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base) is almost longitudinal, — the largest (very oblique and wider 

 inferiorly) not far beyond the first and completely crossing cell, — and 

 the third (rounded superiorly and exteriorly) more remote and close 

 to upper part of extremity of cell ; an irregular incurved discal series 

 of spots of very different sizes and shapes, viz., the first and second 

 small, rather elongate, between third and fifih subcostal nervules, the 

 lower one placed obliquely slightly beyond the upper one ; the third 

 and fourth extremely small (fourth olten wanting), nearer to end of 

 cell ; the fifth elongate, or little larger than the first ; the sixth (the 

 largest in the series), between second and third median nervules, con- 

 tinuous in an oblique line of middle mark in cell ; the seventh very 

 small, sublinear (very rarely wanting) ; and the eighth (between first 

 median nervule and submedian nervure) in size next to the sixth, but 

 narrower ; a submarginal row of eight small rounded spots, of which 

 the third is much more elongate than the rest and out of line hefore 

 them, so as to appear the third in an oblique subapical row with the 

 first and second spots of the discal series. Hind-iving : base narrowly 

 black ; basal patch white above subcostal nervure, lying between costal 

 and submedian nervures, divided into five unequal portions by blackish 

 subcostal nervure and nervules and median nervure and its first ner- 

 vule, roughly subquadrate (its farthest projection between subcostal 

 nervules), not occupying cell to its extremity ; a short discal series of 

 four small or very small rounded spots not far beyond outer edge of 

 patch, between second subcostal and first median nervules ; a sub- 

 marginal row of seven rounded spots, six of them of about the size of 

 the corresponding row in fore-wing, but the seventh (close to inner 

 margin) minute; a hind-marginal row of minute inter-nervular white 

 spots, with the cilia touching them also white ; inner-marginal fringe 

 of long hair white where it borders basal patch, but ochre-yellow 

 beyond. Under side. — Hind-u-iiuj and cqncal area of fore-ioing pale- 

 hrown, somcioliat glistening ; markings much as on upper side, hut whiter 

 and with less defined edges ; hasal patch of hind-wing icith a faint yel- 

 lowish tinge ; bases stained vnth deep dull-red. JJind-iving : at base 

 an inferior black spot enclosing two small white ones. 



Head black, with two white spots on front, two smaller ones on 

 vertex, and one on each palpus ; thorax black, with two dorsal and 

 two lateral white spots on collar, a white streak on each pterygode, 

 and numerous large white spots on breast ; abdomen black dorsally, 

 cream-coloured laterally with a black longitudinal streak and black 

 segmented incisions, whitish inferiorly, with an ochre-yellow basal tuft 

 and median stripe, and two rows of small black spots on each side. 



% Lilxc ^, hut ivith all the marlcings paler {sometimes almost white) ; 

 in hind-wing, hind-margined white dots a little larger, especially on 

 under side. 



Vaiuety a. {$) FcJopidas, Oberthiir. — Severed of the principal 

 marlcings much enlarged. Fore-wing : median oblique disco-cellular 



