TAMBA. 
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Tamba ionomera, n. sp. 
c?- Head, thorax, and abdomen pale yellow mixed with 
fiery rufous ; pectus, legs and ventral surface of abdomen 
white, the fore tibise with some brown, the fringe of hair on 
outer side of mid tibiae mostly blackish, the tarsi suffused 
with brown. Fore wing pale yellow irrorated with fiery 
rufous, the basal area suffused with fiery rufous, the costal 
edge whitish to the postmedial line ; a waved deep red 
subbasal line from costa to vein 1 ; antemedial line deep red, 
oblique and slightly sinuous to vein 1, then incurved, a whitish 
and brown mark on its inner side in submedian interspace ; 
a dark brown point in middle of cell ; a waved red medial 
line with another line beyond it, oblique and sinuous to lower 
angle of cell, then bent inwards to join the inner line at vein 2 ; 
reniform large, defined by red, its inner edge formed by the 
outer medial line, its outer indented at middle ; postmedial 
line red-brown, double, oblique and sinuous to below vein 5, 
then inwardly oblique and the inner line forming veiy slight 
angles inwards at the veins, a triangular patch of rufous 
suffusion beyond it from costa to vein 5 followed by a broad 
purplish shade ; a triangular purple-brown patch on terminal 
area from below' apex to vein 4 with a broad oblique dark 
purplish brov'n band from it to inner margin beyond the 
postmedial line ; subterminal line brovm, waved and inter- 
rupted to vein 4, then forming the outer edge of the oblique 
band ; some fiery red in terminal part of discal fold ; a series 
of black- browm points before termen with a slight yellow 
mark before the point below vein 5 ; a v'aved black-browm 
terminal line. Hind wing pale yellow' ; the basal area suffused 
with rufous and irrorated with a few' black scales ; a faint 
sinuous rufous antemedial line ; a black point in lower angle 
of cell ; postmedial line triple, the tw r o inner lines deep 
chocolate-red, the outer purplish, oblique and ending at tornus, 
the area between and beyond them purplish to the subterminal 
line, the terminal area red- brown to vein 4, then yellow' ; 
subterminal line fuscous, waved, angled outwards at veins 
6 and 4 and with a black spot before it above tornus ; a series 
of black points before termen and a waved black terminal 
line. Underside white slightly irrorated with rufous ; fore 
wfing with minute black spot in middle of cell and red- browm 
discoidal striga, a faint curved and slightly waved rufous 
postmedial line and faint dark subterminal line, waved and 
rather maculate to vein 4, then oblique ; hind wing with small 
black discoidal spot, faint oblique browm postmedial line, and 
waved subterminal line rather maculate to vein 4, then oblique. 
Hub. Philippines, Luzon, Mt. Makiling [Baker), 1 
Exp. 48 millim. 
