310 Mr. H. Eltringliam's Monograph of the 



the length of area 2, and to within about 3 mm. of the margin 

 in lb and la. Costa black with a little red at base. Outer 

 portion of wing black, rather thinly scaled in discal area, and 

 a more or less distinct partially transparent subapical patch 

 formed of three spots in 6, 5, and 4. Nervules black and inter- 

 nervular black spurs along margin. A linear black mark at 

 base of lb. Sometimes a black spot in the proximal half of 

 2, and another in lb nearer margin. 



H.-w. bright red with a black hind-marginal border about 

 3 ram. wide having a somewhat irregular inner outline, being 

 indented l)y the red ground-colour between the nervules 

 especially in 3, 2, and Ic. Traces of red submarginal spots in 

 2 and Ic. Black spots corresponding with those on underside. 



Underside f.-w. a pale replica of the upper with the addition 

 of a black spot at base of costa and a marginal row of tri- 

 angular brownish red internervular marks edged with black. 



H.-w. Base pale pink followed by a dusting of madder 

 brown scales, outside this a pale pink curved median band 

 from costa to inner margin. Marginal band madder brown 

 2-3 mm. wide. A series of deep orange triangular marginal 

 spots, their bases on the margin, and each enclosed in a black 

 triangle the apex of which is produced in 4, 3, 2, and Ic into a 

 short internervular ray. Black spots large. Three discal spots 

 in 7, 6, and 5 parallel to apical margin. A large composite 

 spot formed of one on discocellulars and one at base of areas 

 6, 5, and 4. A spot at base of 3 and of 2, the latter followed 

 by a spot in Ic and lb, all in a straight line at right angles to 

 inner margin. A spot in 8 against precostal, one at base and 

 one in middle of cell, a subbasal in Ic, one in lb, and two in 

 la. Some irregular black at base of wing. 



Head black with a pale mark between the eyes, and two 

 reddish tufts on collar. Thorax black with one or two minute 

 pale spots. Abdomen black above witli reddish lateral spots. 

 Claws unequal. 



?. Expanse about 58 mm. Upperside like that of the $ 

 but rather more thinly scaled, and the red colour paler and 

 duller. The black spots of h.-w. show a tendency to elongation 

 and the h.-w. black hind-marginal border is nearly twice as 

 broad as in the ^. 



Underside much paler and duller than that in ^^ especially 

 on the h.-w. hind-marginal border, the characteristic pattern 

 of which is merely indicated. One 5 ^^ the Staudiuger 

 collection has the red areas replaced by white and the trans- 



