582 AGARISTIDJE. 



98. Rothia tranquilla. (Plate LIII. fig. 19.) 



Eusemia tranquilla, Butl. A. M. N. H. (6) v. p. 340 (1880) ; Kirby, Cat. 



Het. p. 25. 

 Agarista epix>cdes, Mab. 0. E. Soc. Ent. Beige, xxviii. p. elxxxix (1884) ; 



Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 25. 



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

 back of head, and tegulae with small pale yellow spots ; pectus and 

 legs orange, the tibise and tarsi irrorated with black ; abdomen 

 with traces of orange segmental lines, the ventral surface orange ; 

 anal tuft orange at tips. Fore wing with rather oblique yellow 

 band with somewhat irregular edges from below costa at end of cell 

 to vein 1 near tornus. Hind wing slightly shot with blue ; a pale 

 blue- green patch in and beyond end of cell, extending from subcostal 

 nervure to near tornus, and with a patch of orange scales on it in 

 end of cell. Underside of fore wing orange at base ; hind wing 

 with the basal area orange, its outer edge running obliquely from 

 costa before middle to vein 5, where it is angled, then to tornus. 



Ab. 1. ejoipales. Fore wing with the band narrower and not 

 extending below vein 2. 



Hab. Madagascae, Betsileo (Cowan), 2 c? type. Exj). 56 millim. 



99. Rothia micropales. (Plate LIII. fig. 17.) 



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

 Het. p. 25. 



5 . Black-brown ; palpi with white spot at extremity of 2nd 

 joint in front ; sides of frons, guise, and spots on tegulse and patagia 

 pale yellow ; pectus and legs orange, the latter streaked with black ; 

 abdomen with the ventral surface orange. Fore wing with oblique 

 yellowish-white band beyond the cell from vein 11 to above 1, 

 rounded below. Hind wing with large patch in, below, and beyond 

 lower end of cell, with yellowish-white centre and pale bluish 

 circumference. Underside of fore wing orange at base ; hind wing 

 orange, with black-brown terminal band with waved inner edge, 

 expanding on apical area and extending to middle of costa. 



Hab. Madagascar, Antananarivo (Kingdon), 1 $ type. Ewp 

 44 millim. 



*100. Rothia pales. 



Aqarista pales, Guer. Icon. E. Anim., Ins. p. 493, pi. 83. f. 1 (1844) ; Boisd. 

 ■ Faune Ent. Mad. p. 70, pi. 10. ff. 1, 2 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 25. 



cJ. Black ; Ist and 2nd joints of palpi, sides of frons, back of 

 head, tegulae, patagia, and metathorax with yellowish-white spots ; 

 a yellowish rim behind the eyes ; pectus and legs except tarsi 

 above orange ; abdomen with segmental orange lines, the ventral 

 surface with the basal half orange, the terminal segments with 

 bands, the extremity orange. Fore wing with whitish spot in cell 

 near its extremity ; an oblique maculate band beyond the cell 



