37O i.iTiiosiAiu:. 



*1722 a. Spilosoma x-album. 



Arctia x-album, Oberth. tt. Lep. Com p. v. i. p. 335, pi. lxxxii. f. 767 

 (1911) ; Seitz, Gr.-Schm. pal. ii. pi. 56 i. 



Head, te°Tilse, and patagia white, the dorsum of thorax fuscous, . 

 the tegulaT with Mark spots, the patagia with black streaks: 

 antenna' black ; abdomen scarlet, the base fuscous followed by 

 dorsal Mack bands, the ventral surface white. Fore wing white; 

 two subbasal black points below costa and an oblique mark on 

 inner margin ; an antemedial band from costa to median nervure, 

 expanding on inner and outer sides on costa and median nervure, 

 conjoined at costa to an irregular U-shaped medial mark extending 

 to below end of cell, where it is conjoined to an irregular patch on 

 inner margin emitting a spur inwards above vein 1 ; irregular post- 

 medial spots on costa, below vein 6, between veins 4 and 2, and on 

 inner margin; irregular patches before termen below apex and at 

 middle, and a slight streak at submedian fold. Hind wing white; 

 some fuscous at base of inner margin; a black discoidal spot ; a 

 lunule beyond lower angle of cell with two points below it ; sub 

 terminal spots on costa, between veins 1 and 2. and at submedian 

 fold: a small spot on termen below apex and irregular patch at 

 discal fold. Underside of fore wing with some scarlet at base of 



costa. 



Rah. W. China, Ta-chien-lu. Exp. 12 millim. Tins species 



is unknown to me. 



*1 722 b. Spilosoma pauper. 



Arctia pauper, Obertli. Kt. L6p. Comp. v. i. p. 335. pi. lxxxii. f. 709 

 (1911 i : Seitz, Gr.-Schm. pal. ii. pi. 56 i. 



2 . Head white, the vertex pink ; antennae black ; thorax white, 

 the tegulse with black spots and pink edges, the patagia and 

 dorsum of thorax with broad fuscous stripes ; abdomen scarlet with 

 dorsal and lateral series of black spots. Fore wing fuscous; the 

 veins streaked with white; a small antemedial white spot below 

 costa and bar across submedian interspace angled inwards along 

 vein 1 ; a quadrate patch at middle of costa and oblique bar below 

 the cell ; a quadrate spot beyond the cell in discal fold emitting a 

 streak above vein 5 to the subterminal band ; an oblique bar from 

 costa before apex and \ erv irregular band between discal and sub- 

 median folds; cilia chequered white and fuscous. Hind wing 

 white: a fuscous discoidal spot : subtei*minal f uscous spots al costa, 

 discal and submedian folds, the latter with a slight streak above it. 

 and ai vein 1 : a terminal .-erics of points Brom apex to vein 2. 

 Underside of fore wing with tin' basal half of inner area white, the 

 antemedial and medial marks below the cell conjoined. 



Hal. W. China. Siao-lu. "Exp. 50 millim. This species is 

 unknown to me, 



