25a SATURNIIDiE. 



Anthenm hclferi. Cotes and Swinh. : Cat. Moths of India, ii. 228. 1562 

 (1887). 



Type. Darjiling, in B. M. 

 a. India (2). 



1178. Antheraea assamensis. 



Sattirnia assamensis. Heifer: Joum. As. Soc. Beng., vi. p. 43 (1837). 

 Saturnia assaina. Westwood : Cab. Or. Ent., p. 42, pi. 20, f. 2 (1848). 

 Afttheraa assama. Walker: v. 1249 (1855). 



Moore : Cat. Lep. E. I. C, ii. p. 39S, pi. 19, f. 2, 2 a, 



(larva) (1859). 



Wardle's Wild Silks of India, p. 6 (1881). 



Cotes and Swinh. : Cat. Moths of India, ii. 228. 1559 



(1S87). 

 Anthauwpsis assama. Wood-Mason, Annual Report Indian Mus., p. 21 

 (18S6). 



a. Assam (type <j assamd). b. India (3). c. Assam. 



1179. Antheraea alephostra : n. sp. 



$ Of a uniform pale lilac grey colour, antennae red, ocelli on both 

 wings small, round on the fore-wings with a small hyaline centre, 

 oval on hind-wings without a hyaline centre, central portions on 

 both wings yellowish grey ringed with lilac grey including a pale 

 yellowish grey line on the inner sides. Fore-wings with indications 

 of an upright grey band one-fifth from base, and with a nearly 

 straight duplex band enclosing a pale grey band from centre of 

 hinder margin to costa one-sixth from apex, veins of both wings 

 dark. Hind-wings unmarked. Underside also uniform in colour 

 but paler than upperside, both wings crossed by outwardly curved 

 somewhat sinuous grey bands, one before the middle and two discal. 



Expanse of wings 5 ^ inches. 

 a. Waigiau (type) (Wallace). 



1180. Antheraea pristina. 



Ajithcrica pristina. Walker : xxxii. 529 (1865). 

 a. New Guinea (type) (Wallace). 



1181. Antheraea janetta. 



Sahtrnia Jatietta. White : Ann. Mag. N. H., xii. p. 344 (1843). 

 Anthercca janetta. Walker: v. 1256 (1855). 

 Satnrnia melvilla. Westwood : P. Z. S., Lond., 1853, p. 166. 

 Ann. N. H. (2), xv. p. 303 (1855). 



Walker: vi. 1274 (1855). 



Atttheraa disjuncta. Walker: xxxii. 529 (1865). 



Type. Australia, in B. M. 



Type {disjimcta). Moreton Bay, in B. M. 



a. Melville Island (type melvilla S). b. Australia <?. c. New 



South Wales ?. d. Moreton Bay ?. e. C)ueensland ?. f. Rock- 

 hampton (2). 



