:218 Mr. H. Eltringham's Monograph of the 



the width in 5 and 4. A central inner marginal patch of the 

 same colour occupying the central part of la and lb, rather 

 more than the basal half of 2, extending slightly into 3 at its 

 base, and into lower part of distal end of cell. 



H.-w. with a black triangular basal patch, central area 

 tawny red often inclining to yellow at inner margin, somewhat 

 indenting the basal patch at upperside of cell. Hind margin 

 with a black border about 2 mm. wide, its inner edge deeply 

 indented by the red colour in 4 and 5, above this point some- 

 what convex, and below running horizontally across to inner 

 margin. 



Underside very like that of bonasia alicia. F.-w. Basal half pale 

 reddish yellow with dusky indications of the basal black of 

 upperside. The subapical patch ochre yellow, its proximal edge 

 straight or even concave. Remainder of wing brownish black. 

 H.-w. ochre yellow with a greenish tinge at base. Some irregular 

 black at base of wing and a small basal spot in cell. At 

 about the level of middle of cell a transverse band of irregular 

 confluent black spots usually divisible into five rather large sub- 

 quadrate marks in 7, cell, Ic, lb, and la. Hind-marginal 

 border as on upperside though occasionally slightly narrower. 

 A marginal series of small white subtriangular spots. 



Head and thorax black with two brownish tufts on collar. 

 Abdomen black with very minute pale lateral spots and seg- 

 mental lines. Claws unequal. 



9 . Expanse 38 mm. The upperside resembles that of the (^ , 

 but there is usually a marginal row of tawny red spots on the 

 h.-w. Underside extremely variable. In some examples it 

 resembles that of the cJ though the hind -marginal border of 

 h.-w. is always much broader. In a series of sixteen 9 $ 

 before me the following variations in the h.-w. may be 

 observed. 



(1) Base of 7 and middle of cell pale greenish yellow. In cell 

 and Ic, a basal and a median spot of dull brown. A few 

 indications of black dots. The lund-marginal border is com- 

 posed of a series of broad internervular reddish marks, each 

 laterally dusted with black, and these are divided by the black 

 nervule ends, each laterally dusted with yellowish. A marginal 

 series of yellowish subtriangular spots. In areas 7, 6, and 5 the 

 reddish marks are followed inwardly by a narrow sharply 

 defined area of dull brown which at nervule 5 suddenly widens 

 out so as to reach as far as end of cell, its outline then being 

 directed straight downwards to anal angle. Remainder of wing 

 pale ochreous. 



