LITHACODIA. 513 



below base of costa ; a wedge-shaped silvery white patch n base of 

 submedian interspace ; traces of a pale antemedial line, oblique from 

 i to median nervure, then erect ; an oblique pale pink bar at 

 eml of cell from costa to postmedial line at vein L! with a black 

 ;a on it at lower angle of cell representing the reniform and a 

 small grey fiery red mark beyond it at middle ; postmedial line 

 brown slightly defined by white on inner side, bent outwards below 

 costa, oblique to vein 4, then incurved and again excurved to inner 

 margin, some white points beyond it on costa ; a coppery red patch 

 •it apex ; Bubterminal line slight, wbitish, excurved, angled inwards 

 in submedian fold, with silvery purple patches before it at discal 

 fold and beyond it at submedian fold ; cilia deep red tinged with 

 purple at base. Hind wing fiery red, paler at base ; cilia purplish 

 with a fine white line at base ; the underside yellowish, the costal 

 and terminal areas irrorated with red, a small discoidal spot and 

 curved postmedial line. 



Hah. Madagascar, Betsileo (Co wan), 1 J. Exp. 20 millim. 



5771. Lithacodia arrnilla. 



Anthophila arrnilla, Saalm. Lep. Madag. p. 361. f. 238 (1891). 



<$ . Head and thorax brown tinged with purple and mixed with 

 grey; palpi purplish red, whitish in front at base; antennae red; 

 pectus and legs rufous, the tarsi slightly ringed with white ; abdo- 

 men greyish brown, the crest on 3rd segment purplish red. Fore 

 wing with the costal area to near apex and the terminal area except 

 at apex yellow suffused with purplish red, the basal inner area, 

 the medial area below the cell, and an oblique fascia from apex to 

 lower angle of cell dark brown; antemedial line represented by an 

 oblique white band from origin of vein 2 to vein 1 along which it is 

 bent inwards to near base ; reniform small, white with black cent 

 to upper and lower parts, figure-of-eight-shaped ; postmedial lino 

 blackish slightly defined by white on inner side, excurved below 

 i and at middle, incurved at discal fold and below vein 3. 

 Bome white points beyond it on costa ; the termen purplish and 

 while except towards apex, expanding info patches at discal and 

 submedian folds; cilia purplish red. Hind wing purplish red, 

 the costal area yellow to beyond middle ; the underside uniform i 



Ab. 1. Hind wing golden yellow, the terminal area suffused with 

 the underside with the costal area suffused with red, 

 I linen irrorated with red, a slight discoid. d point and punctiform 

 medial line from costa to vein 3, excurved below oosta, 



Bab. Madagascar, Betsileo (Cowan), 2 <3 . firp. 22 millim. 



5772. Lithacodia metachrysa, n. sp. (Plate CI. XIV. tig. 9.) 



c? . Head, thorax, and abdomen yellowish suffused with rufous, 

 tarsi blackish ringed with yellowish. Tore wing y< I 

 and irrorated with rufous, the medial area suffused with darker 

 brown ; subbasal line represented by a blackish point on costa, the 

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