ROTHIA. 581 



*96. Rothia agrius. 



Agarkta agrius, Herr.-Schiiff. Aussereur. Schmett. f. 33 (1853) ; Kirby, 

 Cat. Het. p. 25. 



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

 head, tegulas, and patagia with small yellowish spots ; yellowish 

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

 irrorated with black, the tarsi black ; abdomen with slight orange 

 segmental lines, the ventral surface orange except the last two 

 segments. Fore wing with oblique yellowish-white band just 

 beyond the cell from vein 7 to just above 1, its edges irregular and 

 dentate outwards above vein 4 ; cilia white at apex. Hind wing 

 with rather broad medial yellowish- white band from upper angle 

 of cell to inner margin, with some bluish-white suffusion beyond it 

 on inner area ; cilia slightly mixed with white at apex. Under- 

 side of fore wing with some orange hair at base ; white spots in 

 middle and end of cell ; hind wing with yellowish-white patch 

 on basal area not extending above costal nervure, its outer edge 

 €renulate. 



Hah. Madagascae, in Coll. Mabille. Exjp. 64 millim. 



*97. Rothia pedasus. 



Agarista ipedasus, Herr.-Schaff. Aussereur. Schmett. f. 32 (1853) ; Kirby, 



Cat. Het. p. 25. 

 Bothia simplex, Roths. Nov. Zool. iii. p. 44, pi. 14. f. 18 (1896). 



S . Elack ; palpi orange at base, the 1st and 2nd joints with 

 pale yellow spots ; sides of frons with orange spots ; a yellow rim 

 behind eyes ; tegulas, patagia, and mesothorax with yellow points ; 

 pectus and legs orange ; tibiae and tarsi streaked with black ; 

 abdomen orange, with segmental dorsal black lines and spots and 

 sublateral points, the two last segments black. Fore wing with 

 wedge-shaped yellowish- white spot in end of cell ; an oblique band 

 beyond the cell between veins 8 and 2, expanding below and with 

 its outer edge indented above vein 5 ; cilia white at apex and above 

 tornus. Hind wing with large pale yellowish patch from below 

 costa to inner margin and from one fourth from base to near 

 tornus, its outer edge crenulate and with some bluish on it on 

 inner area ; cilia white at apex and above tornus. Underside of 

 fore wing with some yellowish streaks and orange points at base ; 

 hind wing with the yellow extending to base, which is orange. 



$ . Abdomen with slight dorsal black points only, the terminal 

 segment with larger spot and the anal tuft black ; fore wing without 

 the yellow spot in cell; both wings with the cilia black above 

 tornus. 



Hah. Madagascae, Morondava, type f $ simplex in Coll. Roth- 

 schild. E.VJ). 70 millim. 



