260 LEPIDOPTERA. 



with white ; first line obscure, zigzag, double, black, but so 

 broadly shaded with velvety black dusting as to be much 

 concealed ; on the dorsal margin it encloses a white or yellow 

 spot ; second line deep black, duplicated, much indented, 

 and throwing back a strong angle above the middle ; subter- 

 minal line deep black, sharply indented throughout, and 

 edged inside by a similarly indented pale yellow or ashy- 

 white line ; nervures, especially beyond the middle, distinctly 

 blackened ; reniform stigma placed back almost into the 

 ordinary position of the orbicular, white or pale j^ellow, edged 

 with black, and containing portions of a black indented ring ; 

 before it, in the discal cell, is a white or yellow blotch, and 

 beneath it a large similar spot, edged with black and rather 

 pointed ; between the first and second lines the costal region 

 is usually tinged with yellow or ashy-white, as also is the 

 dorsal margin, and through both passes an oblique bent 

 angulated central narrow bluish shade ; along the hind 

 margin a row of yellow dots is backed by black lunules ; 

 cilia yellow-brown at the base, white at the edge, and the 

 colours divided by an undulating black-brown line. Hind 

 wings broad ; rich purplish-crimson, the long hair-scales 

 toward the dorsal margin also tinged with purple ; costa 

 black ; from it arises a broad black central stripe, three times 

 strongly angled and then curved toward the dorsal margin, 

 which it nearly attains ; beyond it is a broad black hind- 

 marginal band, its inner edge excavated into two angular- 

 hollows which lie opposite the outer angles of the inner 

 band ; cilia deeply crenulated, white shaded with smoky- 

 black. Female very similar, but stouter. 



Underside of the fore wings velvety-black, greyer at the 

 base and apex ; before the middle is a partial yellowish- 

 white or reddish-white transverse stripe ; beyond the middle 

 a nearly complete white one ; cilia white. Hind wings rich 

 crimson, the costal region ashy- grey; central spot large, 

 black ; the black stripes as on the upper side ; cilia white. 

 Body and legs pale ashy-brown ; front tibias barred with black, 



