574 AGAKISTID^. 



Fore wing black, a short oblique yellowish-white line from costa 

 near base ; a subbasal very oblique line extending to vein 1 ; a 

 similar antemcdial band from below costa, a bar across end of cell ; 

 an oblique band beyond the cell with slight yellow line beyond it 

 between veins 8 and 3, expanding towards lower end and with a 

 spot below its extremity ; a small yellowish postmedial spot above 

 vein 1 : a spot above tornus ; a terminal deep chocolate-red band ; 

 the base of vein 1 streaked with silvery blue, a line on inner side 

 of subbasal line, an oblique line across middle of cell, a discoidal 

 line, a subterminal line from costa to vein 3, a short postmedial 

 streak on vein 2 and two spots on vein 1 ; cilia chequered with 

 white towards tornus. Hind wing deep orange; a black terminal 

 band with sinuous inner edge, on costa not extending to middle ; 

 cilia chequered black and white ; the underside with series of white 

 spots on veins of terminal band. 



Hah. Old Calabar {Miss Kingsley), 1 J ; Cameeoons, -i S , 1 § . 

 Kvp. 60 millim. 



Genus ROTHIA. ^ 



Type. 



Ro/kia, Westw. Trans. Linn. Soc. Zool. (2) i. p. 204 (1877) 2}<^es. 



Proboscis fully clevelopecl ; palpi upturned, the 1st and 2nd joints with 

 rather long hair in front, the 3rd well developed, naked, and somewhat porrect; 

 frons with truncate conical prominence with slight raised rim at extremity ; 

 antenna' distinctly dilated towards apex; hind tibial more or less strongly 

 clothed with rough hair above. Fore wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 

 .5 from above angle ; fi from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to 

 form the areole ; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from towards angle of cell; 

 3, 4 from angle ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper 

 angle. 



A. Fore wing with orange patches or maculate bands. 



a. Abdomen oi'ange tinged with )iink tJiruppi. 



b. Abdomen banded orange and black. 



a^. Abdomen with the ventral surface not banded with 

 orange or yellow. 

 a^. Fore wing with the spot below vein 2 placed beyond 



the spot in end of cell aisha. 



h-. Fore wing with the spot below vein 2 placed below 



the spot in end of cell butlcri. 



b-. Abdomen with the ventral surface banded with orange 

 or yellow. 

 «^. Abdomen with broad orange bands. 



a^. Fore wing with a spot placed obliquely below the 



spot in end of cell xaiithopi/ga. 



P. Fore wing with medial spot on inner area and no 



spot below end of cell pentclia. 



b'^. Abdomen with yellowish-white segmental lines contigua. 



B. Fore wing without orange patches or maculate bands. 



a. Hind wing with crimson patch above vatersi. 



b. Hind wing with crimson or scarlet patch below at base. 

 a^. Fore wing with yellow medial band. 



a^. Hind wing with the scarlet extending on costa to 



beyond middle hypopyrrha. 



b-. Hind wing with the scarlet not extending on costa to 



middle siniyra. 



