220 



AECTIAD^. 



which is connected with its outer arm ; a postmedial band from 

 costa to vein 4 angled outwards above vein 5 ; a triangular patch 

 Jrom vein 'A to below 2, and a more elongate triangular patch on 

 inner margin ; a black apical patch connected by a narrow band 

 with a triangular patch on termen below middle extending to just 



Fig. 127. — Preparctia mirifica, J . 



above tornus. Hind wing scarlet, with medial black band not 

 reaching inner margin; a large discoidal lunule; small spots just 

 beyond the cell on veins 5, 3, and 2, and large subterminal spots on 

 veins I and 2, and from vein 4 to 7 ; cilia yellow; vein 5 bi- 

 furcating before termen on both sides. 



JIah. W. China, Ta-chien-lu, 2 $ . Exp. 68 millim. 



Type. 



californicB. 



Genus LEPTARCTIA. 



Leptardia, Stretch, Zyg. & Bomb. N. Am. p. 118 (1872) ... 



Proboscis aborted ; palpi porrect to well beyond frons aud clothed with 

 rough hair ; antennje of male bipectinate with moderate branches, of female 

 serrate; eyes hairy; head, thorax, and abdomen clotlied with rough hair; 

 \.\h\x with the spurs short, hind tibioe with the medial spurs absent. Pore 

 wing with vein 3 from close to angle of cell ; 4, b from angle ; 6 from below 

 upper angle; 7, 8,9, 10 stalked ; 11 free. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from 

 angle of cell ; 5 from above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 from middle of 

 cell. 



1634. Leptarctia californiae. 



Nemcophila California, Wlk. iii. 62o (1855) ; French, Can. Ent. xxi. p. 222, 



ff. 18, 19; id. An. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) ix. p. 497, pi. 9. f . 7 ; Kirby, Cat. 



Het. p. 276. 

 JAthosia decia, Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, xii. p. 72 (1869) ; French, Can. 



Ent. xxi. p. 224, ff. 20-21 ; id. Ann. Soc. Ent.F'r. (0) ix. p. 498, pi. 9. 



ff. 9, 10 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 276. 

 Lithosia lena, Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, xii. p. 73(1869) ; French, Can. 



Ent. xxi. p. 224, ff. 20-21 ; id. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) ix. p. 498, pi. 9. 



ff. 9, 10 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 276. 

 Lithosia adnata, Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, xii. p. 73 (1869). 

 Leptarctia dimidiata, Stretch, Zjg. & Bomb. N. Am. p. 123, pi. 3. ff. 7-10 



(1872) ; French, Can. Ent. xxi. p. 222, f. 14 ; id. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) 



ix. p. 496, pi. 9. f. 3 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 275. 



