336 t.ithosiadj:. 



before middle to vein 1 ; a large discoidal lunule and spot above it 

 on costa ; postmedial line black, obliquely curved from below costa, 

 where it arises, to vein 1 where it terminates in a quadrate patch 

 connected with tbe medial band, with which it is also connected by 

 a wedge-shaped patch at vein 2; subterminal band black, curved, 

 from costa to submedian fold, dilated at discal fold and vein 2; 

 a triangular patch above tornus ; a fine black terminal line from 

 apex to vein 2; cilia yellow; tbe underside with the costal area 

 yellow. 



Hah. Kimaox. Xiti Pass, 10,000' {Hannyngtori), 1 2 type. 

 E.rj>. 58 millim. 



*1633 b. Preparctia romanovi. 



Arctia romanovi, Gr.-Grschm. Hor. Soc. Ent. Boss. xxv. p. 462 (1891); 

 Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 370 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 912: Seitz, Gr.-Schm. 

 pal. ii. p. 97, pi. 17 It. 



5 . Head black ; tegulse pale yellow with some scarlet at base; 

 patagia yellow on outer side, black above; thorax black with two 

 yellow streaks on inetathorax ; pectus and legs black, the fore coxa 1 

 and femora scarlet in front ; abdomen scarlet with dorsal series of 

 small black spots, the ventral surface black. Fore wing black-brown, 

 the costal area and cell pale yellow to the postmedial band with a 

 spot of the ground-colour below base of costa ; an oblique wedge- 

 shaped antemedial patch in and above cell with two arms extending 

 almost to costa and a large spot in, beyond, and above end of cell 

 with small spot above it below costa ; a pale yellow fascia on base 

 of inner margin, then curved upwards to cell and enclosing a semi- 

 circular patch of the ground-colour below the cell; a postmedial 

 3'ellow band excunred from costa to vein 4, then obliquely incurved 

 with an oblique dark band before it from cell to inner margin, its 

 upper extremity bent outwards, its lower bent inwards ; a subterminal 

 yellow band arising from costa at the postmedial line, oblique to 

 near tennen at vein 5, then angled inwards to the postmedial band, 

 then excurved to near tennen at submedian fold in which it emits 

 a wedge-shaped streak to the postmedial band; cilia pale yellow. 

 Hind wing orange-yellow with two small black spots below middle 

 of cell and vein 1 ; an elliptical discoidal spot; a minute postmedial 

 spol below costa and large irregular subterminal spots at discal 

 fold and on veins - and 1 ; black striae on tennen below apex and 

 at middle. 



Hah. Tibet, Kuku-Nor, in Coll. Piingeler, Amdo, Sinin Schan 

 Mts. K.ij). ."> I millim. 



*1633 e. Preparctia allardi. 



Chelonia allardi, Oberth. Et. L<5p. Comp. v. i. pp. 123, 323, pi. 66. f. 637 



(1911). 



2. Head brown; tegulse yellowish white, scarlet below ; thorax 

 dark brown with yellowish white subdorsal streak and streaks on 

 outer edge of patagia ; abdomen scarlet with dorsal series of spots, 

 Lateral -tripe- and the extremity dark brown. Fore wing yellowish 



