370 CATALOGUE OF 



15. ASOPIA FALSIDICALIS. 



Fasni. Fuscescente-purpurea, subcinerascens, subtus alba ; palpi 

 porrecti, articulo 2o lata, So minimo ; alee lineis duabus sub- 

 undulatis nigris ex parte flavo marginatis, plaga flava, fimbria 

 ex parte alba; anticce margine exteriore perobliquo, linea 

 exteriore abbreviata nigra ; posticce linea media valde abbre- 

 viata. 



Female. Brownish purple, with a slight cinereous tinge, white 

 beneath. Papi porrect ; second joint broad ; third extremely minute. 

 Wings with two slightly undulating partly yellow-bordered black 

 lines; one interior; the other in the middle; marginal line black; 

 fringe white, partly brownish purple. Fore wings very oblique 

 along the exterior border, with an exterior black line, which is ab- 

 breviated hindward and borders the exterior side of a yellow patch. 

 Hind wings with the middle line much abbreviated hindward, and 

 also bordering the exterior side of a yellow patch. Length of the 

 body 3i lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by E. Templeton, Esq.. 



16. ASOPIA LATIMAKGINALtS. 



Mas. Lutea ; abdomen ochraceum, segmentis nigro marginatis, 

 fasciculo apicali nigricante ,• alee margine lato purpurascente- 

 cinereo, lineis duabus nigris subarcuatis; anticce ex parte 

 cinerascentes, linea 3a nigra postice. abbreviata. 



Male. Luteous, whitish beneath. Abdomen ochraceous, 

 luteous at the base, extending not much beyond the hind wings ; 

 abdominal segments with black borders ; apical tuft blackish. 

 Wings with the marginal part broadly purplish cinereous; two 

 black lines, which are slightly and irregularly curved. Fore wings 

 with a cinereous basal tinge, and with a more distinct cinereous 

 tinge in the disk between the first and second lines ; a third black 

 more exterior line, abbreviated hindward, and bounding the purplish 

 cinereous part. Hind wings with the second line bounding the 

 dark part. Length of the body 3£ lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a, b. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 





