298 



AECTIAD^. 



*624, Chionaema rubrifasciata. 



Bizone nihrifasoiata, Druce, Ent. M. Mag. xx. p. 156 (1883) ; Waterh. Aid,, 

 ii. pi. 172. f. 1 ; Kirbj, Cat. Het. p. 301. 



2 . Head white ; palpi tinged with pale red and fuscous ; antennae 

 pale red ; tegul?e, patagia, and thorax brick-red ; pectus and coxse 

 red; legs brown and white; abdomen fuscous brown, yellowish 

 white below. Fore wing white ; the base brick-red, with black 

 point and black edge ; broad ante- and postmedial brick-red bands 

 edged by slightly curved black lines, the outer band slightly ex- 

 panding below vein 2 ; a black discoidal spot ; a red patch on termen 

 extending down to vein 1, its inner side strongly angled inwards 

 beloAv costa and bordered by a black line, which is minutely dentate 

 below the angle. Hind wing fuscous, with the cilia white. 



Hah. N. Celebes {Curtis), 1 $ type t in Coll. Druce. Exp. 

 52 millim. 



b^. Palpi porreet. 



a^. Fore wing with the spots in end of cell black. 



ft*. Fore wing with black edges to the ante- and post- 

 medial lines |j?<e^fa. 



6^. Fore wing without black edges to the ante- and 

 postmedial lines. 

 «•'. Fore wing with the postmedial line nearly erect, alhorosea. 

 b^. Fore wing with the postmedial line extremely 



oblique obliquilineata^ 



P. Fore wing with the spots in end of cell edged with 



red, the spot at lower angle on a short red striga... ridleyi. 

 b^. Fore wing with the spots at end of cell red amabilis. 



625, Chionsema puella. 



Deiopeia puella, Drury, 111. Ex. Ent. ii. pi. 2. f. 

 Ind. ii. p. 67 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 302. 



(1773) ; Hmpsn. Mothg- 



(S . White ; palpi, antennae, a border to tegulse, a band across- 



thorax and patagia, and spot 

 on metathorax scarlet ; legs' 

 scarlet and white ; abdomen 

 dorsally tinged with crim- 

 son except towards base. 

 Fore wing with scarlet sub- 

 basal band expanding into 

 a streak on costa ; an ante- 

 medial band with a fine 

 black line on its inner edge 

 and strongly excurved below 

 costa ; a sinuous and in- 

 curved postmedial band 

 with fine black line on its 

 outer side ; a black spot in 

 end o£ cell, two on disco- 

 cellulars, and a short black 

 or scarlet streak beyond the postmedial line below the costa ■ 



Chiovcema puella. 



