580 AGARISTID^. 



pectus and legs, except mid and hind tarsi, above orange ; abdomen 

 with slight segmental orange lines, the ventral surface orange. 

 Fore wing with some silvery-blue scales on basal area ; two or 

 three yellow points below base of costa ; a small antemedial spot in 

 cell and another near extremity ; four rather obliquely placed spots 

 beyond the cell between veins 7 and 3, the spot above vein 4 more 

 elongate ; cilia white at apex. Hind wing with large rounded 

 bluish-yellow patch in, beyond, and below cell, its outer edge some- 

 what crenulate ; cilia white at apex. Underside of fore wing with 

 the base orange except at costa, its outer edge sinuous, the post- 

 medial maculate band with bluish outer edge extending to vein 2 ; 

 hind wing crimson except terminal area, the crimson not extending 

 on costa to middle, thence obliquely rounded aud sinuous to tornus. 

 Hah. Madagascae, typef $ in Coll. Mabille. Ex;p. 74 millim. 



94. Rothia virguncula. (Plate LIII. fig. 7.) 



Eusemia virguncula, Mab. Bull. Soc. Philom. (7} iii. p. 136 (1879) ; Kirby, 



Cat. Het. p. 25. 

 Eusemia metagrius, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) v. p. 339 (1880). 



S . Black-brown ; 1st and 2nd joints of palpi, sides of frons, 

 back of head, tegulse, and patagia with small yellow spots ; a yellow 

 rim behind eyes ; pectus and legs orange-yellow, the tibiae and 

 tarsi irrorated with black : abdomen with lateral orange lines and 

 the ventral surface orange. Fore wing with oblique rather irregular 

 pale yellow band from below costa at end of cell to vein 1 near 

 tornus. Hind wing with yellow patch in, beyond, and below end 

 of cell, its outer edge excurved between veins 5 and 3. Underside 

 of fore wing with some orange at base ; hind wing with the basal 

 area yellow, orange on costa and inner margin, its outer edge 

 crenulate, oblique from costa before middle to vein 5, where it is 

 angled, and ending at tornus. 



Hah. Madagascar, Betsileo (Coiuan), 2 c? , type metagrius. Eocp. 

 58 millim. 



95. Rothia vestvoodi. (Plate LIII. fig. 5.) 



Rothia westwoodii, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) iv. p. 235 (1879) ; Kirby, Cat. 

 Het. p. 25. 



(5* . Black ; palpi at base and extremity of 2nd joint, sides of 

 frons, and back of head with pale yellow spots ; gulae yellow ; 

 pectus and hair on femora orange ; abdomen with slight yellow 

 segmental lines, the ventral surface orange. Fore wing with 

 oblique pale yellow band beyond the cell from vein 7 to 2, dilated 

 below vein 5. Hind wing with somewhat quadrate pale yellow 

 patch from costa before middle to middle of vein 2. Underside 

 with the base of both wings orange, extending on costa of hind 

 wing to near middle and on inner area to beyond middle. 



Hah. Madagascar, Antananarivo (Kingdon), 4 c^ type, E.V2). 

 40 millim. 



