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RHODONEURA. By M. Gaede. 
acaciu- 
salis. 
strigatula. 
rosacea. 
erubes- 
cens. 
separata. 
pachysiri- 
gata. 
complica- 
talis. 
multipunc- 
tata. 
reticulalis. 
sericatalis. 
anticalis. 
nielli. 
naevina. 
carneata. 
fumiceps. 
Rh. acaciusalis Wkr. (= minicula Gn.) (92 c). The species is distributed from West Africa to India 
and China; an African (smaller) specimen has been figured in Vol. XIV, pi. 76 g. Forewing whitish ochreous 
with dense dark brown spots and striae in the middle thirds of both wings. Veins pink in the distal area. 
22—32 mm. India. — The Chinese form strigatula Fldr. (92 c) makes a very strange impression. The median 
band of the forewing is almost entirely faded, and broken up into single dark lines on the hindwing. — rosacea 
Pagst. (92 c), on the other hand, is very dark. Base in both wings scarcely white yet. The rest of the forewing 
as far as vein 6 upwards brown, only the whole margin narrowly white and a triangular spot at the middle 
of the costal margin. The costal margin behind it is broad pink. Hindwing brown as far as %. Malacca. — 
The bands of specimens from New Guinea are pinkish-grey. — Cf. also Vol. II, p. 374. 
Rh. erubescens Warr. Chalky grey. The interior two thirds of the costal margin of the forewing brownish, 
finely striated dark. A faded greyish-brown shadow at the base is continued in the lower half of the cell and 
obliquely downwards behind it. The whole wing is densely covered with undulate brownish-grey streaks which 
are less distinct or absent at the apex. All the veins pink except at the costal margin. Traces of interior, distal 
and submarginal lines at the inner margin. Fringe pink. Hindwing white at the base with few striae which 
are more intensely dark red-brown in the distal half, the ground-colour with a brown hue. All the veins pink. 
$ 34 mm. Ivhasia Mts. 
Rh. separata Warr. Forewing white, veins fine pink. Costal margin densely striated dark. The grey 
or greyish-red striae are more distantly separated than in erubescens. A slight grey shadow at the base, and behind 
it as far as vein 6 an oblique white band without striae. Hindwing of a purer white. The striae brown and 
pink. A median band of 2 lines is only distinct below vein 5, outside and inside of it purely white. Besides 
a double submarginal line. Forewing benath without the 5 reddish-yellow bands of erubescens. 30—35 mm. 
New Guinea. 
Rh. pachystrigata limps. Forewing silvery white with numerous blackish-brown reticulate lines. Black 
streaks in the marginal area, black dots at the costal and distal margins. Hindwing silvery white, with spots 
of a white mother-of-pearl colour in the marginal area, or in another light mother-of-pearl white with silvery 
spots. Few dark brown striae. Black dots at the margin except at the anal angle. $ 24 mm. New Guinea. 
Rh. complicatalis Warr. Forewing white with irregular brown striae and reticulate lines getting thicker 
and scantier towards the inner margin. A few submarginal dots below the apex. Hindwing with thicker brown 
streaks, a spot at the base, then a curved band and a straight one. Median area with 3 or 4 interrupted bands; 
an undulate submarginal line. <$ 32 mm. Perak. 
Rh. multipunctata Hmps. Wings with a less intense silvery gloss than in Jiampsoni, uniformly striated 
dark brown, without lines. Forewing with 2 submarginal rows of black spots. Only one row on the hindwing. 
30—36 mm. Assam, Burma, Sikkim. 
Rh. reticulalis Mr. (92 d). Wings white, the whole surface uniformly covered with brown reticulate 
lines. Costal margin of forewing somewhat brownish. $ 26 mm. Andamans. 
Rh. sericatalis Rbl. Ground-colour purely white, the fine striation brownish, united into lines which 
are less numerous than in reticulalis , but more distinct. The costal, margin of the forewing is darkened as in 
reticulalis. $ 17 mm. Samoa. 
Rh. anticalis Wkr. (= tetraonalis Mr.) (92 d). Similar to sericatalis , but the striation dark brown. 
Two small black spots at the apex of the forewing. Beneath only a large black spot with a white central 
dot. 22 mm. Andamans, Rangoon, Mysol. — A specimen from Ati Ati Onin (New Guinea) cori’esponds with 
anticalis beneath, but its costal margin is metallic there as in naevina , and above it shows but one apical dot. 
Rh. melli Gaede. Size between the two last species. The light brown striation fine, somewhat denser 
at the costal margin of the forewing. One fine black dot each before the margin above and below vein 5. 
The interspaces of the streaks beneath are partly filled with light brown like bands. Three black dots or streaks 
before the margin above vein 5, and one each below vein 5 and below the apex; the latter inside with a larger 
purely white spot. $ 18 mm. Canton, Formosa. 
Rh. naevina Mr. (= tetraonalis Pagst. nec Mr.) (92 d). Purer white with very few striae. Only 1 
black dot below the apex, and a few thicker dots above the margin as far as vein 2, replacing the distal band. 
The dots at the inner margin of the hindwing are mostly somewhat more distinct. Forewing beneath with 
silvery scales above the cell, and the same marking as above. 25 mm. Assam, Sikkim, Borneo, Philippines. 
— - carneata Warr. shows the costal and inner margins of the forewing suffused with flesh-colour, also the 
hindwing though to a less degree; under surface also flesh-coloured excepting the centre of the forewing. Assam. 
Rh. fumiceps Warr. (92 c). Forewing white with numerous bronze-grey reticulate lines dividing the 
ground-colour into roundish spots. Costal margin finely dotted black, bronze-grey spots below it. Short oblique 
grey lines at the distal margin. Hindwing similar. Costal margin of forewing beneath dotted black and white, 
with a yellowish streak below it. 18 mm. New Guinea. 
