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median nei'viire) nearly equidistant from it — tlie outer of the two 

 very mucli larger than the inner ; in discoidal cell, very near extremity, 

 a large vitreous spot, variaLlo in shape, broader inferiorly ; a much 

 elbowed discal row of five spots, of which the first three are small, 

 forming a nearly straight continuous subcostal transverse streak mid- 

 way between oud of cell and apex ; the fourth is rather large, sub- 

 quadrate, just below the upper three, between third and second median 

 nervules ; and the fifth (the largest in wing) is elongated longitudinally, 

 and situated immediately below the large disco-cellular spot, between 

 second and first median nervules ; below this last spot, above sub- 

 median nervure, a small semi-transparent white spot. Ilind-wing : 

 white patch roughly rotundate in outline, leaving a black border tole- 

 rably wide at base, narrow on costa, wide on hind-mai-gin and inner 

 margin, and very broad in anal-angular area ; it is crossed by strongly 

 black-clouded subcostal and median nervures and their nervules, dividinor 

 it very unequally into three large and three small sections — the portion 

 between third and second median nervules being minute, and sometimes 

 obsolete. Under side. — As on upper side, hut the scmi-transjxireiit marlc- 

 ings all of a inircr white. Hind-iving : a white spot at base on costal 

 prominence; a conspicuous white longitudinal ray close to inner-marginal 

 edge ; median nervure and the origins of its nervules not black-clouded. 



Head above black, with three white spots down middle line, one in 

 front and one behind base of each antenna, and a linear one behind 

 each eye ; palpi black, with a white spot on middle joint ; antennae 

 black ; beneath white at base, but the palpi (except small terminal 

 joint) ochre-yellow. Thorax above black, with six orange-yellow 

 spots, viz., one on eacli side of collar, two (larger and longer) on 

 pterygodes ; and two (smaller and paler) on mesonotum ; with two 

 white dots marking middle of collar, and two white spots the bases of 

 pterygodes ; and posteriorly clothed with black hairs, but (superiorly) 

 with two conspicuous tufts of white ; beneath pale ochre-yellow in 

 front on middle, and laterally black with three white spots; legs black, 

 the middle and posterior tibige white externally, and the latter tufted 

 with white hair. Abdomen above blue-black, with an ochre-yellow 

 anal tuft, and marked laterally with four orange-red transverse bars, 

 confluent inferiorly, but acutely pointed superiorly, — the points of the 

 two sets of bars not meeting dorsally ; beneath pure white, with a 

 black longitudinal streak on each side. 



$ Like ^, hit the four spots in based einel inner-marginal area of 

 fore-icing ochre-yelloiv, and the white space in hind-icing strongly tinged 

 with the same colour. Under side. — The same spots in fore-wing 

 ochre-yellow, but much paler ; in hind-wing the subcostal nervure and 

 its nervules, as well as the median, without black clouding. 



The t^'pe specimen (a Natal ^) described and figured by Butler has 

 the three sub-basal spots (but not the small outer inner-marginal one) 

 ochre-yellow as in the %. I have not seen any ^ s having this character 



