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so-ne irregular spots at end of cell ; a pr.stmedial patch on costa with curved 

 series of spots fr«ra it confluent with a broad land formed of confluent irre- 

 gular patches o' lique from costa to vein '1, then bent outwards ; the terminal 

 area with numerous spots ; a terminal serie- of spots and irregular patch 

 at middle. Hindwing white with some small fuscous spots ; an antemedial 

 maculate band, irregular discoidal spot, postmeaial curved band formed of 

 irregular spots confluent towards costa and inner margin where it is somewhat 

 bent our wards, subterminal series of small spots interrupted at middle and 

 terminal series of lunules. 



Habitat. — TkAVANGORE, Pirmad (Mrs, Imray). Exp. SO mill. Type in B.M. 

 3538. a. Abraxas langcidata, Wlk„ xxiv. 1122 (1862). 

 Antennae of male laminate, almost simple ; forewing with veins 7, P, 9, 10 

 stalked, 11 not anastomosing with 12. 



Heid and thorax white ,- frons blackish ; antennae yellowish ; shoulders and 

 patagia with fuscous spots ; legs yellow wii h s'ight fuscous spots ; al d> n en white 

 tinged with fuscous, the extremity and ventral surface yellow. Port wing white ; 

 subbasal and antemedial grey maculate bnnds ; a medial band forking below 

 the cell ; an elliptical patch from coBta to lower angle of cell ; a po^tmedial 

 bar from costa and spot on inner margin ; a large apical patch and subteiminal 

 serie? of spots, the spot below vein 3 displaced inwards ; the terminal area 

 striated with grey below the apical patch ; cilia fuscous grey. Hindwing white, 

 some grey sulfmion on basal area ;a discoidal spot ; a postmedial s ot below 

 costa and two towards inner margin ; a subterminal series of spots ; a terminal 

 yellow band with fuscous striae on it ; a series of small black spots on termen 

 and cilia. 



Habitat.— Japan, W. China ; Nepal ; Assam, Khasis. Exp. 50 mill. 

 3550. a. Pkkcnia nigralbata, Warr. Nov. Zool., 1, p. 61 (1 894). 

 9. Vertex of head and front of thorax orange : frons and u etathorax 

 white ; palpi orange, the 3rd joint black with white tip ; frons with black bar ; 

 antennae black; tegulae, patagia at middle and tips and metaihorax with 

 black patches ; pectus pale orange ; legs f uscotts streaked v ith whitish ; 

 abdomen white with subdorsal series of black patches and lateral and sub- 

 lateral series of spots. Forewing white, the base slightly tinged with yelli w ; 

 subbasal blick spots on costa, below cell and on n.ner margin ; antemedial 

 spots on costa, in an below cell and an oblique bar on inner area ; medial spots 

 below costa and in cell, a v-shaped spot on median nervure and base of vein 2, 

 an elongate spot below cell and patch on inner area ; an elliptical discoidal 

 spot, a spot above it on costa and irregular spot beyond lower Jingle of cell; post- 

 medial and subterminal series of large panially f or fluent s-r ots, ihe \ ostn cdial 

 spot atiove vein 3 wanting; a terminal series of partially ecu fluent sidk what 

 quadrate patches. Hindwing white ; a small (-j <t in cr Jl «i d duciidal sj ot ; 

 a medial lunulate spot on inner area ; a subterminal series of large elongate 

 spots, the spot above vein 3 smaller ; a terminal series of rather quadrate e-pote. 

 Habitat. —Assam, Khasis. Exp. 68 mill. 



