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pinkish-white fasciae meeting on vertex of head, thence diverging to 

 tegulae and patagia, the last with black spots ; femora crimson above ; 

 abdomen crimson above, with dorsal series of short black bands, 

 the ventral surface black. Fore wing black, with almost evenly- 

 curved, pinkish-white fascia from base of inner margin narrowing 



Fig. 154. — Estigmene mitata, S ' t* 



to apex ; cilia pinkish white or black. Hind wing pale crimson ; 

 costal area black from near base to beyond middle ; a black dis- 

 coidal spot with yellowish round it, similar irregular spots before 

 termen at veins 5 and 2, and on termen at vein 1 ; cilia yellowish 

 white. 



2 . Cilia of both wings black, or of hind wing partly pale ; hind 

 wing deeper crimson, without pale edges to the spots. 



Hah. NiLGiRis PLATEAU (Linclsriy^ Ilamjpson), 4 c? , 2 $ ; Burma, 

 1 c^ type. E.VJJ., d 48, $ 52 millim. 



1876. Estigmene nigricans. (Plate XLYII. fig. 17.) 



Aloa nigricans, Moore, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 572 ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 23 • 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 248. 



c? . Head and thorax black ; outer edge and extremity of patagia 

 whitish ; femora scarlet above ; abdomen scarlet above, with dorsal 

 series of black bands, the ventral surface black. Fore wing fuscous 

 black. Hind wing scarlet ; the costal area black, expanding in end of 

 cell and emitting a subterminal band to vein 3 ; a large subterminal 

 spot on vein 2 and a terminal spot on vein 1 ; cilia yellowish. 



Ab. 1. Yellowish- white stripes meeting on vertex of head, di- 

 verging on tegulae and patagia, on which last are black spots ; 

 fore wing with faint traces of a pale fascia from base below the 

 cell curving up to apex. 



Possibly a melanism of vittata. 



Hah. Bombay, Matheran (Leith), 1 cS ; Deccan (Day), 1 c? type. 

 Ea:p. 40 millim. 



