FROM THE INDIAN ARCHIPELAGO. I8l 



Male. Very pale ochraceous. Head conical and slightly ascending above, 

 with a rim on each side, and with three ridges, of which the pair are 

 very slight. Fore wings rectangular at the tips, with two whitish 

 postmedial patches, and with several whitish dots, most of which are 

 between the patches and the exterior border ; two red white-bordered 

 points in the disk, one near the base, the other rather beyond the 

 middle ; costa very slightly convex ; exterior border straight, not ob- 

 lique, interior angle elongated, lanceolate. Hind wings white. Length 

 of the body 4 lines, of the wings 16 lines. 

 Hub. Mysol. 



The conical head of this species and of C. conspersa distinguish 

 them from C.falcata, and from the other typical species of the 

 genus. It differs from C. conspersa in the fore wings, wliich have 

 no black veins, and are adorned with two red points. 



Genus Phronima, Stal. 



248. Phronima hamifera. Mas. Pallidissime ochracea, antennis 

 nigris, prothorace tricarinato carinis lateralibus antice vix cornutis, 

 mesothorace carinis tiibus antice abbreviatis, tibiis tarsisque anteriori- 

 bus nigricantibus, alis anticis rotundatis vitta obscuriore reflexa, alis 

 posticis albis costa basi dilatata rectangulata. 



Female. Very pale ochraceous. Head with a deep ridge on each side. 

 Antenna; black, cylindrical ; third joint about twice the length of the 

 second. Prothorax with three ridges, of which the pair form two ex- 

 tremely short horns in front. Mesothorax with three ridges; these 

 are abbreviated in front, and the pair converge towards the hind border. 

 Legs grooved ; anterior tibise and anterior tarsi blackish. Fore wings 

 much rounded at the tips and on the interior angle; a rather darker 

 middle stripe, which is reflexed near the exterior border and thence ex- 

 tends along more than half its length towards the base ; costa convex ; 

 exterior border much rounded. Hind wings white ; costa dilated and 

 forming a right angle near the base. Length of the body 7 Hnes, of 

 the wings 24 lines. 



Hab. Sumatra, 



249. Phronima prunifera. Mas. llufescens, albo pulverulenta, 

 capite viridi, vertice rufescente, antennis nigris, prothorace viridi-mar- 

 ginato tricarinato, mesothorace bicarinato, abdomine pedibusque pal- 

 lide viridibus, alis anticis dimidio exteriore pallide viridi punctis guttis- 

 que plui'imis rufescentibus, alis posticis albis. 



Male. Reddish, thickly powdered with white. Head green, with promi- 

 nent borders; vertex reddish, much longer than broad, decreasing in 

 breadth from the hind border; front as long as the face, increasing 

 in breadth towards the face. Antennae black. Prothorax bordered 

 with green; the middle part sliglitly tumid, with three keels; the 

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