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median nervule, where it fines away to nothing, dull brownish-yellow ; 

 the markings much as on the upperside. but those on the disc broader. 

 Hindwing dull brownish-yellow ; the discal band much narrower than 

 on the upperside. Abdomen narrowly ringed with yellow. Female. 

 Differs from the male only in being a little larger. 



This description has been drawn np by de Niceville from three 

 males and three females. It is a very distinct species, but he has not 

 ventured to name it, as it has probably been already described from New 

 Guinea or Australia, from whence he possesses but few species of the 

 genus. It is very near to P. aidoleon, Miskin, from Northern Australia. 



120. Padraona, sp. 2. 



Habitat : Ke Isles. 



Expanse: cf, $ , 1*0 inch. 



Description : Male. Upperside, both wings black, with golden-yellow 

 markings ; cilia yellow, marked with black at the ends of the veins, 

 broadly on the forewing, narrowly on the hindwing. Forewing more 

 yellow than black, there being a large basal triangular yellow patch 

 from the costa to the submedian nervure and first median nervule, a 

 short yellow streak in the submedian interspace, and a longer one in the 

 sutural area ; a discal yellow band extends nearly across the wing from 

 close to the costa to the submedian nervure, its anterior portion shifted 

 inwardly and out of line with the posterior portion, consisting of three 

 conjoined increasing spots, the rest of the band consists of five spots, 

 their inner edge straight, their outer edge toothed. Hindwing with a 

 small yellow spot in the middle of the discoidal cell, with some yellow 

 setae anterior to it; a broad curved discal band, commencing jusfc 

 posterior to the costa by an oval spot, posterior to which is a small 

 triangular spot placed nearer the margin than the spot anterior to it, 

 and joined to the discal portion of the band, which latter crosses the 

 middle of the wing, and is of equal width throughout, with slightly 

 irregular edges. Underside, forewing marked somewhat similarly to 

 the upperside, but the base of the wing is black ; there is a small patch 

 of yellow scales posterior to the three anterior spots of the discal band ; 

 also a submarginal yellow band beyond the discal band from the costa 

 to the first median nervule. Hindwing yellow ; the discal band defined 

 on both sides with a narrow black line; a prominent anteciliarj- black 

 thread. Abdomen black, narrowly ringed with yellow. Female, very 

 similar to the male, but all the yellow markings on the upperside 

 reduced in size, leaving more of the black ground-colour visible. 



This description has been drawn up by de Niceville from twelve 





