516 LITHOSIADJE. 



*2109 a. Rhodogastria magnifica. 



Rhodogastria magnifica, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 183 (1910), & xviii. pi. 5. 

 f. 13. 



<3 . Head and thorax white ; palpi yellow, white in front, the 

 extremities of the 2nd and 3rd joints black ; frons black below ; 

 antennae with the basal joint yellow ; tegulse and patagia dorsally 

 and at sides, the pro-, meso-, and metatborax with paired black 

 sjsots ; some black and crimson below shoulders ; legs striped 

 yelloAv and white, the fore tibia?, and tarsi except terminal joint, 

 brown in front ; abdomen with the 1st three segments white, the 

 terminal segments crimson, the ventral surface white, lateral and 

 sublateral series of small black spots. Fore wing white ; a black 

 spot at base of costa and two in cell, a subbasal black bar from 

 costa ; an incurved reddish brown band from costa across end of 

 cell to inner margin at tornus, the area beyond it semibyaline ; the 

 terminal part of costa and the termen to below vein 4 reddish 

 brown. Hind wing white, the end of cell and area beyond it 

 between veins 7 and 2 semibyaline to near termen. 



Hal. Be. E. Africa, typet 6 in Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 74 

 millim. 



2110. del. Rhodogastria arthus-bertrand, Chelan ia saucia, 

 & Amerila piepersi. 



This species will stand as Rhodogastria caudipennis, Wlk. 

 2110 A. Rhodogastria omissa. 



Rhodogastria omissa, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 184 (1910), & xviii.pl. 5. 

 ff. 11, 12. 



J . Head and thorax white tinged with red-brown ; palpi crim- 

 son with black spots at the extremities of the joints; antennae 

 black, crimson towards base and with black spot on basal joint ; 

 frons and vertex of bead with black spots; tegulse and patagia 

 dorsally and at sides, the pro-, meso-, and metatborax with paired 

 black spots; pectus white with some crimson and black below 

 shoulders and wings; legs crimson, the fore and mid legs fuscous 

 in front, the fore coxae with black spots; abdomen white, the base 

 slightly tinged with crimson and with some pale rufous hair, the 

 two terminal segments crimson, lateral and sublateral series of 

 small black spots. Fore wing pale reddish brown, a discoidal bar 

 and the apical area fuscous brown; two black points at base of 

 cell; the end of cell, area below it, and the disk beyond it scnii- 

 hyaline, the outer edge of the hyaline area waved and below vein o 

 extendingto towards termen. Hind wing semihyaline white faintly 

 tinged with brown, the inner area and termen more thickly scaled. 



$ . Abdomen entirely crimson above. 



Hob. Sikkim (Pilcher), 1 ?, (F. Mailer), typef c? , $ in 

 Coll. Rothschild; Assam, Khasis. Exp., 6 06, $ 74 millim. 



