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The type is a female with the white markings of forewings reduced to a few 

 points ; hindwing with the subterminal spots conjoined into a band connected 

 with the base by streaks on costa and veins 2 and 1 ; some spots on apical 

 half of termen. A variety has the hindwing yellow. 



A. intercalaris is a distinct species. 



1205. Arctia Parvula is from Cape Coloney, the locality Himalayas is 

 erroneous. 



Genus Baroa. 



Type. 



Baroa, Moore, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 28 pmctivaga. 



1307a. Baroa vatala. 



Genus Utetheisa. 



1280. Utetheisa elata, F&br=venusta Hiibn., is from Madagascar, Mauritius 

 and Johanna. I ; the localities Sikhim and Sumatra.for the species are erroneous. 



Utetheisa cruentata, Butl., is from Mauritius, and the locality Sikhim for 

 the species is erroneous. 



Sect. I. Antenna? of male bipectinate with very short branches. 



1279a. Utetheisa antennata Swinh. A. M. N. H. (6) xn., p. 215 (1893). 



$ Head and thorax yellowish white ; palpi at tips, antenna?, spots on 

 vertex of head, tegulse, patagia, pro-,meso-and metathorax black ; legs striped 

 with black ; abdomen white, the anal tuft tinged with ochreous. Forewing 

 yellowish white ; a subbasal black spot on costa, followed by crimson spots 

 on costa and above vein 1 ; an antemedial series of five black spots, angled 

 below the cell, followed by crimson spots on costa and above vein 1 ; a 

 curved medial series of black spots conjoined from costa to below cell, followed 

 by crimson spots on costa, at origin of vein 2 and above vein 1 ; the postmedial 

 black line strongly bent outwards in cell to discocellulars and below the cell 

 broken up into spots, with a crimson spot beyond it at origin of vein 3, and 

 black spots above veins 2, 4 and 6, followed by two curved series of irregular 

 marks conjoined into blotches ; three black streaks below costa towards apex ; 

 a crimson subapical spot and a series of black spots on termen and cilia. 

 Hindwing white with terminal black band rather broad at apex, emitting a 

 short streak above vein 5 and narrowing to a point at tornus. 



Habitat.— Nicobars. Exp. 36 mill. 



Sect. II. Antenna? of male ciliated or minutely serrate. 

 1279. Utetheisa pulchella. 



Genus Secusio. 

 1272. Secusio strigata. 



Genus Axiop(ena. 

 1255. Axiopcenamaura. 



Genus Rhodogastria. 



Type. 



Rhodogastria, Hiibn. Verz ; p. 172 (1827) , aslreaa. 



1250. Rhodogastria astreas. 



