98 



ARCTIAD^. 



vein 2 from towards angle of cell, 3 from close to angle; 4, 5 from angle; 

 fi from upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 stalked. Hind wing with veins 

 3 and 5 from angle of cell, 4 absent ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 from 

 middle of cell. 



1361. Dialeucias pallidistriata, n. sp. 



J . Pale brown ; palpi orange ; the 3rd joint black ; vertex of 

 head with two orange spots : coxae orange ; abdomen dorsally 

 tinged with fuscous, the extremity and ventral surface yellow. 



Fig. 73. — Dialeucias pall id isfriata, c? . ]■ 



Fore wing somewhat reddish brown, the veins, cell, and submedian 

 fold with prominent pale streaks ; faint traces of pale shades from 

 costa beyond middle to middle of inner margin and termen above 

 tornus. 



Hub. Amazons, Olivencas (Michelli)^ 1 cJ type. Exp. 34 millim. 



Genus SYNTARCTIA, nov. 



Type, S. testacea. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, not reaching vertex of head ; 

 antennae of male bipectiuate, of female serrate and fasciculate ; tibite with 

 the spurs moderate ; abdomen dorsally clothed with rough hair at base. 

 Fore wing moderately broad; veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell; 6 shortly 

 stalked with 7,8, 9; 10, 11 stalked, and very shortly stalked with 7,8, 9, 

 sometimes from cell in female. Hind wing with the cell long ; vein 2 from 

 long before angle ; 3 from angle ; 4, 6 stalked ; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 present 

 as an oblique spur not reachmg costa. 



1362. Syntarctia testacea. 



Ilalisidota tesfacea, Moschl. Verb, zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, xxvii. p. 668, 



pi. 9. f. 32 (1877) ; Kirbv. Cat. Het. p. 211. 

 Balisidota mione, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1878, p. 50, pi. 3. f. 3(1878); 



Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 211. 



Very pale brownish ochreous. 



Fig. 74. — Syntarctia testacea, ^ . 



Fore wing with about seven 

 minutelyand rather irregu- 

 larh' dentate fuscous Hues ; 

 the two medial lines run- 

 ning close together below 

 the angle of cell ; two black 

 points on discocellulars ; 

 the two subterminal lines 

 angled inwards above vein 

 5 ; a series of somewhat 



