aircEOPLExiA. 855 



below cell and with white mark beyoud it on median uervure ; 

 traces of a double waved anlemedial line ; a medial black band, its 

 inner edge slightly curved, its outer somewhat excised in cell, then 

 bounded by the postmedial line ; orbicular a minute black annulus 

 on the black band ; reniform very small, white defined by black, 

 somewhat elliptical ; terminal area pale purplish brown ; post- 

 medial line black slightly defined by whitish on outer side, 

 strongly below vein 2, strongly bent outwards below costa, at vein 4 

 bent inwards to lower angle of cell, angled inwards at vein 1, the 

 postmedial costal area black with some white points on costa ; an 

 indistinct blackish subterminal line, incurved below vein 3 ; cilia 

 black. Hind wing white, the costal and apical areas suffused with 

 pale purplish brown ; traces of a postmedial line strongly incurved 

 below vein 4, then again excurved ; cilia black on apical half then 

 white : the underside with the costal area suff'used and irrorated 

 with black, a black discoidal spot. 



2 . Hind wing with the whole terminal area suffused with 

 purplish brown. 



Rah. Madagascae, Betsileo {Cowan), 1 S, 1 ?• Exp., S 18, 

 $ 20 millim. 



3172. Microplexia albcpicta. 



Antho]}Mla alhopicta, Saalm, Lep. Maclag. p. 370, f. 250 (1891). 



S . Head and thorax red-brown, the vertex of head and meta- 

 thorax white ; pectus and legs mostly white, the tarsi red-brown 

 ringed with white ; abdomen pale yellow, the basal crests red- 

 brown. Fore wing with the basal area red-brown irrorated with 

 white, the medial area silvery white slightly irrorated with blackish, 

 the terminal area red-brown ; subbasal line represented by white 

 striae defined on each side by blackish from costa and cell ; ante- 

 medial line double filled in with white, very indistinct except at 

 costa, erect ; orbicular and reniform small, defined by black, the 

 former roimd ; the medial part of costa red-brown with some dark 

 marks and conjoined to a brown patch in cell between the 

 stigmata ; an indistinct oblique waved line from lower angle of cell 

 to inner margin ; postmedial line double filled in with white, bent 

 outwards below costa, then minutely waved, excurved to vein 4, 

 then incurved, some white points beyond it on costa ; traces of a 

 minutely waved dark subterminal line, excurved below vein 7 and 

 at middle and with whitish patches on it at costa and tornus ; a 

 slight dark terminal line. Hind wing pale yellow, the terminal 

 area tinged with rufous except towards tomus ; the underside 

 whitish tinged with yellow and slightly irrorated with brown, a 

 small brown discoidal spot and indistinct curved postmedial line. 



§ . Thorax and base of fore wing with more white. 



Hah. Madagascak, Betsileo {Cowan), 1 c5" , 1 $ • Exp. 22 

 millim. 



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