﻿1540 CATALOGUE OF 



Asia. 



5. Amphigonia comprimens. 



Mas. Pallidissime cervina ; caput et thorax anticus subferruginea ; 

 pedes pilosi, nigro fasciati, antici dense fasciculati ; alee 

 nigro subconsperscs, linea media nigricante suhundulata sub- 

 angulata, subtus testacece. extus piirpurascente-subcinerascentes ; 

 anticce pallide subpurpurascentes^ linea interiore testacea antice 

 obsoleta, fascia testacea antice maculari lunulis tribus niveis 

 notata^ linea submarginali subobsoleta^ striga marginali rufes- 

 cente lunulam satiiratiorem includente, punctis strigisque sub- 

 marginalibus nigris, orbiculari obscure fusca, reniformi 

 testacea strigis, duabus transversis ferrugineis punctnque antico 

 nigro ; posticce extus postice testacece, lineis duabus denticu- 

 latis, lineaque marginali interrupta fuscis, lunulis duabus 

 subcostalibus testaceis. 



Male. Very pale fawn-colour. Head and fore part of the 

 thorax with a ferruginous tin«i:e. Legs pilose, with black hands ; 

 the fore pair densely tufted. Wings very slightly and minutely 

 speckled with black ; middle line blackish, slightly undulating and 

 angular ; under side testaceous, with a purplish cinereous exterior 

 tinge. Fore wings with a lilac tinge ; interior half line blackish, 

 very slight ; interior line testaceous, accompanied by black speckles, 

 obsolete in front ; an irregular testaceous band, which is macular 

 towards the costa on the interior side of the submarginal line, the 

 latter almost obsolete ; the band has three snow-white lunules on 

 its inner side, where there are many black speckles; a reddish streak 

 containing a deeper red lunule between the band and the angle of 

 the exterior border ; four black submarginal points in front of the 

 angle, and two brown short streaks hindward ; orbicular mark 

 forming a dark brown dot; reniform composed of a testaceous spot 

 with two transverse ferruginous streaks, and having a black point in 

 front. Hind wings with the exterior hindward part testaceous, 

 containing two denticulated brown lines, and emitting two tes- 

 taceous lunules to the costa ; a brown marginal line, which has two 

 wide interruptions in front. Length of the body 7 lines; of the 

 wings 20 lines. 



a. Silhet. From the Rev. J. Stain forth's collection. 



