NYMPHALID^.-DANAIN^. 



ASTHIPA. I. 



I.— ASTHIPA ROTUNDATA. $ . Figs. 1, 2. 



Asthipa Eotundata, H. Grose Smith, "Annals and Magazine of Natural 

 History," ser. 6, vol. 5, p. 171 (February, 1890). 



Exp. J 2| ; s 3 inches. 



31ale. " Upperside dark fuliginous-browii, with bluish-white vitreous spots. 

 Anterior wings with two spots below the first and second subcostal nervules ; 

 beneath these at the end of the cell are three elongate spots, the second the 

 longest, the third the shortest ; between the upper and second median nervules 

 a cordate spot close to the median nervure and a small round spot beyond it ; 

 two broad elongate spots, somewhat attenuated externally, between the middle 

 and lowest median nervules and between the latter and the submedian nervurt; 

 respectively ; a rather narrow elongate spot in the cell close above the median 

 nervure. Posterior wings with the cell and the spots above and around it as 

 in J. Citrina, Feld. ; but those on the disk are somewhat narrower ; there is 

 a row of romid white spots towards the outer margins of both wings, being on 

 the anterior wings very conspicuous, and on posterior wings nearly obsolete. 



" Underside. Both wings as above, but on the anterior wings, near the outer 

 margin, between the median nervules are several minute white spots, and on 

 the posterior wings are two very conspicuous submarginal uninterrupted rows 

 of white spots, the inner row consisting of seven lunulate spots, the outer row 

 of twelve small round spots. 



" The female resembles the male, but is paler, and the two spots below 

 the cell on the anterior wings are outwardly more acute." (H. G. S., luc. cit.) 



Hab. New Ireland (Eev. K. H. Eickard). 



In tlie Collection of Henley Grose Smith. 



Allied to A. Garamantis, Godm. and Salv. ; but the wings, especially in the male, arc 

 broader and rounder. 



VOL. I., OCTOBEE, 1890. N N 



