AKCTIA. 501 



buff patches on costal area ; a curved stripe from base of inner 

 margin to middle of submedian fold ; a rather oblique and irregular 

 postmedial band from below vein 3 to inner margin ; an oblique 

 band from vein 4 to ternien at vein 1, dilated above and below, and 

 a bidentate subterminal mark between veins G and 4. Hind wing 

 red ; a black stripe along vein 1 to beyond middle, irregular bars at 

 middle of cell and on discocellulars, and a maculate subterminal 

 band. Underside of fore wing paler ; hind wing pink towards 

 inner margin, paler towards costa. 



2 . Fore wing with the postmedial and subterminal bands entire 

 and connected at vein 4 ; hind wing orange-red with an additional 

 black stripe along median nervure, the bars at middle of cell and 

 on discocellulars reduced, the subterminal band interrupted between 

 veins 4, 3, a bar on termen between veins 4, 3 ; the underside with 

 some of the black markings obsolescent. 



Hab. W. Chtna, Ta-chien-lu. Exp., J 56, ? GO millim. 

 This species is unknown to me. 



*20G1 c. Arctia ruechbeili. (Plate LXVIII. fig. 12.) 



Arctia ruechbeili, Piing-. Iris, xiv. p. 190, pl.iii. f. 11 (1901). 



6 . Head and thorax pale grey-brown ; palpi crimson at base ; 

 antennae with the basal joint crimson ; tegulse white at base, 

 crimson underneath ; fore tarsi in front and femora above pale 

 crimson ; abdomen yellow with dorsal series of fuscous bands, the 

 ventral surface pale grey-brown with ventral yellow spots tinged 

 with pink. Fore wing pale grey-brown with an irregular curved 

 white subbasal band from costa to above inner margin connected 

 with the base by streaks in cell, in submedian fold, and on vein 1 ; an 

 antemedial patch on costa, its lower extremity produced to median 

 nervure, and spots above and below vein 1 ; one or two small spots 

 beyond it above and below vein 1, a conical medial spot from 

 costa to discal fold ; a postmedial series of spots, three conjoined 

 towards costa, then an incurved series of spots above veins 2, 1 and 

 above inner margin ; a subterminal series of spots excurved between 

 veins 6 and 4 and ending in a rather V-shaped spot above tornus, 

 the spots above veins 3 and 7 minute, or the latter absent. Hind 

 wing yellow; an antemedial pale brown band expanding at median 

 nervure and vein 1 ; a medial band incurved from costa to lower 

 angle of cell, then oblique to submedian fold and with a spot below 

 it on vein 1 ; a subterminal band broad and extending to apex at 

 costa and ending on termen above tornus, connected with termen 

 by streaks on the veins. 



Hab. E. Turkestax, Aksu, type f 6 in Coll. Piingeler. Exp, 

 G4 millim. 



2062. Arctia villica, insert : — 

 ab. fasciata, Spiiler, Eur. Schmefct. ii. p. 135 (1906). 

 Fore wing with the spots forming bands, 



