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outwardly turned similarly coloured U-shaped lunules. Cilia of both 

 wings white. 



Underside, fore wing : The cell crossed by alternate bands of blackish 

 on light gray. The post-discal part between veins 7 — 2 with broad light 

 gray streaks. Those above vein 3 with a long black center line. The 

 streak between veins 2 and 3 shows a little black spot. A band com- 

 posed of more or less heart-shaped spots is bordered by the sub-terminal 

 margin. Those spots combined with the black streaks between veins 7 — 2 

 have the appearance of large headed spikes. The terminal margin dark 

 brown with arrow-shaped lunules, pointing inwards. The basal and sub- 

 basal parts yellowish-brown with same spots as on upperside but a 

 little darker. 



Hind wing: Basal and sub-basal parts light brownish yellow with 

 long black spots on basal part, arranged in 5 more or less irregular rows 

 from costal to inner margin. Between veins 7 and 6 is a triangular area, 

 brown with pink iridescens. The same luster appears as well on the 

 postdiscal part of darker band mentioned below. Discal part yellowish 

 brown with darker band between apex and anal angle. Sub-terminal dark 

 brown band with a light yellowish line of double lunules between each 

 nervure, pointing inwards. 



The terminal band same colour with outwardly turned lunules or 

 arrows with rounded points. 



Antennae, head and thorax blackish brown. Abdomen above reddish 

 brown, beneath brownish yellow. 



Female. Similar to the male in markings but very much less 

 brilliant. 



Underside with all the markings paler than in the male and more 

 greyish. 



Antennae, head and thorax brown. Abdomen above brown, beneath 

 brownish yellow. 



Length of forewing <j" 9 50 mm. 



Rotterdam, 21 October 1918. 



