ochrifera. 
ypopyrrha. 
plateni. 
schonbergi. 
endoleuca. 
hypoleuca. 
reducens. 
anti qua. 
ciliata. 
proutae. 
458 AGONISTA. By M. Gaede. 
9. Genus: Agonista Gn. 
Palpi attenuate and erect, antennae simple. On both wings the cell is very short. All species are large, 
the GS black, the $$ brown. The typical species endoleuca Guer. occurs also on palaearctic territory in China, 
as also does ciliata Moore. This and all the other species are indo-australian. 
A. ochrifera Fldr. (44 b). <$ forewings blackish, fringes white. Hindwings only blackish at base, other¬ 
wise dark brown, somewhat silkily glossy, orange-yellow at inner margin. The $ somewhat paler on forewings 
with both an obsolete vertical dark central and an outer band. On the dark hindwings a wide orange-yellow 
band from vein 1 -5, straight inwardly and sharply defined, with a few obsolete dark spots therein. 65—70 mm. 
Minahassa, Celebes. 
A. hypopyrrha Strd. Compared by the author with hypoleuca, but owing to the shorter costa of hind¬ 
wings closer to ochrifera. Ground colour of G is blackish on both wings, only the apex of hindwings is some¬ 
what paler. Fringes appear to be completely black. On underside the inner marginal half of hindwings is 
orange-yellow. There may be some yellow-white submarginal spots on both wings. $ 70 mm. Mindanao. 
A. plateni Pagst. (44 c). Forewings of <$ blackish. On hindwings the margin from anal angle to vein 5 
is orange-yellow, inner margin also narrowly similar. The $ is dark brown. On forewings a lunular reniform 
stigma is discernible, above and below vein 4 distally a black dot, both with yellow outer edges. Then follows 
a slightly curved dark median line, that is continued on hindwings. The dark postmedian line is angulated 
on it at vein 7, proceeding distally to apex turning yellow. Inner margin narrowly yellow. On both wings there 
are dark submarginal spots. 75 mm. Philippines. 
A. schonbergi Pagst. (= endochrysa E. Prout) (74 d) is very similar. The $ has orange-yellow fringes 
to forewings. On hindwings fringes are only yellow between vein 3 and the anal angle, the wings however 
are not. On the other hand the inner margin is somewhat more widely yellow than in plateni. The $ is also 
similar to that of plateni. On forewings the reniform stigma is still less distinct than in plateni, the two spots 
at vein 4 have white outer edges. On hindwings the outer line has a fine yellow outer edge throughout its 
entire length. Outer margin brownish white from vein 4 to anal angle, wider than in plateni <$. 80 mm. Borneo. 
A. endoleuca Guer. (44 c). As this species occurs in China it was dealt with in Vol. Ill, p. 321 and 
illustrated on pi. 58 a. The A is recognisable by the wide white inner margin of hindwings. In the $ the post¬ 
median line of hindwings is narrow or with wider outer white edge. Occasionally also white at outer margin 
from vein 4 to anal angle. 80 mm. India, Malacca, Sunda Islands. 
A. hypoleuca Gn. (44 d). Forewings of blackish. Fringes of forewings white, on hindwings however 
only white from around vein 5 to anal angle. The $ is recognisable by the pale shade in place of the post¬ 
median line on forewings. Submarginal line may be indicated by bold black spots. On underside the A is almost 
completely white, in $ the greater part of hindwings is white. A subform of sometimes lias a diffuse grey 
outer band on forewings. 80 mm. India, Andamans, Tonkin. 
A. reducens Wkr. (= disparans Wkr.) (44 e). The can be differentiated on upperside from hypoleuca 
and ciliata by the somewhat bluish white dusted anal angle of hindwings. Ground colour of 3 is not quite so 
dark as hitherto. Fringes of forewings white. Fine bluish white submarginal dots are usually discernible. Hind¬ 
wings somewhat paler in apical area. Underside of forewings grey-brown with white submarginal dots. On 
hindwings only the costa is brown, the remainder paler. An outer band of white sjiots and a black submarginal 
of sagittate marks. The $ is paler. On forewings there are 3 wide transverse lines, of which the central one 
is straight, the outer one is angulated at vein 7, behind which there are fine submarginal dots. On hindwings 
a straight central and outer line, the latter edged somewhat with white outwardly. On underside the ground 
colour is uniformly brown, the postmedian line extends over both wings, dark with white outer edge. Trans¬ 
verse lines as on upperside of $, can also be present in the <$. — A. amtiqua Hmps. is a $ form, in which 
there is an “E" shaped mark at disco-cellular. 65— 70 mm. India, Ceylon. 
A. ciliata Mr. (- - fuscescens Leech) occurs in China and was dealt with in Vol. Ill, p. 321 and illustrated 
on pi. 58 a. The G is dark, fringes of both wings white, inclined to yellowish. No paler pate lies below, bluish 
white submarginal spots, on hindwings also an outer row of spots, no line. In $ the space on forewings be¬ 
tween the dentate outer and submarginal lines somewhat paler. 60—70 mm. China, N. India, Malacca. 
A. proutae Hulst. Only the $ is known. It is grey-brown, darker on forewings than hypoleuca, other¬ 
wise similar. Base somewhat lilac-grey on costa. Reniform stigma lunular, black with yellow edge, extending 
to below the angle of cell. The bold central line is somewhat dentate at vein 2 and 1. The diffuse outer line 
and the pale patch before it, as in hypoleuca , also the submarginal dots are similar. Hindwings grey-brown 
to the postmedian line. Marginal area yellowish. The median and postmedian lines as in hypoleuca, yellow 
distally of the latter on costa. Hark submarginal lunules. The inner margin near the anal angle is yelloAv. 
One $, 85 mm, Philippines. 
