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median nervnre) nearly equidistant from it — the outer of tbe two 
very much larger than the inner ; in discoidal cell, very near extremity, 
a large vitreous spot, variable in shape, broader inferiorly; a much 
elbowed discal row of five spots, of which the first three are small, 
forming a nearly straight continuous subcostal transverse streak mid- 
way between end of cell and apex ; the fourth is rather large, sub- 
quadrate, just below the upper three, between third and second median 
nervules ; and the fifth (the largest in wing) is elongated longitudinally, 
and situated immediately below the large disco-cellular spot, between 
second and first median nervules ; below this last spot, above sub- 
median nervure, a small semi-transparent white spot. Hind-iuing : 
white patch roughly rotundate in outline, leaving a black border tole- 
rably wide at base, narrow on costa, wide on hind-margin and inner 
margin, and very broad in anal-angular area ; it is crossed by strongly 
black-clouded subcostal and median nervures and their nervules, dividing 
it very unequally into three large and three small sections — the portion 
between third and second median nervules being minute, and sometimes 
obsolete. Under side. — As on upper side, hut the semi-transparent mark- 
ings all of a purer ivliite. Hind-wing : a white spot at base on costal 
prominence; a conspicuous white longitudinal ray close to inner-marginal 
edge ; median nervure and the origins of its nervules not black-clouded. 
Head above black, with three white spots down middle line, one in 
front and one behind base of each antenna, and a linear one behind 
each eye ; palpi black, with a white spot on middle joint ; antenna 
black ; beneath white at base, but the palpi (except small terminal 
joint) ochre-yellow. Thorax above black, with six orange-yellow 
spots, viz., one on each side of collar, two (larger and longer) on- 
pterygodes ; and two (smaller and paler) on mesonotum ; with two 
white dots marking middle of collar, and two white spots the bases of 
pterygodes ; and posteriorly clothed with black hairs, but (superiorly) 
with two conspicuous tufts of white ; beneath pale ochre-yellow in 
front on middle, and laterally black with three white spots; legs black, 
the middle and posterior tibiae white externally, and the latter tufted 
with white hair. Abdomen above blue-black, with an ochre-yellow 
anal tuft, and marked laterally with four orange-red transverse bars, 
confluent inferiorly, but acutely pointed superiorly, — the points of the 
two sets of bars not meeting dorsally ; beneath pure white, with a 
black longitudinal streak on each side. 
$ Like hut the four sp>ots in hasal and inner-marginal area of 
fore-wing ochre-yellow, and the white space in hind-wing strongly tinged 
with the same colour. Under side. — The same spots in fore-wing 
ochre-yellow, but much paler ; in hind-wing the subcostal nervure and 
its nervules, as well as the median, without black clouding. 
The type specimen (a Natal J) described and figured by Butler has 
the three sub-basal spots (but not the small outer inner-marginal one) 
ochre-yellow as in the I have not seen any $ s having this character 
