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annulus a fiue ochreoiis line stronglj' defined by black, with pale 

 ochreoua outside it except on outer side above ; the medial area 

 below the discoidal mark and beyond the antemedial band pale 

 ochreous, the outer part of medial area with large quadrate red- 

 brown patch on inner area suffused with black-brown on inner side 

 and some red-brown suffusion above the discoidal mark ; postmedial 

 line dark brown, oblique from costa to vein 7, then obliquely curved 

 to inner margin above which it is slightly escurved, with a faint 

 waved line beyond it ; a double curved minutely waved subterminal 

 line filled in with ochreous ; the terminal area suffused with red- 

 brown and with dark streaks in the interspaces to the double waved 

 dark terminal line ; cilia ochreous. Hind wing greyish ochreous 

 tinged with broAvn, the medial area suffused with brown except 

 towards costa, the terminal area suffused with brown ; a dark dis- 

 coidal spot with the diffused antemedial line excurved beyond it ; 



Fig, 71. — Comeiaster pyriUa , J . i • 



medial Ijne dark brown, minutely waved, bent outwards to inner 

 margin ; a double minutely waved postmedial line, the inner line 

 obsolete from costa to vein 5 ; the terminal area with dark streaks 

 in the interspaces to the double w\aved dark terminal line ; cilia 

 ochreous white. Underside of both wings ochreous ; fore wing 

 with slight dark streak in middle of cell and narrow dark-defined 

 discoidal lunule, postmedial line obsolete towards costa and inner 

 margin and with dark patch on its inner side between veins 5 and 

 3, a rather diffused curved subterminal line, series of black points 

 before terraen, and fine dark terminal line ; hind wing with indis- 

 tinct oblique antemedial line with the blackish discoidal spot on its 

 outer edge, minutely waved postmedial line slightly excurved at 

 vein 5, rather diffused subterminal line, scries of slight black 

 luuules before termen, and fine terminal line. 



