ARCTl I D.i:. — ARCTI A. 71 



Sp. 3. Villica. Alis aniicis afris maciiHs^flavicantihus, posiicisjluuis nigro-ma- 



culutis. (Exp. alar. $ 2 unc. 1—!. lin. : $ 2 unc. 2 — 6 liii.) 

 Ph. Bo. Villica. Linni-. — Wilkes, pi ^1. Ar. Villica. Stcp/t. Catal. No. G020. 



Anterior wings blacky with about eight yellowish spots of different magnitudes ; 

 a large spatulate one at the base, emarginate externally, followed by two sub- 

 orbicular ones placed transversely, then two much smaller also transverse, 

 followed by two considerably larger than the rest, and finally a suborbicular 

 one in the hinder margin : posterior wings yellowish, or luteous, more or less 



I Sp. 4. Hebe. AUs anticis airis albo-Jiisciatis, posticis sanguineis airo-maculatis. 



(Exp. alar. 2 unc. 1 lin.) 

 Ph. Bo. Hebe. Linnc.—Martijn?—k\: Hebe. Steph. Caial. No. 6021. 



Anterior wings deep black, irregularly fasciated with white, the apical fascia 

 united by a transverse white bar : posterior wings sanguineous, spotted or fa&" 

 dated with black : head black, posteriorly sanguineous : thorax black, with a 

 sanguineous ring anteriorly : abdomen sanguineous, Avith the apex and a dorsal 

 line black. 



Caterpillar black, with the hirsuties gi-iseous on the back, and red on the sides 

 and abdomen : it feeds on the millefoil, dandelion, and other plants. 



A very conspicuous insect, which has been improperly mentioned as an indi- 

 genous species ; though I am not aware of the origin of the report. 



\ Sp. 5. purpurea. AUs antk^s Jlavis fusco-pimdatis, posticis rtibris nigfo ma- 



culatis. (Exp. alar. 2 unc. 2 hn.) 

 Ph. Bo. purpurea. Linn''. — Stewart (!)— Ar. purpurea. Steph. Catal. No. 6022. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow, the lattsr with a streak of black spots 

 on the back and sides : anterior wings also yelloAV, with various irregularly 

 dispersed fuscous spots, the hinder margin immaculate : posterior wings red, 

 irregularly spotted with black. 



Caterpillar rough, cinereous, with whitish spots, the hirsuties fulvescent: it 

 feeds on the currant ; and the pupa is dark brown. 



Stewart and Turton give this as a British species, but I apprehend without a 

 proper investigation of the subject. 



X Sp. 6. aulica. AUs anticis griseis Jluvo-punctatis, jiosiicis fuU'is nigro-ma- 



culatis. (Exp. alar. 1 unc. 8 lin.) 

 Ph. Bo. aulica. Llnn§. — Martyn (!)— Ar. aulica. Steph. Catal. No. C023. 



Head, thorax, and anterior wings griseous, the latter with various irregular 

 yellow or whitish spots : posterior wings fulvous, irregularly maculated and 

 banded with black : abdomen luteous, transversely fasciated with black. 



Caterpillar with the six middle segments yellowish-white, the anterior and pos- 

 terior dusky or griseous, the hirsuties flavescent : it feeds on the millefoil. 



Martyn introduces this insect into his Vade-Mecum ; but I have never seen an 

 indigenous specimen, nor heard of one being captured : I therefore suspect that 

 it is not British, 



