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where there are two forming a W-shaped mark ; medially within the lower-discal 

 area are three superposed small black spots, and within the upper area of the cell the 

 black and fulvous colour is divided into more or less distinct and irregular cross-bars. 

 Hindivhtg rich fulvous-red, with a broad outer-marginal black band, two inwardly- 

 oblique subcostal angular black bars, three black discal spots outside the cell, an 

 outer-discal series of round black spots, and a subraarginal diffused series of con- 

 tinuous black lunules partly coalescing with the marginal band, above which is a 

 slender fulvous-white costal lunule, and on the marginal black band is a series of 

 well-defined slender inwardly-pointed deeply-angled white marks; cilia white. 

 Underside. Both wings with the ground-colour of basal area rich deep red, the 

 medial discal area traversed by a fulvous sinuous baud, but which, on the forewing 

 is present only from the lower median to posterior margin, and a similar coloured 

 narrow fascia inwardly bordering a broad black outer marginal band, on which 

 latter is a series of sharply-defined slender inwardly-pointed deeply-angled white 

 marks, each of which latter is centred by a white streak extending inward from the 

 cilia. Foreiving also with the upper-discal oblique white band, the area above and 

 below being black, as above, with the two upper and also three similar lower slightly- 

 defined slender lanceolate marks, followed by a submarginal series of sinuous slender 

 marks; base of costa with two black dots; cell area crossed by black bars, 

 interspaced with red, and violaceous bars ; the lower basal area with an inner black 

 spot, four superposed medial discal spots and a similar row of less-defined outer 

 contiguous smaller spots, the interspace between the two series being violaceous- 

 white ; sometimes a small black loop-mark is present between the basal spot and 

 lower discal pair. Hindwing also with the basal area crossed by five interrupted 

 series of black bars, followed by a dentate spot near end of cell ; the extreme basal 

 and the medial interspaces being violaceous-white, and the subbasal and outer space 

 deep red ; bordering the red area is a similar discal series of black marks, the upper 

 one of which is an angular bar and the lower irregular-shaped spots ; followed by a 

 broad discal whitish band outwardly-edged by a series of very small black spots, 

 and beyond by an outer-discal whitish band traversed by an inner row of black 

 spots, and an outer row of small lunular spots in pairs between each interspace. 

 TJwrax blackish, clothed with olivescent-fulvous hairs ; abdomen above fulvous, 

 beneath black spotted; front of head black, streaked with white; palpi above olive- 

 brown, tip black, sides and beneath white ; femora black, sides white streaked ; 

 tibae and tarsi fulvous-brown ; antennas black. 



Female. Upperside either similar to male, the basal areas being paler fulvous, 

 palest on the hindwing, with the lower-discal spots on forewing mostly obsolete, 

 and those on the hindwing less prominent, or the forewing is black with an olivescent 

 tinge, the veins basally and their borders sometimes ferruginous ; the lower basal 



