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or spread laterally into the dark interspaces. Two irregular pale 

 yellow blotches at extreme base. On the discal cell a large red- 

 dish yellow blotch, intersected longitudinally by the terminate 

 furcation of the central reddish orange discal stripe.. Beyond the 

 disc, a series of reduced interspacial reddish yellow blotches, which 

 is quite sinuous, being continued inferiorly, approximate to the 

 median nervure, beneath the discal cell, and terminating in a more 

 prominent and paler spot on the striped sub-median fold. A promi- 

 nent sub-terminal series of yellow spots, conspicuously shaded on 

 the edges with reddish orange scales. Of these, the two occupying 

 the apical and j)ost-apical interspaces are by far the largest and 

 are sub-equal. The one immediately beneath them is much reduced, 

 and that on the medio-superior interspace is still more so. That 

 on the medio-central interspace is again larger, spherical, and simi- 

 larly covered, being pale yellowish centrally, with a shaded edge of 

 fulvous scales. On the two following interspaces the spots are 

 smaller and darker ; the sub-median fold dividing and quite sepa- 

 rating the spot into two, whereof the lower is larger and the more 

 irregular. Finally, the spot on the internal margin is sj)herical and 

 well-sized, equalling that on the medio-central interspace, but 

 slightly darker colored. A terminal very distinct and conspicuous 

 orange yellow band is continued, approximate to the sub-terminal 

 macular band, from costa to internal angle, the last inflection run- 

 ning outwardly from the sub-median fold to the extremity of the 

 internal nervure. This terminal band is formed of disconnected 

 spots in the first three superior interspaces, but, from the medio- 

 superior interspace to the internal angle, it is continuous, becoming 

 narrowed at its final inflection to the angle. On the medio-central 

 and posterior interspaces, this band forms very prominent outward 

 inflections. Beneath, the primaries are paler, being si^arsely 

 covered with shaded yellow and fulvous scales basally and centrally, 

 while the markings of the upper surface are more faintly repro- 

 duced. Terminally, the dark lead color again prevails. 



Posterior wings dull orange color, with a faint terminal, rather 

 narrow, dark lead-colored shade, better defined near costal angle. 

 A median dark shade band and a dark shade immediately beyond 

 the discal cell, while the base of the wing is hardly darker, or 



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