224 IRCTIAD^. 



1637. Hyphoraia aulica. 



Bomhyx aulica, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. .505 (1758) ; id. Faun. Suec. p. 301 ; 

 Esp. Scbmett. iii. p. 328, pi. 6.5. ff. 6, 7 ; Hiibn. Eur. Schmett,. ii. f. 139; 

 Godt. Lep. Fr. iv. p. 331, pi. 34. f. 4 ; Staud. Cat. p. 57 ; Kirby, Cat. 

 Het. p. 2(>1. 



^ . Head and thorax dark red-brown ; tegulae in front and base 

 of patagia with yellowish patches ; pectus pale yellow ; legs whitish, 

 the femora orange above ; abdomen yellowish, dorsally banded with 

 brown, the anal tuft fulvous. Pore wing dark red-brown ; subbasal, 

 antemedial, and medial yellow spots in submedian fold, the first 

 two sometimes conjoined ; a spot in end of cell ; two spots beyond 

 the cell above and below vein 6 ; a spot above vein 3 and an oblique 

 streak below it extending to termen, where there is an oraoge spot 

 on cilia ; a subterminal spot above vein 5. Hind wing orange ; the 

 basal area black with an orange spot below the cell, its outer edge 

 angled below the cell and extending to tornus ; a large discoidal 

 patch extending to costa ; a terminal patch from apex to vein 4, 

 sometimes with orange spots on termen and two large conjoined 

 spots towards tornus. 



5 . Abdomen more orange : fore wing sometimes with more spots 

 developed towards apex. 



Hah. Europe, C. & E.,Zeller and Frey Colls., Hungary, Finland, 

 Eussia ; Pontus ; Armenia ; Altai ; Amur. £11;^^., J 3(3, $ 44 

 millim. 



*1638. Hyphoraia? dejeani. 



Chelonia dejeani, Godt. Lep. Fr. iv. p. 326, pi. 34. f. 2 (1822) ; Boi.«d. 

 Icones, ii. p. 127, pi. 60. f. 3 ; Staud. Cat. p. 58 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 262. 



5 . Head and thorax red-brown ; antennae black ; front of tegula} 

 and outer edge of patagia ochreous ; abdomen orange, with dorsal 

 series of short black bands, a streak on last two segments, and lateral 

 series of small spots. Fore wing red-brown, with slight antemedial 

 ochreous streak below costa and point at lower angle of cell ; an 

 irregular fascia below the cell, emitting a spur to origin of vein 2 

 and bent upwards at extremity to an oblique postmedial band 

 between vein 6 and submedian fold ; small subterminal spots on 

 veins 7, 5, 4. Hind wing orange, with large black median lunule 

 from middle of cell to below vein 1 ; a discoidal lunule ; a sub- 

 terminal maculate band from below costa to vein 3 and spots on 

 veins 2 and 1. 



Hah. Spain, C. & S. mountains. Exp. 54 millim. This species 

 is unknown to me. 



1639. Hyphoraia parthenos. 



Arctia parthenos, Harr. Agassiz's Lake Superior, p. 390, pi. 7. f. 4 (1850) ; 



Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 2.57. 

 Arctia borealis, Moschl. Wien. ent. Mon. iv. p. 330, pi. 9. f. 3 (1860); 



Staud. Cat. p. 57 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 257. 



Head and thorax red-brown ; palpi at base, vertex of head, neck, 

 and tegulse behind crimson ; yellow stripes on teguloe and patagia ; 



