AGRYROr.EPIDIA. 



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middle ; patagia and thorax with some white hair ; pectus and legs 

 white and black ; tlie throat, fore coxa), and fringe on femora 

 orange ; abdomen banded with white except towards extremity, 

 the anal segment orange. Fore wing with subbasal and antemedial 

 series of small metallic blue spots and a short streak on base of 

 vein 1 ; a small white spot in middle of cell, with a blue spot above 

 it on costa ; spots below base of vein 2 and on middle of inner 

 margin ; a series of six small white spots beyond the cell between 

 veins 7 and 2, with a small blue spot above them on costa, and a 

 series beyond them incurved towards inner margin ; a subterminal 

 series of small spots ; cilia white at apex. Hind wing with the 

 basal half metallic blue except costal area on upperside, its outer 

 edge sinuous ; a few subterminal blue scales on veins 2, 3 ; cilia 

 chequered white and black ; the underside with maculate blue 

 subterminal band from costa to vein 2. 



Hah. New Hanover, in Coll. Rothschild ; New Ireland. 

 Erp. 40 millim. 



45. Argyrolepidia pamphila. 



Bombijx pamphila, StoU, Pap. Esot. iv. p. 15L>, pi. 3GS, G (178^) ; Kirbj, 



Cat. Het. p. 24. 

 Agarista mieacea, Wlk. xxxi. 48 (1864) ; Kirby, Cat. Tlet. p. 23. 

 Phalanoides ceramensis, Kirbj', Cist. Eut. i. p. 34:(j (1875). 



(S . Black shot with brilliant blue ; palpi fringed with orange 

 hair and with some white in front ; sides of frous, basal joint of 

 antenna), spots on back of head, gula), edges of teguloe, and spots on 

 patagia white ; the hair on fore coxa) and femora orange, the hair 

 on pectus and marks on tibiae and tarsi white ; abdomen with 

 bluish-white segmental bands, confluent below, the anal tuft 



Fig. 243. — Argi/rolepidia pamphila, <^ . 



orange. Fore wing with slight silvery-blue streak below base of 

 vein 1 ; two pairs of subbasal points below costa and cell ; ante- 

 medial points below costa, in cell, and above vein 1 : a quadrate 

 white spot in middle of cell; obliquely placed medial blue spots 

 below veins 2 and 1 ; an oblique series of white spots beyond the 

 cell between veins 7 and 2, with a blue spot above them below 

 costa ; a curved postmedial maculate line ; a subterminal series of 

 spots ; cilia white at apex and tormis. ]Iind wing with silvery 

 blue spot at lower angle of cell ; postmedial spots between veins 2 



