RHODIA. — BRAHMiEA. 17 



RHODIA, Moore. 

 Rhodia fugax. (Plate XXVI. fig. 1.) 

 Rhodia fugax, Butler, Ann. $ Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. xx. p. 480 (1877). 



6 . Allied to the Indian R. newara, but much smaller, the primaries less falcate ; the 

 transverse bands darker, greyer, more dentated j the hyaline spots of primaries much larger, 

 those of secondaries much smaller, the rosy tints replaced by rusty reddish, which also suf- 

 fuses the greater part of the external area of the secondaries ; antennse much darker. Expanse 

 of wings 4 inches 3-4 lines. 



Yokohama {Jonas). 



TROPJEA, Hubner. 

 Tropaea glioma. (Plate XXV. fig. 1.) 

 Tropaea glioma, Butler, Ann. 6f Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. xx. p. 480 (1877). 



<$ . Allied to T. artemis, but smaller, of a bluer green ; the veins brown instead of 

 white ; the fringe whitish ; the tails of secondaries much narrower, longer, and more divergent. 

 Expanse of wings 3 inches 9 lines. 



Yokohama {Jonas). 



BRAHMJEA, Walker. 

 Brahmsea japonica. (Plate XXVI. fig. 3.) 

 Brahmaea japonica, Butler, Ent. Month. Mag. vol. x. p. 56 (1873). 



Allied to B. certhia of India, smaller ; ground-colour sordid whitish, the longitudinal 

 streak running to the third submarginal spot of a pale sulphur-yellow colour ; the spots in the 

 central band of primaries fewer in number and more ocelliform ; the rounded internal spot 

 shaded more like a sphere and with only three spots across its centre, the middle one white, the 

 others black ; the submarginal spots confluent and dark externally, the broad outer border 

 spotted with ill-defined white ellipses : secondaries with confluent submarginal spots and 

 white-spotted border as in primaries ; the central belt divided exactly through its centre by a 

 brown line; slaty nervular streaks obsolete; basal area paler. Wings below paler, the blackish 

 basal area only represented by a central band, which is narrow on the primaries ; ordinary 

 central band broader ; discal lines more undulated ; outer margin bordered internally by a 

 white streak. Expanse of wings 4 inches. 



Yokohama {Pryer and Jonas) . 



