KOTHIA. 579 



Hind wing scarlet, with a terminal black-brown band rather broad 

 at costa, narrowing to a point at tornus. 



Hah. Madagascak, Fianarantsoa {Joy^ Shaw), I (S , I 2 type. 

 Ea^j). 84 millira. 



*91. Rothia simyra. (Plate LIII. fig. 12.) 



Botkia simyra, Westw. Trans. Linn. Soc, Zool. (2) i. p. 204 (1877) ; Kirby, 

 Cat. Het. p. 25. 



J . Black-brown : 2nd and 3rd joints of palpi and back of head 

 with yellow spots ; sides of frons and gulae yellow ; tegulae, 

 shoulders, and patagia with yellow spots : pectus and legs orange ; 

 abdomen with orange lateral bands becoming slight segmental lines 

 on dorsum, the ventral surface orange. Fore wing with slightly 

 oblique orange-yellow medial baud from just below costa to above 

 inner margin, expanding towards lower extremity and with irregular 

 edges ; cilia white at apex of both wings. Underside of fore wing 

 with the base orange, emitting short streaks on subcostal and 

 median nervures and a streak to the medial band on inner margin. 

 Hind wing with a scarlet patch becoming orange on costal area and 

 fit base, and extending from costa before middle to inner margin 

 just above tornus, its outer edge strongly curved. 



Hah. Madagascak, typef S in Mus. Oxon. Exp. 72 millim. 



92. Rothia zea. 



Ag arista zea, Herr.-Sehaff. Aussereur. Schmett. ff. 34, 35 (1853); Kirby, 

 Oat. Het. p. 24. 



Black ; 1st and 2nd joints of palpi, sides of frons, back of head, 

 tegulae, and patagia with small pale yellow spots ; antennae annu- 

 lated with white ; pectus and legs orange, the tibiae and tarsi 

 irrorated with black ; abdomen dorsally black, ventrally orange, 

 black lateral bands meeting ventrally on terminal segments. Fore 

 wing with two small pale yellow spots below base of costa, an 

 antemedial spot in cell, a spot in end of cell, a spot beyond upper 

 angle, and a spot beyond lower angle between veins 5 and 2 ; some 

 silvery-blue scales above base of vein 1, below costa before middle, 

 in middle of cell, and on discocellulars ; cilia white at apex and 

 above tornus, and with white points between. Hind wing with 

 the cilia chequered white and black. Underside of fore wing with 

 some orange at base ; hind wing crimson, with terminal black band 

 very broad at costa, narrowing to a point at tornus. 



Hah. Madagascar, Betsileo, Morondava, 5 (5 , 1 $ . Exp. 60-68 

 millim. 



*93. Rothia distigma. (Plate LIII. fig. 12.) 

 Agarista distigma, Mab. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1897, p. 219. 



2 . Black ; 1st and 2nd joints of palpi, sides of frons, back of 

 head, tegulae, patagia, and mesothorax with pale yellow points; 



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