unicincta. 
pentazona. 
aurifera. 
longipes. 
rubripes. 
chalybea. 
versicolor. 
rhodothictis. 
opalizans. 
ignifera. 
ignicauda. 
concavifas- 
cia. 
anisozona. 
784 CONOPIA. By M. Gaede. 
C. unicincta Hmps. (94 c). Similar to Par. minuta Swh. (94 e). Body black, abdomen with but one 
yellow ring. The hyaline forewing with a narrow black margin, a few yellow scales behind the cross-vein 
and near the apex. Hindwing hyaline. 18 mm. Burma. 
C. pentazona Meyr. Thorax violettish-black with an ochreous lateral line. Abdomen bluish-black, 
the 3rd to 7th segments margined with white, more broadly so beneath. Anal tuft orange-red laterally. 
Wings yellowish hyaline. Forewing with a blue lustre. Costal margin violettish-black as far as vein 9. 
with fine red lines. The black cross-vein posterioly edged with red. Veins black. A faded red band at 
the apex and distal margin. Inner margin finely red. Hindwing with black and red veins, a red line at 
the distal margin. $ 20—24 mm. Assam. 
C. aurifera Hmps. Body black, thorax with some yellow patches. Each abdominal segment margined 
with orange. Antennae below and palpi orange. Legs orange, somewhat black. Abdomen beneath orange 
with narrow black margins, broader black only on the 3rd and 6th segments. Forewing orange-hyaline. Veins 
and margins black, especially broad at the costal margin. Cross-vein distally margined with fiery red. A fine 
orange streak above the inner margin. Veins and margins of hindwing fine black, somewhat orange before 
the margin. $ 16 mm. Assam. 
C. longipes Fldr. Palpi, body and legs reddish-yellow, hind tibiae very long. Wings yellowish hyaline. 
Forewing blackish behind the cell. Thorax and abdomen above with bluish-black central spots. 36 mm. 
Amboina, Ternate. According to Hampson a wrong abdomen has been glued on the type. 
C. rubripes Pagst. Somewhat similar to longipes by the long legs, but much smaller. Antennae and 
palpi reddish-yellow. Abdomen with brownish and yellow rings. Forewing with blackish and yellow scales 
at the costal margin. The cross-vein, the other veins and the inner margin with yellow scales. Hindwing 
yellowish, the distal margin narrowly black. $ 22 mm. Bismarck Archipelago. 
C. chalybea Wkr. Body steel-blue, the abdominal segments margined with silvery white. Legs pale 
golden. Wings hyaline, veins and margins coppery. Borneo. 
C. versicolor Le Gerf (94 d). Body bluish-black, collar fine yellow. All the abdominal segments finely 
margined with yellow. Anal tuft orange-red. Beneath yellow, the second segment black. Palpi yellow with 
a black lateral line. Legs yellow, with black rings. Wings hyaline, iridescent blue. Costal margin greenish 
black, the broad cross-vein and the distal margin violettish-black, the latter dusted with yellowish. The 
hyaline area projects a little distally between the veins 7 and 8. Veins and margin of hindwing fine black, 
yellow at the costal margin beneath. $ 19 mm. Sumatra. 
C. rhodothictis Meyr. Palpi yellow. Antennae black, yellow below. Body bluish-black. 3 yellow lines 
on the thorax. All the abdominal segments margined with ochre. Anal tuft pink laterally. Hind legs 
violettish-black with yellow rings, tibiae pink apically. Wings yellowish hyaline. Forewing with a violet 
reflection. Veins black. A broad black streak at the costal margin as far as vein 9, with fine yellow 
lines above veins 11 and 9. Cross-vein broad black, distally edged with yellow. Yellowish orange behind 
the distal-marginal area. Hindwing with fine black veins and margins. $ 24 mm. Assam. 
C. opalizans Hmps. Thorax violettish-black with yellow lines and a yellow collar. Abdomen yellow 
with black extinct bands. The 2 last segments more intensely black, the anal tuft orange and black. Palpi, 
abdomen beneath, and legs yellow. Wings yellowish hyaline. Forewing opalescent. Veins and margins 
violettish-black. Cross-vein broad, distal margin broad dark, with yellow scales between the veins, especially 
at the apex. The projection at the hyaline area as in versicolor (94 d). Hindwing with fine black veins. 
Inner margin yellow. 25 mm. Sula Mangoli. Presumably only a large form of versicolor. 
C. ignifera Hmps. Palpi black, yellow below. Antennae and body black, anal tuft fiery red. Ab¬ 
domen beneath at the end red and white. Wings yellowish hyaline. Forewing with brown veins, only the 
distal margin broadly brown. The veins and all the margins of the hindwing narrowly brown. 18 mm. 
Assam, Burma. 
C. ignicauda Hmps. Body bluish-black. Ring of the collar white, thorax with yellow lines. Abdomen 
with yellow bands on the 2nd, 4th and 6th segments, and at the end. Anal tuft fiery red, bluish-black 
laterally. Beneath with 4 yellow bands on the last segments. Legs black with yellow rings. Wings hyaline 
with a green lustre. Forewing with greenish-black veins and margins. Cross-vein, costal and distal margins 
broad black. The hyaline marginal area as in versicolor. Hindwing as in versicolor (94 d). £ 18 mm. Burma, 
Punjab. 
C. concavifascia Le Cerf (94 d). Palpi black above, pale yellow below. Body violettish-black. The 
2nd abdominal segment is margined with pale yellow, the fourth quite pale yellow. The end of the abdomen 
beneath pale yellow, 2 pale yellow lines above it. Legs chiefly pale yellow. Wings hyaline. Fore wing 
violettish-black at the veins, costal margin and cross-vein. Distal margin reddish black and shaped in such 
a way that the hyaline spot before it becomes moon-shaped. A golden yellow spot outside at the ceirtre of 
the cross-vein. Hindwings normal. $ 18 mm. Java, Canton. 
C. anisozona Meyr. Palpi ochreous. Body black. Thorax with pale yellow patches. Abdomen with 
narrow yellow rings on the 2nd and 7th segments, a broad one on the 4th segment. Anal tuft yellow, 
