ACONTIA. 657 
striga below costa and point on vein 1, the subterminal line by an 
oblique striga below costa and striga from lower edge of the patch 
connected with termen by a streak below vein 3; an oblique black 
striga just below apex ; the termen rufous ; cilia grey-brown with a 
slight waved dark line through them. Hind wing orange; the 
cilia grey-brown from apex to vein 2; the underside with a few 
black scales on apical area. 
Fig. 270.—Acontia intersepta, 3. 4. 
Ab. 1. imitata. Fore wing with the wedge-shaped patch reduced 
to an oblique fascia from termen below apex to median nervure at 
origin of vein 2, the other markings often more or less reduced. 
Hab. Formosa, 1 9; PonsaB (James), 1 9, Kangra (Hocking), 
1 3; Beneat, Calcutta, 1 9; Ceyton, 1 2 type imitata; Burma, 
Moulmein (Clerk), 2 9; Anpamans, 5 9; Nicopars, 1 6; Sram, 
type 7 duplicata in Mus. Oxon. ; Puttiprryes, Luzon, San Fernando 
(McGregor), 1 9; Java (Horsfield), 1 9; Curesus, vp, 34-50 
millim. 
7115. Acontia congenita, n. sp. (Plate CXCTI. fig. 16.) 
Head and base of tegule white, the rest of thorax yellow; palpi 
except at base and in front rufous; pectus white; fore and mid 
tibis rufous; abdomen reddish ochreous, the base and ventral 
surface white, slight dorsal rufous segmental lines. Fore wing 
yellow irrorated with a few black scales ; a broad diffused oblique 
rufous fascia from termen below apex to median nervure at origin 
of vein 2; traces of rufous antemedial points on subcostal nervure 
and vein 1; a point at upper angle of cell and postmedial points 
below costa and in submedian fold; a subterminal point below 
costa; the termen rufous; cilia grey-brown with a slight waved 
dark line through them. Hind wing orange-yellow, the basal area 
semihyaline white; cilia brown at middle; the underside white, 
the costal area and termen to vein 2 suffused with orange-yellow, 
the costal area irrorated with a few black scales. 
Ab. 1. Fore wing with the markings almost obsolete. 
Hab. N. Avsrratia, Alexandria (Stalker), 1 6, 1 @ type; 
Qurenstand, Cooktown (Lyell), 1 ¢; Fist, Mango I. (Matthew), 
1 $. Hap. 42-46 millim. 
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