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scales especially in submedian interspace beyond the postmedial line ; 

 subbasal and medial triangular black patches on costa ; antemedial 

 line oblique from costa to submedian fold where it is connected by 

 a black streak with the postmedial line, which is strongly excnrved 

 beyond the cell, then very oblique to submedian fold and angled out- 

 wards on vein 1 ; a slight black discoidal lunule and streaks on the 

 veins beyond lower angle of cell ; two black spots on costa at origin of 

 subterminal line, which is angled outwards almost to termen at 

 vein 7 and with blackish spots at veins (5, 5, 4, then indistinct and 

 slightly angled inwards at veins 2 and 1 ; a series of slight streaks 

 on extremities of the veins ; cilia chequered black and white. Hind 

 wing white with fine dark terminal Line ; the underside with the 

 costal area irrorated with brown, an indistinct discoidal spot and 

 curved postmedial line. 



Hah. lb;. X. Guiana, Dinawa, 4.000' {Pratt) ; typef d in Coll. 

 Bethune-Baker. Exp. 26 millim. 



*149 a. Rceselia basifusca. 



Aoatapaustus basifusca, Beth. -Baker, Nov. Zool. xi. p. 415, pi. vi. f. 25 

 (1904). 



d" . Head, thorax, and abdomen white tinged with brown ; tegulae 

 and patagia at tipsand basal crest of abdomen blackish. Fore wing 

 white irrorated and in places suffused with brown ; antemedial line 

 indistinct, slightly excnrved below the cell ; medial line more promi- 

 nent, slightly excurved below vein 2 ; postmedial line reduced to a 

 series of slight dentate marks on the veins from costa to vein 3, 

 oblique towards costa and below vein 4 bent inwards, entire and 

 approximated to the medial line below vein 2 ; subterminal line repre- 

 sented by slight dentate black marks on the veins, oblique towards 

 costa and somewhat incurved below vein 3 ; a fine terminal line. 

 Hind wing white, the costal area and termen tinged with brown. 



9 . Thorax with the dorsum suffused with purple ; fore wing 

 with the basal area, to medial line suffused with rufous with a band 

 of purple suffusion before the antemedial line, which and also the 

 medial line are purple : some blue-grey before postmedial line; the 

 whole terminal area below vein 5 suffused with rufous. 



Hah. Br. N. Guinea, Dinawa, 4000' (Pratt), typef d $ in 

 Coll. Bethune-Baker. Exp. 28 millim. 



151 a. Rceselia atrinota. 



Roeselia atrinota, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (8) viii. p. 400 (1911). 



Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from cell. 



cj . Head and thorax silvery white with a few blackish scales; 

 palpi blackish; antennae brown ; the tegulae with diffused blackish 

 medial hand ; tibiae and tarsi banded with brown ; abdomen white 



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