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E U S E M I A MACULATRIX. WESTW. (NATUEAIISTS' LIBE. EXOT. MOTHS, p. 88.)
Eusemia alis anticis nigTis basi CKruleo maciilatis, imncto stramineo approximato maculis 4 discoidalibus,
2 majoi'ibus, 2 minoribus, stramineis ot pone lias maculis 7 albis b'taminuta ; posticis fulvo-rufis, basi costa macula
angulata costali fimbria iiTegulai-i (in qua 1 vsl 2 maculaj albse) maculaque magna disooidali cum margine anali
comiexa, liueistjue duabus ad fimbriam extensis, nigris : capita albo et parte antica thoracis stramineo-macidato ;
abdomine fulvo nigroque cingulato.
Eusemia with the four wings black, the base spotted with pale blue scales, and with an adjacent straw-coloured
small patch, followed by 4 discoidal spots of the latter colour, two larger, and two smaller, the latter followed by a
curved row of 7 wliite spots, the 6th being very small; hind wings rich orange red ; the base and costa, the latter
emitting an angulated spot, a broad, irregular, apical border (in which are one or two white spots) and a large
discoidal spot connected with tlie anal margin and emitting two black lines which extend to the fimbria, all black ;
head spotted with white ; and front of the thorax with straw-colour ; abdomen orange ; banded with black (female).
Expansion of the fore wings 3j inches.
Inhabits Assam. In Coll. Westw. Communicated by Major Jenkins.
I have also received a closely allied, but rather smaller, species from Major Jenkins, in which the
discoidal spots on the fore wings are yellower, forming two more evident fasciae, and the fimbria of the
hind wings has a regular series of submai'giaal white spots. For this species the name of Eusemia
fasciatrix may be proposed.
F I G U R E 2.
EUSEMIA BELLATRIX. WESTW.
Eusemia ahs anticis nigris, basi maculis majoribus palUde CEeruleis, fascia lata ante, macuhsque duabus minoribus
pone medium sulpluu-eis puuctisque uonnuUis albis inter has et margmem apicalem ; alis posticis nigris maculis tribus
albis pone medium alterisque duabus sanguineis ad angnlum analem, capite albo thoraceque antice sulphureomaculatis
; abdomine nigro sanguineo fasciato.
Eusemia with the fore wings black wnth several large pale blue spots near the base, followed by a broad sulphur
yellow fascia before, and two spots of the same colour beyond the middle ; between the latter and the apical margin
are several small white spots, and a short pale blue dash on the inner margin ; hind wings black, with 3 wliite spots
beyond the middle and two blood-coloured spots at the anal angle ; head spotted with white, front of the thorax
with sulphur ; abdomen black, with blood-red faseiaj.
Expansion of the fore mngs nearly iuches.
Inhabits Assam. Communicated by Major Jenkins.
F I G U R E 3.
EUSEMIA VICTRIX. WESTW.
Eusemia alis anticis nigris macula transversah basali, fimbriaque dentata marginis apicalis pui'pureis, fascia lata
straminea ante medium macuhsque tribus parvis albis pone medium ; aUs posticis nigris, fimbria lata irarpurea ;
corjjore nigi-o, femoribus anticis segmentoque apicah abdominis fulvis.
Eusemia with the fore wings black, with a transverse spot near the base, and a rather broad dentate border along the
apical margin of rich purple; a broad straw-eoloured fascia before the middle and three small white spots beyond; hind
wiugs biadi with a piu-ple apical border ; body black, fore thighs and apical segment of the abdomen fulvous. '
Expansion of the fore wings inches.
Inhabits Assam. lu the Collection of the British Museum, and R. H. Solly, Esq.
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