192 DEIOPEIA BELLA. 



nine lines : anterior wings fine yellow, traversed 

 with several narrow irregular white bands, with a 

 series of black dots in each, and a regular row of 

 black dots on the outer margin; the fringe pure 

 white. The hinder wings are scarlet, irregularly 

 margined with black behind ; the fringe white. 

 The thorax and abdomen are nearly white, the 

 former spotted with black ; antennae of the latter 

 colour. 



D. ornatrix Superior wings flesh-coloured, the anterior 



border scarlet with four white spots having a black dot 

 in each, a regular row of black dots not far from the 

 exterior margin, within which are a few scarlet streaks: 

 there are likewise a few scarlet streaks near the base, 

 with one or two black dots : hinder wings white, with 

 a black border behind emitting broad patches inter- 

 nally : thorax spotted. Expansion one inch nine lines. 

 — Phal. ornairix, Linn. — Bombyx orn. Fabr., Drury, i. 

 pi. 24, fig. 2. 



D. astrea. — Whole surface fulvous ; anterior wings with 

 seven transverse white bands spotted with black ; hin- 

 der wings with pretty large scattered black spots ; neck 

 with two black spots, thorax with four, abdomen with 

 three rows. Expansion one inch seven lines. — Plial. 

 astrea, Drury, i. pi. 6. fig. 3. — Phal. Geom. crilruia, 

 Gmel. — Gold Coast, Africa. 



