moths of Burma. 183 



113. Argina crihraria. 



Phalana crihraria, Clerck, Icon. Inns., ii., pi. 54, f. 4, 



(1759—64). 

 P. (Noctua) astrea, Drury, 111., ii., p. 11, pi. 6, f. 3 



(1773). 

 Bomhyx pylotis, Fabr., Syst. Enfc., p. 585 (1775). 

 Argina notata, Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1877, 



p. 365. 



Mergui. In I. M., Calcutta. 



114. Argina clulcis. 



Deiopeia dulcis, Walker, ii., p. 569 (1854). 



Argina guttata, Eambur, Fauna de I'Andalousie, ii., p. 



229 (1866). 

 Moulmein. In B. M. 



115. Argina par dalina. 



Dciopeia pardalina, Walker, xxxi., p. 263 (1864). 

 Moulmein. In B. M. 



116. Deiopeiathyter. 



Deiopeia thytcr, Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 1877, 

 p. 361. 



Burma. In B. M. 



117. Hemonia dulcicida, n. sp. 



Antennae, head, and front of thorax, bright chrome yellow ; a 

 broad band of the same colour extending from the base along the 

 costa and outer border of the fore wings to the hinder angle, where 

 it suddenly becomes narrow ; remainder of the thorax and of the 

 fore wings dark pinkish purple. Abdomen and hind wings of the 

 same tone of colour but much paler, and with the outer portions of 

 the hind wings yellowish, broadly so at the apex. Below, fore 

 wings paler ; hind wings, body and legs, yellowish. Expanse of 

 wings, ^— i«g inch. 



Rangoon, May, 1888. In coll. Swinhoe. 



Easily distinguishable from H. orhiferana. Walker, by 

 its well-defined yellow border on costa and outer margin 

 of fore wings, and by its much smaller size. 



