 1.) 



Differs from typical form of o. ruficollis by having the submarginal row of spots to the posterior 

 wings distinctly separated from the posterior margin. 



June 20, 1885. •^ '' 



