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fringed with hair, the fore and hind tibiae not splned, the mid tibia; spined, the ni id 

 tibias of male dilated with a fold containing a tnft of long Iiair ; abdomen with 

 dorsal ridges of hair and hairy crests on bisal segments. Fore wing triangu- 

 lar, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved, crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from 

 near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to 

 form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell about one-third 

 length of wing; veins 3, 4 from angle; 5 fully developed from just above 

 angle; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



Sect. I. Tliorax clothed chiefly with scales. 



A. Ilind wing black-brown. 



a. Hind wing without white apical patch ,. miranda, 



h. Hind wing with white apical patc-h. 



a^. Hind wing without medial white patch from costa ... disshnilis. 

 b^. Hind wing with white medial patch from costa. 



a"^. Hind wing with the white medial patch ending at 

 vein 5 and with faint white spot below it in sub- 

 median fold sancta. 



W'. Hind wing with the white medial patch extending 

 to vein 2 and with distinct white patch below it in 

 submedian fold actcea. 



B. Hnid wing yellowish white nivea. 



C. Hind wing crimson. 



a. Hind wing with the medial black band obliquely and 

 almost evenly curved, 

 tti. Fore wing strongly irrorated with fuscous black, the 



veins of terminal area not streaked with black circc. 



h^. Fore wing much less strongly irrorated with black, the 



veins of terminal area streaked with black coccinata. 



h. Hind wing with the medial black band excurved below 

 vein 5. 

 ((}. Forewingwith the postmedial line not dentate between 



veins 4 and 2 oplielia. 



b^. Fore wing with the postmedial line dentate between 

 veins 4 and 2. 

 a". Fore wing with the ante- and postmedial lines dis- 

 tinct and defined on outer side by rufous violcnta. 



b~. Fore wing with the ante- and postmedial lines very 



indistinct and not defined on outer side by rufous . herodias, 



D. Hind wing scarlet. 



a. Hind wing with the medial black band obliquely and 



almost evenly curved idtronia, 



b. Hind wing with the medial black band excurved below 



vein 5. 



«i. Fore wing clouded in parts with blackish verilliana. 



b^. Fore wing not clouded with blackish verneri. 



E. Hind wing yellow or orange-yellow. 



a. Hind wing with the medial bhick band obliquely and 



almost evenly excurved. 

 ai. Hind wing pale yellow, the basal area suflTnsed with 



brown ; underside of both wings yellowish white intacta. 



b^. Hind wing and underside of both wings golden yellow ella. 



b. Hind wing with the medial black band excurved below 



vein 5. 

 a^. Fore wing with the postmedial line dentate between 

 veins 4 and 2. 

 a^. Hind wing with the medial black band angled in- 

 wards in submedian fold. 

 a?. Fore wing not suffused with red-brown and 



blackish , helena. 



