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beyond the middle aud parallel with the hind margin, and 

 two small ones just outside the interrupted space in this fascia ; 

 beyond is a complete row of small spots just before the hind 

 margin. Hintl wings with one, rather large, round or oval, 

 spot near the base ; another just beyond the middle, which, 

 with one or two smaller, indicates a sort of band of spots ; 

 and a complete row of smaller ovate spots parallel with the 

 hind margin. All the spots on the fore and hind wings of the 

 same yellow-fulvous colour. Cilia all dull yellowish. Female 

 similar, but with the spots paler, and those near the hind 

 margins larger and more distinct. 



Underside of the fore wings orange yellow, with several 

 black or black-edged spots towards the middle ; one large, 

 oblong, black-edged blotch beyond the middle ; and a row of 

 black spots, or a wedge-shaped blackish bar, before the hind 

 margin, from which to the margin is placed a series of black 

 lines ; cilia whitish, becoming grey at the outer edge, aud 

 internally edged by a black line. Hind wings glistening 

 greyish orange, blackish along the dorsal margin, with spots 

 as on the upper side, but larger, pale yellow edged with 

 blackish ; hind margin beyond the row of spots, orange, 

 divided by short black lines on the nervures ; cilia yellowish, 

 with a central grey shade. In the female the spots of the 

 hind wings are whiter and more sharply outlined. 



Antennae black, barred with white above, yellowish 

 beneath, with the club fulvous ; but in the female there 

 is only a narrow yellow line up the shaft, which is baiTed 

 with black and white at least two-thii'ds round. The head, 

 thorax, aud abdomen are blackish above, with the hairs 

 yellowish grey ; ochreous or yellowish beneath. 



There is some variation in the size of the spots of the 

 upper side, and also in their number. In the fore wings 

 those of the basal aud central portion often unite and form 

 an irregular elongated blotch, in which the usual dark 

 dividing space is reduced to a roundish black dot near the 

 costa. But a specimen in the collection of Mr. F. J. 



