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veins, all black. Hindwing : a basal series of four or five spots, one in 

 middle of cell, a subcostal one above it, a discal series of obscure spots, a 

 postdiscal dot in interspaces 8 — 6, and a broad terminal band including a 

 series of spots of ground-colour, all black or blackish showing through from 

 underside. Underside : ochraceous yellow or paler tawny, forewing paling 

 to apex with the markings as on the upperside. Hindwing with the same 

 markings as upperside but with the spots more clearly defin'ed, the spots 

 on terminal band large and yellowish white, tie band bordered diffused 

 whitish, the roseate tinge stronger, the basal black spots coalescing, leaving 

 whitish spots between, antennae black ; head and thorax black, spotted 

 with ochraceous and white ; abdomen black at base, yellowish, with narrow 

 black bands ; beneath : the palpi, thorax and abdomen ochraceous, thorax 

 spotted black, abdomen with black longitudinal line at base. — Female similar; 

 Upperside : ground-colour somewhat oily looking, duller ; black spots on both 

 wings larger, upper discal ones often coalescing ; the spots in terminal band 

 of hindwing larger and whitish. Underside : ground-colour much paler and 

 duller, markings same as upperside but better defined. Exp. 53 — 64 mm. 

 Female the larger. 



Egg. — Is echinoid in shape, a little higher than broad with 17 raised, 

 transversely striated, longitudinal ridges not meeting on top, the top being 

 shallowly reticulate. Colour shiny yellow. 



Larva. — The body is cylindrical in shape with the segments well marked, 

 anal segment high, flap rounded at extremity, not overhanging the claspers, 

 in a plane perpendicular to longitudinal axis of larva ; the prolegs are long 

 and moth-like. Head small, round, set with erect hairs, brownish orange, 

 with a triangular clypeus which has the apex black ; a black spot at base of 

 each cheek. Segment 2 has a subdorsal spine and a lateral tubercular ris- 

 ing ; on the common margin of segments 2 and 3 is a lateral spine ; segment 3 

 has a subdorsal spine with a lateral one on the common margin of it and 

 segment 4 ; segment 4 has a subdorsal spine ; 5 — 12 have each a subdorsal, 

 supra and subspiracular spine ; segment 13 a subdorsal one and 14 a dorso- 

 lateral one; there is also a small chitinous surface or spot on segments 

 3 — 10, under the subspiracular spine with bristles from it. All spines are 

 shiny black set with erect, stiff, black hairs arising from thickened bases; 

 all are about the same length except those of segments 2, 3, 13 and 14 

 which are slightly shorter. Colour is greasy claret brown with segments 

 2 and 14 yellow reddish ; dorsal portions of segments 3, 4, 11 and 12 are 

 yellow ; ventrum greeny yellow ; legs shiny black ; the feet of pseudolegs 

 green ; a shiny black shield on base of pseudolegs. L : 21 mm. ; B : 10 mm. 

 with spines ; 4 mm. without spines ; L of spines : 8 mm. 



Pupa. — Elongate, slight, head with two blunt points, anal end bluntly 

 rounded. Head quadrate, the front margin straight between two conical 

 short, stout teeth or points directed straight forwards ; convex above and 

 below, parallel sided. Segment 2 is the same breadth as head being a 



