spilosoma. 399 



wanting); pectus tinged with crimson"; fore coxae al sides and 

 femora above crimson, the tibiae and tarsi black ; abdomen crimson, 

 the ventral surface reddish ochreous, dorsal and lateral series of 

 black spots and sublateral black points on medial segments. Fore 

 wing brownish ochreous faintlytinged with crimson except on basal, 

 costal, and inner areas; a black point at base of cell; a minute 

 antemedial black streak on costa and small spot above vein 1 

 and on one side another below it, a minute black spot in 

 upper angle of cell; an incurved postmedial series of spots on 

 each side of veins 4 to 1, minute above and larger towards 

 inner margin. Hind wing pale crimson; two slight blackish 

 streaks at base of inner area ; a large black discoidal spot ; a sub- 

 terminal spot at diseal fold and spots above, and below veins 2 

 and 1. Underside of fore wing suffused with crimson. 



Sab. Cebam, type t $ in Coll. Eothschild. Exp. oS millim. 



17S5. Spilosoma montana, insert (syn.) : — 



Diacrisia assamensis, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 136 (1910). 

 Assam, Digboi (Brunt), typef cS in Coll. Eothschild. 



1785 a. Spilosoma fumida. (Plate LX. fig. 11.) 

 Diacrisia neurography, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (8) iv. p. 360 (1909),$ nee J. 

 Diacrisia fumida, Wileman, Entom. xliii. p. 245 (1910). 



Head and thorax grey -brown with a blackish stripe on dorsum 

 of thorax ; palpi and lower part of irons blackish ; antennas black ; 

 pectus at sides and fore femora with some crimson, the tibiae and 

 tarsi blackish ; abdomen crimson, the extremity and ventral surface 

 greyish* dorsal and lateral series of black spots. Fore wing grey- 

 brown : an antemedial black point above vein 1 ; traces of a black 

 point at upper angle of cell and two beyond lower angle ; an oblique 

 series of black points from apex to inner margin beyond middle 

 placed in pairs on each side of the veins and obsolescent at middle; 

 subterminal pairs of black points on each side of veins 5, 4. 3. 

 Hind wing grey-brown, the inner area slightly tinged with 

 crimson ; a large black discoidal spot ; small subterminal spots 

 on each side of vein 5. traces of a point below vein 4 and a 

 curved hand formed by three spots f'r uuvein 3 to termen at vein 1. 

 Underside of fore wing suffused with black on basal half except 

 towards costa and inner magrin, a large discoidal lunule, a post- 

 medial spot below costa and oblique band from diseal fold to vein 1, 

 its upper extremity joined by an oblique series of points from apex ; 

 hind wing with the subterminal maculate band more entire. 



Sab. Formosa, Rantaizan ( Wileman ). 6 6 , Kagi Distr., 1 2 • 

 Exp., J 50, § 54 millim. Type t in Coll. Wileman. 



1787. Spilosoma rubilinea, insert : — 



Diacrisia montana, brunnea, Roths. Nov. Zool. xvii. p. 143 (1910). 



A rather dark form with the postmedial line of fore wing mostly 

 black and greyish band beyond it at middle. 



>iki{iu(Lt\LterdaIe), typef 6 in Coll. Eothschild. 



