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5 . Anterior wings a rich raw-sienna brown ; the ad- 

 nervular rays very prominent and creamy-white, especially 

 nearest the cell, but greatly subdued towards the outer 

 margin ; the triangular space partially bounded by the 2nd 

 and 3rd subcostal nervules is white, and there are also 3 

 white subcostal lines above this ; the submedian fold with 

 a short white double line ; the submedian vein is also 

 bordered 1.3rd its length with a creamy-white ray ; the 

 distal end of the cell with a small double arcuate white 

 mark ; all the veins prominent and blacker than the colour 

 of the wing. Undersurface nearly exactly as above, except 

 that the discal rays are a little lighter than above. Fringe 

 lunules creamy white, and sufficiently prominent. 



Posterior wings deep black from the base to within 

 about 1.4th of the distal end of the cell, and transversely 

 in a nearly straight line from the submedian fold to the 

 1st discocellular nervule ; then follows a rather narrow 

 discal area or band of yellow, divided into compartments 

 by the thick black veins, the distal fourth of the cell being 

 of the same colour, and the submedian portion creamy- 

 white ; next comes a transverse discal broad band of black 

 cones and marks, extending from the submedian vein till 

 it blends with the costal black ; an outer transverse band 

 of yellow marks or dentations, subdued by scaling follows, 

 and lastly a broad submarginal border of black lunations, 

 with their fringe lunules prominent, and creamy-white ; 

 the abdominal marginal fold is dark sienna brown. 



Undersurface as above, except that the anterior wings 

 are darker, and the rays lighter : and that all the black 

 parts of the posterior wings are darker, and the yellow 

 much brighter. 



Head, antennae and thorax, velvety black; pronotal 

 collar, narrow and crimson ; eyes, nitid brown ; abdomen 

 above, rufous brown ; lateral and dorsal portions, yellow, 

 with double rows of black spots ; the 3 annuli nearest the 



base almost filled up with black : the anal articulation 

 quite rufous black ; thorax beneath, with the crimson 

 lateral or pectoral spots ; legs, black. 



Length of costa, 82 mms. ; of outer margin, 60 mms. ; 

 of inner margin, 40 mms ; greatest width of wing, 50 mms. ; 

 greatest length of posterior wing, 50, and width 37 mms. 

 Length of abdomen or antennae, 50 mms. ; of thorax with 

 head, 15 mms. ; width of abdomen, 10 mms. 



Length of 

 legs 



1st pair 

 2nd ,, 

 3rd 



femur 10 ; tibia, 8 ; tarsi, 10 mms. 

 15; . » 12; ,. 15 „ 



including the trochanters. 



There is a certain amount of blue sheen on the under- 

 surface of the anterior wings. 



Habitat : Ceylon. 



In another example of the ? the anterior wings and the 

 posterior cell are a lighter and warmer brown, and the 

 general black of the posterior wings tends towards warm 

 brown, while all the yellow areas are of a more subdued 

 yellow on the underside of the wings. Length of costa of 

 the anterior, 85 mms. In a third and smaller example the 

 light rays are more restricted and subdued on the anterior 

 wings, which are warmer brown ; the upper or basal half 

 of the posterior wing is warm rufous brown ; the yellow 

 discal area is narrower, and the lower half of the wing black, 

 with only a transverse band of nearly obsolete yellow 

 cuneiform marks ; the fringe lunules, dull yellow — all the 

 lighter marks on the undersurface of both wings being a 

 little brighter and more defined. Length of anterior costa, 

 71 mms. 



Habitat : Ceylon. 



In the Museum of the Author. 



