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a slightly cnrved reddish mark from costa ; cell-spot obscure, red, followed by a 

 small yellow spot ; a curved deep-red band at two-thirds from subcostal vein to 

 vein 4 and between 2 and 3 ; the lilac space between 3 and 4 edged above with 

 reddish scales running ont into the yellow fringe. 



IJindirinq : with two or three red spots at base ; cell-spot large, yellowish 

 white ; a faintly deeper red postmedian line parallel to hindmargin ; a blotch at 

 anal angle, the space between veins 3 and 4 and a smaller blotch towards apex 

 lilac ; fringe pale yellow, beyond a reddish marginal shade, interrupted by red at 

 the middle angle. 



Underside pale yellow ; all the lilac patches and the costa and cell of 

 forewing rosy. 



Face, palpi, and forelegs bright red; vertex, patagia, and antennae dark 

 purple-red ; thorax and abdomen yellow, speckled with blood-red. 



Expanse of wings : 22 mm. 



1 ?. 



Both wings bluntly angled in middle of hindmargin. 



48. Chrysocraspeda rothschildi spec. nov. 



Fort'wuuj : yellow, shaded with jiale brownish striae ; costal region grey- 

 brown ; a few red and brown scales mark the cell-spot ; a dark mark below costa 

 at three-fourths and a black spot surrounded with crimson between veins 3 and 4 

 indicate an outer line ; base of wing black followed by a crimson stain ; a small 

 black spot on inner margin at one-third, also surrounded with crimson ; this seems 

 to indicate the end of a basal line, as a slight dark mark on costa at one-fifth 

 suggests its beginning ; a row of small dark dots on margin at end of veins ; fringe 

 pure yellow. 



Hindwing : with the outer half and fringe as in forewing ; the inner half 

 from one-third of costa to two-thirds of inner margin intense black, edged by a 

 broad cnrved crimson band and containing near base a triangular spot of pure 

 white also edged with crimson ; cell-spot minute, oval, white, lying in the black 

 basal area. 



Underside whitish yellow, the fringe deeper ; costal area of forewing and the 

 spot below vein 4 rosy ; base of hindwing dull vinous with a white patch. 



Palpi red ; face yellow ; vertex dark grey ; antennae, thorax, and abdomen 

 dark red-brown ; anal segment of abdomen, the underside, and legs dull yellow ; 

 forelegs reddish. 



Expanse of wings : 22 mm. 



1 c?. 



The collocation of colours is remarkable. Both wings with rounded hind- 

 margin, that of hindwing slightly protuberant at middle. 



49. Chrysolene aurora spec. nov. 



Forewincj : bright rosy, with a dull olive-yellow band from costa just before 

 apex to two-thirds of inner margin ; fringe rosy. 



Ilindwin;! : with the band central. 



Underside rather duller ; the inner margins whitish. 



Face and palpi deep red ; vertex and antennae snow-white ; thorax and basal 

 half of abdomen like wings ; the anal segments above, the undersurface, and the 

 sides pale ochreous ; forelegs reddish. 



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