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line double, the outer rather thick, black-brown, the inner 

 pale brown, both, with the pale brown enclosed stripe, rippled 

 and angulated or placed in curves from each end, yet very 

 direct ; second line black, edged with yellow-brown, arranged 

 in angles and long points, an especially deep inward sweep 

 close to the dorsal margin being followed by black zigzags, 

 and half-way to the costa by a large outward angle ; sub- 

 terminal line composed of black dusting placed in regular 

 angles and edged inside with pale clouding ; no orbicular 

 stigma ; reniform stigma very large, edged at the back with 

 black, and having two erect parallel bars of black dusting 

 followed by a faint similar marginal line ; below it is a 

 brownish ovate blotch of one-half the size, edged with black- 

 brown ; costa spotted at the junction of the transverse lines 

 with dusky-black ; hind margin dotted with black lunules ; 

 cilia grey-brown delicately lined with darker brown, which 

 follows the undulations of the marginal crenulations. Hind 

 wings large, rich red or scarlet-crimson, with long orange-red 

 hair-scales along the dorsal area ; from the costa before the 

 middle arises a broad central black curved stripe, which 

 tapers off toward the middle of the wing, but is there 

 thickened by an outward extension, and bends toward the 

 dorsal margin but does not attain it ; beyond this is a very 

 broad black band which, commencing just be} r ond the middle 

 of the costa. occupies the whole hind-marginal space, but has 

 its inner edge waved and excavated, the outer following 

 accurately the crenulations of the margin ; cilia long, clear 

 white. Female rather stouter, but closely similar. 



Underside of the fore wings smoky-black ; the base, a 

 half band from the costa and a broad sinuous complete band 

 beyond the middle, all white ; apical region thickly dusted 

 with hoary-grey, which runs along the hind margin. Hind 

 wings light scarlet, shading off along the costa to white, and 

 with black bands as on the upper side ; apical edge and cilia 

 white. Body dusky-white; legs grey in front and barred 

 with pale brown; leg-tufts brownish -white. 



