394 Colonel C. Swinhoe's Eevision of the 



the costal and basal portions of the fore-wings ; tlie last segment of 

 the abdomen is black above and golden yellow below, and there is a 

 black stripe underneath. 



Expanse of wings li'V iuclies. 



Hob. KiKUYU, Machakos to Neugia {Crmoshay). 

 The only African Porthesia in the National Collection, 

 and, I believe, the first one recorded. 



Porthesia producta. 



Euproctis 'produda, Walker, P. Z. S., 1863, p. 168, 

 Porthesia depaupcrata, Mab., Comptes-Rend. Soc, Ent. Belg,, 

 xxiii, p. xvii (1880), 



1 (^ , 4 $, Madagascar, including the type, 



Porthesia varia. 



Nola varia, Saalm., Ber, Senck, Ges., 1880, p. 176. 

 „ Kirby, Cat. Moths, i, p. 372 (1892). 



Hah. Nossi Be. 

 Not in B. M. 



Porthesia pulverea. 



Poi'theda pulverea, Hmpsn., Monograph Christmas IsL, 

 p. 69, pi. 9, f. 9 (1900). 



8 ,^ , 6 $ , Christmas IsL, including the types. 



Porthesia irrorata. 



Eiqrroctis irrorata, Moore, Cat. Lep. E. I. C, ii, p. 347 



(18.59). 

 Leucoma irrorata, Kirby, Cat. Moths, i, p. 445 (1892). 



1 % , Java (type). 



Porthesia xanthorrhcea, 



Zipccris xanthorrheea, Kollar Hugel's Kasch., p. 470 (1844). 

 Eiqjroctis suhditcc, Moore, P. Z. S., 1879, p. 400. 

 Eup)roctis flavonigra, Moore, 1. c, pi. 32, f. 11. 

 Euproctis suhnigra, Moore, Lep. Atk., i, p. 48 (1879). 



7 $, Punjab. 3 $, N. W. India. 1 $, Sultanpore. 2 <^, 

 Umballa. 1 ^ , Kangra. 2 $ , Nepal, including type 

 of Jiavonigra. 1 $, Jawar Hills. 1 $, Khasia Hills (type 

 suhnigra). 1 ^, Travancore. 3 $ , Ceylon, including type 

 of suhdita. 



