SATURNIA MYLITTA. 



Plate V. fig. 1. 



Order: Lepidoptera. Section: Nocturna. Family: Bombycidae, Steph. 



Genus. Saturnia, Schrank. Attacus, Gervuir. Phalaena (Attacus), Linn. 



Saturnia Mylitta. Alls cervino-fulvis, striga ferrugineA submargiuali ocelloque fenestrate, in medio lineii 

 diviso. (Expans. Alar. 6 unc. 3 lin.) 



Syn. Phalcena f Attacus) Mylitta, Bruri/, App. vol. 2. Ollv. Enc. MHh. 5. 20. 9. Fabr. Ent. Syst. 111. 1. 

 411 . iVo. 11 . Gmel. Linn. S. N. 2403. 463. 

 Phaloena Paphia, Cramer, t. 146./. A. 



HABIT.4.T : Bengal. 



Upper Side. Antennae pectinated, reddish fox-coloured. Neck grey. Thorax and abdomen 

 greyish yellow. Wings reddish fox-coloured, having a round transparent eye in the middle of each ; 

 those in the superior being largest. These eyes are encircled with a narrow yellow edging, then with a 

 greyish band, and lastly with a narrow black line ; the transparent pupil appearing as if a fine hair 

 crossed it. The anterior edges of the superior wings have a grey margin from the shoulders almost to 

 the tips, where the reddish colour is paler than on the rest of the wing. A narrow dark line begins 

 near the tips, and runs along the external edges to the lower corners, which is continued along the 

 external edges of the posterior wings to the abdominal corners. On these wings a faint arched line of a 

 dark colour is observable over each eye. 



Under Side. Breast, feet, and abdomen grey. The wings greyish brown ; eyes appearing as on 

 the upper side. A faint dark-coloured bar, beginning at the anterior edges of the anterior wings, and 

 running across the lower parts of the eyes, is continued along the posterior ones ; where it crosses the 

 middle of the eyes, and ends at the abdominal edges below the body. All the wings are entire : the 

 superior ones being arched, or hooked at the tips. 



NOCTUA ? SPECIOSA. 



Plate V. fig. 2. 



Order : Lepidoptera. Section : Nocturna. Family : Xoctuidie ? Steph. 



Genus. Noctua? Auct. 



jVocTu.i? Speciosa. Fulva, alls anticis medio, posticisque albidis, illarum basi fulvo, maculis 6 parvis nigris, 

 dimidio apicali obscuriori. (Expans. Alar. 2 unc. 9 lin.) 



Syn. Plialsena (Noetua) Speciosa, Brury, App. vol. 2. 



Habitat : Sierra Leone. 



Upper Side. Antennae black, setaceous. Tongue long and spiral. Head, neck, thorax, and 

 abdomen yellow. Anterior wings pale clay-coloured ; but next the shoulders yellow, gradually changing 

 to a white towards the middle of the wings, and occupying almost half of them ; each wing having six 

 small black spots on the yellow part, three being placed on the anterior edge, and the other three near 

 the shoulder, where likewise is another small spot. Posterior wings white, immaculate. 



Under Side. Palpi long and yellow at the base, but the ends are black and filiform. Legs white, 

 striped with brown. Breast and abdomen white. Anterior wings with the tips pale clay-coloured, as 

 on the upper side ; all the remaining part being white. A small black bar begins about the middle of 



