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in a straight line nearly at right angles to the costa. Beneath 

 these a spot in 3 and one in 2 near the base of these areas, and 

 lying in a line almost at right angles to that of the first three 

 spots. In lb a spot, usually immediately beneath that in 2, and 

 in the same area a subbasal spot (sometimes absent). 



H.-w. with a black suffusion having its maximum extent in 

 area Ic. A large spot in cell beyond middle, and a subbasal 

 spot (sometimes faintly indicated) in area 7. The remaining 

 subbasal spots obscured by the black sviffusion. A row of eight 

 discal spots arranged in a peculiarly characteristic manner. The 

 first four (7-4) lie in a regular curve approximately parallel to 

 the margin, the next two are so placed that the line takes a 

 sharp bend inwards. The seventh spot is slightly nearer the 

 margin than the sixth and eighth, these three lying in a kind of 

 secondar}^ curve. The hind-marginal border is black about 

 2 mm. wide and bears seven yellow internervular spots (that in 

 Ic doubled). The fringes of both wings are whitish and rather 

 well developed. 



Underside. F.-w. a black spot at base of costa. Costal 

 margin ochreous, subapical area pale ochreous, apex and hind 

 margin greyish ochreous with a dusting of orange between the 

 strongly marked black nervules. Remainder dull orange 

 ochreous with spots as on upperside. 



H.-w. rather pale ochreous, area 9, base and median portion 

 of Ic, base of 2, and extremity of cell, pink. A spot in 8 against 

 the precostal. All the spots large and more distinct, a subbasal 

 spot in Ic, one in lb, and two spots in la, the outermost 

 making a continuation of the discal curved row. Beyond the 

 median area the nervules are black and in Ic there is a marked 

 black internervular ray. The hind margin is sulphur yellow 

 divided into spots by the nervules, bounded externally by 

 a fine black marginal line, and internally by very narrow 

 black arches tinged with pink on their inner edge. Head 

 and thorax dark brown, reddish tufts on the collar, abdomen 

 black above, yellowish beneath with pale lateral spots. Claws 

 unequal. 



$. Expanse 54-58 mm. Upperside f.-w. violaceous to 

 pinkish grey. Spots and markings as in ^ but there is a more 

 or less developed subapical creamy ochreous patch, and the sub- 

 marginal spots are paler at the apex and fading to cream colour 

 hind angle. 



H,-w. ochreous grey to orange ochreous, much paler at inner 

 margin. Spots as in ^. Hind-marginal border with pale 

 lemon ochreous spots. 



