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the subrucdiau vein about two-fifths its distance from the 

 base. Hind wings without spots. 



Under side dark chestnut-brown. Apex of fore 

 wings and border of hind wings Avith a bloom of pearly 

 scales. Fore wings with the marldngs of the upper side 

 repeated, and two minute dots in subcosto-median inter- 

 spaces, resting one on each venule; one in first median 

 interspace and a transverse line in third. These five, 

 including one in second interspace repeated above, aro 

 in line from apex to internal margin. 



Hind wings with a curved sub-basal row of three 

 small irregular white spots. The first is in the costo- 

 subcostal interspace one-fourth the distance from its 

 base, tlie second in the cell, and the third on the sub- 

 median vein. A subterminal sinuate row; the first 

 double, situate in the costo-subcostal interspace midway 

 between its other spot and its extremity. A black streak 

 extends from this spot sharply outward to the next spot 

 below the subcostal vein, which is followed in the suc- 

 ceeding interspaces by five small transverse spots. All 

 the spots of the hind wings have a black border. 



Female. — General coloration a little lighter than in 

 the male. Fore wings above with two spots at extrem- 

 ity of cell. An irregular transverse band commencing 

 with three subcostal spots, the upper one not removed 

 outwardly as in tlie male ; the fourth twice its own width 

 nearer the margin ; the fifth in line with the first three ; 

 the sixth twice its width nearer the base ; the seventh 

 largest, removed its width internally; the eighth double 

 or with upper half obsolete. 



Under side of fore wings with upper markings re- 

 peated. Hind wings with basal row inconstant. First 



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