924 CATALOGUE OF 



Male. Ochraceous, slender, pale beneath. Palpi fawn-colour, 

 povrect, short, broad, acute, pure white beneath, as is also the fore 

 part of the pectus. Maxillary palpi distinct. Antennae smooth. 

 Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind wings. Legs slender, 

 smooth. Wings luteous; lines blackish. Fore wings acute ; inte- 

 rior line bounding a diffuse purplish band ; exterior line very much 

 bent, bounding a purple band, whose inner side is contiguous to the 

 narrow reniform mark ; a purple submarginal band. Hind wings 

 with a slightly curved exterior line and a submarginal band. 

 Length of the body 3| lines ; of the wiHgs 7 lines. 



Like R. sanguinalis in structure. 



a. Sierra Leone. From Mr. Foxcroft's collection. 



Rhodaria Mustelalis. 



Fcem. Rosea, gracilis, subtus argenteo-albida ; palpi porrecti, 

 acuti, non lati ; pedes antici fusco fasciati ; ala jlava, sat 

 angustce, fasciis tribus atomisque basalibus roseis, fasciis ex- 

 teriore et submarginali postice connexis ; postica fascia sub- 

 marginali rosea. 



Female. Rosy, slender. Under side and abdomen silvery 

 whitish. Palpi porrect, not broad, not longer than the breadth of 

 the head ; second joint shorter than the first; third acutely conical, 

 shorter than the second. Fore tibiae and fore tarsi with brown 

 bands. Wings yellow, rather narrow. Fore wings somewhat 

 rounded at the tips, with three rosy bands ; interior band obsolete 

 hindward, accompanied by many rosy speckles ; exterior and sub- 

 marginal bands irregular, connected hindward. Hind wings with 

 a rosy submarginal band. Length of the body 2| Hues ; of the 

 wings 6 lines. 



This and the following species have the typical form of 

 R. sanguinalis. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Rhodaeia? Nypsiusalis. 



Fcem. Purpurascente-rosea, gracilis, subtus argenteo-cinerea ; 

 palpi porrecti, non lati, subtus nivei ; alee antica acutce, costa 

 margineque exteriore luteis, lineis interiore et exteriore nigri- 

 cantibus denticulatis, hac flexa, reniformi nigra angusta ; 

 postica? cinerece, striga rosea postice dilatata. 



