130 STNTOMID^. 



vein 2 to just above inner margin ; a subterminal rounded patch 

 between veins 3 and 5, and a smaller patch from just below vein 6 

 to above 8. Hind wing orange, with terminal black band ex- 

 panding on apical area and below vein 2 ; an indistinct discoidal 

 spot more prominent below. 



Hah. Madagascar. Exp. 30 millim. Type f in Mus. Frankfort. 



*244. Thyrosticta butleri. 



Syntomis butleri, Mab. Le Nat. ii. p. 134 (1884) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 107. 

 Di/semxes distincta, Saalm. Lep. Mad. i. p. 144 (1884) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 



V. 107. 

 Dysauxes expallescens, Saalm. Lep. Mad. i. p. 145 (1884) ; Xirby, Cat 



Het. p. 107. 

 Dysauxes extensa, Saalm. Lep. Mad. i. p. 145(1884); Kirby, Cat. Het. 



p. 107. 



S . Head and thorax black ; first two joints of palpi, the lower 

 part of frons, patches on patagia and mesothorax, and the greater 

 part of legs orange ; abdomen orange, the last two segments black, 



with the anal tuft orange. 

 Fore wing black, with 

 rounded orange subbasal 

 spot ; a medial orange band 

 from below costa to above 

 vein 1 ; a rounded subter- 

 minal spot between veins 3 

 ¥\g. 51.— Thyrosticta butleH, $. \. an<i 5 and a spot above 6. 



Hind wing orange, with 

 terminal black band expanding towards apex and at vein 2, and 

 not reaching tornus ; the underside wholly orange. 



5 . Mesothorax without the orange spot : fore wing with the 

 medial band ending on vein 1, sometimes with acute, sometimes 

 with rounded extremitj^, sometimes expanding below cell ; hind 

 wing with triangular black discoidal patch and terminal band on 

 upper and under sides. 



Ab. 1. expallescens : hind wing without the discoidal black 

 patch, 



Hal. Mabagascak. Exp., S 26, $ 34-36 millim. Typof 5 

 in Coll, Mabille ; types f distincta J and extensa 5 in Mus, 

 Frankfort ; type f expallescens in Mus. Liibeck, 



Sect. TI. Hind wing witb vein 3 from near angle of cell ; antermiE of male 

 with long plumose brancbe.s. 



A. Hind wing orange, with terminal blackish band. 



a. Fore wing with orange spots (§ ) agafha. 



h. Fore wing with yellowish-white patches quadrimacida. 



c. Fore wing with hyaline and one orange spot ( $ ). . minuta. 



B. Hind wing black, with basal irregular orange patch, 



and patch beyond c»U ( 2 ) trbnanda. 



C. Hind wing black, with the markings hyaline ( 5 ) ••• toUini. 



