578 AGAEISTIDJ5). 



88, Rothia contigua. 



Eusemia contigua, Wlk. i. 50 (1854) ; Butl. 111. Het. B. M. i. p. 10, pi. 4. 



f. 8 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 29. 

 Mitroph'ys fabricata, Karsch, Ent. Nacbr. xsi. p. 355, pi. 11. f. 4(1895). 



S . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; 1st joint of palpi and 

 extremity of 2nd joint with white hair; sides of frons, tegulae, 

 patagia, thorax, and legs with white spots ; gulae white ; hind 

 tibia; fringed with yellowish hair ; abdomen with segmental 

 yellowish rings. Fore wing black-brown ; three white points at 

 base ; a very oblique antemedial yellow band from subcostal ner- 

 vure to above vein 1 ; a small spot in upper end of cell ; an obli(}ue 

 band beyond the cell between veins 8 and 2, its inner side indented 

 at vein 3 ; a small spot above tornus ; a silvery-blue point below 

 costa near base, and another point below the cell ; an oblique line 

 in middle of cell and discoidal line, a streak on vein 2 to beyond 

 middle, and a postmedial streak on vein 1 ; cilia ochreous at apex. 

 Hind wing crimson-red ; a rather broad terminal black-brown band 

 with slightly sinuous inner edge ; cilia tipped with white ; the 

 underside with the veins streaked with white on the terminal band, 



Ilab. ignotus, 1 c? type ; W. Afkica, Lr. Gruinea, Kvj). 54 

 millim, 



89. Rothia vatersi. (Plate LIII. fig. 6.) 



Etisemia watersii, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) xiv. p. 409 (1884) ; Kirby, Cat. Het 

 p,24. 



S . Head and thorax black ; palpi at base and extremity of 2nd 

 joint, sides of frons, and spots on vertex of head, tegulae, and 

 patagia pale yellow ; pectus and legs orange, the tarsi mostly dark ; 

 abdomen orange, with dorsal segmental black lines, the base and 

 terminal segment black, the extremity of anal tuft orange. Fore 

 wing very deep red-brown ; a yellow point below base of costa ; an 

 oblique postmedial yellow band with waved edges from below costa 

 to vein 1. Hind wing scarlet, the basal and costal areas deep 

 brown ; the terminal area deep brown, expanding widely towards 

 costa. Underside of fore wing with some yellow at base, 



Bab. Madagascar, Betsileo (Waters), 1 d type, Ea-p. 60 millim. 



90, Rothia hypopprha. (Plate LTII. fig, 8.) 



Eitsemia hypopyrrha, Butl. Cist. Ent. ii. p. 297 (1878) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 

 p. 26. 



Black ; Ist and 2nd joints of palpi, sides of frons, back of head, 

 tegulae, and patagia with small yellow spots ; pectus and legs 

 orange, the tarsi mostly black ; abdomen with lateral orange bands 

 and the ventral surface orange. Fore wing with two small yellow 

 spots below base of costa ; a broad bright sulphur-yellow band in 

 and beyond end of cell from below costa to just above inner margin 

 beyond middle. Underside of fore wing with the base orange. 



