SPILOSOMA. ll>."» 



with diffused black dorsal stripe and the anal tuft ochreous ; fore 

 wing pale brown thickly irrorated and striated with dark brown, 

 the veins pale, the lines dark brown, the discal patch black, the 

 outer postmedial and subterminal lines with black points on each 

 side of the veins. Hind wing grey-brown with a faint crimson 

 tinge on inner area, postmedial and subterminal maculate bands, and 

 small black spots before tcrnien on veins 7 to -1. 



ILib. Bit, X. GrOTNTSA, St. Joseph R., Angabunga R, (Meek), 

 type f 6 in Coll. Rothschild, Mambare R. lhagi. Exp., d 58, 

 2 68 millim. 



1789 y. Spilosoma rubribasis. 



Diacrisia rubribasis, Joicey, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1915, p. 373, pi, 61, f. 1. 



d . Head and thorax whitish suffused with red-brown ; antennae 

 fuscous; sides of frons and palpi black-brown; pectus and legs black- 

 brown, the coxa? whitish tinged with red-brown, the femora dull 

 scarlet except at extremities ; abdomen pale dull scarlet with a diffused 

 black-brown dorsal fascia except towards extremity and black bands 

 on two terminal segments, lateral and sublateral series of black 

 spots, the ventral surface whitish suffused with red-brown. Fore 

 wing brownish oclrreous with numerous reddish brown stria? except 

 on basal and costal areas ; a subbasal black spot on costa with short 

 streak below it ; an antemedial black spot on costa with the in- 

 distinct rufous antemedial line arising from it, excurved to below 

 the cell, then oblique ; some rufous in lower end of cell and on dis- 

 cocellulars : a postmedial black spot on costa with a rufous line 

 arising from it, excurved to vein 5, then oblique and with two black 

 spots above inner margin ; a subterminal black spot on costa with 

 traces of a curved line from it and minute black spot above vein 1 ; 

 a small black spot on costa before apex and black points on each 

 side of veins 7 to 3. Hind wing brownish ochreous, the veins 

 tinged with rufous ; some fuscous in lower part of cell and a black 

 discoidal lunule ; a series of black spots from costa before apex to 

 termen at vein 1, the spots at discal fold, above and below vein 1* 

 and at vein 1 larger : a minute black spot at apex. Underside of 

 fore wing with the cell and submedian interspace suffused with 

 crimson to end of cell, an oblique black bar on upper discocellullar, 

 a subterminal black spot below costa and oblique band between 

 discal and submedian folds ; hind wing with short black streak 

 below costa, spot in middle of cell, and another on costa above end 

 of cell. 



Hah. Dutch X. Guinea, Arfak Mts., Angi Lakes (Pratt), 

 1 <5 , typef 6 hi Coll. Joicey. Exp. 50 millim. 



1789 //. Spilosoma persimilis. 



Diacrisia persimilis, Roths. Seitz, Gr.-Schm. X. Ind. Austr. ii. p. 246, pL 22-j 

 (,1913). 



3 . Head and thorax dark reddish brown with some crimson hair 

 on outer edge of tegulse : antenna? with the shaft greyish ringed 



