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Below the anterior wings are nearly as above, but are shaded 
with a rosy red at the base, the posterior are yellowish, the dis- 
coidal cell rose-coloured in the middle, the lunules in the mar- 
ginal band paler, the fourth of the spots round the discoidal cell 
wanting. 
Head black, with six white spots ; palpi rufescent ; apex black ; 
autenne black. 
Thorax black, spotted with white, two rufescent spots on the 
dise. 
Abdomen black, with a row of brown spots on each side above, 
a series of paler ones on each side, and also a median series 
below. 
In the collection of the British Museum. 
This species closely resembles in its colourmg P. Ridleyanus, 
and some of the Acree near to A. Zidora. For the first time I 
have deviated from a rule I had laid down for myself, never to 
name an insect after any living entomologist, or even after any 
entomologist whatever ; but having, i accordance with the law of 
priority, converted into a synonym the name of Bozsduvalii, given 
to an Adolias by Mr. G. R. Gray, I have as a compensation de- 
dicated this beautiful msect to my excellent friend, whose kind- 
ness and liberality to me in placing at my service his books, ma- 
nuscripts and collections has been beyond all praise. 
D. Anthedon, Boisd. MSS. OD. alis omnibus nigris, anticis plaga 
magna, subapicali, alteraque magna marginis interni, maculaque 
parva disci albis, czeruleo-nitente. Exp. alar. 3 unc. 7 lin. vel 90 
millim. 
Hab. Africa Occidentali. Diadema ——? Cat. of Lep. of Brit. Mus. 
98. 
Anterior wings black, a longitudinal spot in the discoidal cell, 
a broad transverse fascia before the apex, and a large patch oc- 
cupying nearly the whole mner margin, pearly white shaded 
with blue. Posterior wings silvery white at the base, the outer 
margin broadly fuscous, the fuscous colour extending inwards 
between the nervules. Below the wings nearly as above, but 
paler towards the apex, three small white spots at the base, an- 
other in the discoidal cell, and towards the anal angle a series of 
small gemmate white dots, preceded by two spots of the same 
colour ; a faint fuscous line in the white fascia near the margin. 
Posterior wings pearly white, clouded with fuscous towards the 
outer margin, the nervules and a series of striz between them 
fuscous, the margin narrowly fuscous with white lunules. Cilia 
spotted with white. 
Head and thorax black with white dots. 
Abdomen fuscous. 
In the collection of the British Museum, &c. 
