PHEAGMAIOBIA. 239 



fascia on inner margin ; an oljlique band from end of median fascia 

 to siibmedian fascia at termcu ; a >-shaped mark with its lower arm 

 conjoined to median fascia and extending to near termen. Hind 

 wing or;inge- scarlet ; the base black, emitting streaks to just beyond 

 cell on subcostal and median nervures and to terminal markings on 

 vein 1 and inner margin ; large terminal spots at apex, vein 3, and 

 near tornua, and a subterminal spot at vein 2. 



Ab. 1. niijra. Fore wing with the orange markings reduced, the 

 fascia on inner margin absent ; hind wing wholly black. 



Hah. W. China, Ta-chien-lu, 12 c?, type and type niyru. Exp. 

 32 millim. 



1663. Phragmatobia y-albiila. 



Arctia y-alhulum, Oberth. Et. Ent. xi. p. ;jO, pi. 5. f. 20 (188G). 



Arctia y-alhulum, var. luynbris, Oberth. Et. Ent. xi. j). ol. 



Arctia y-albulum, var. rubidok, Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1899, p. IGl. 



(S . Black ; palpi and frons with some orange hair ; tegula) and 

 patagia slightly edged with orange ; legs streaked with whitish, the 

 femora crimson above ; abdomen with scarlet lateral stripes with 

 series of black spots on them, the ventral surface white with in- 

 distinct series of black spots. Fore wing with slight white ante- 

 medial spot on costa and larger medial spot ; a white stripe in 

 submedian fold extending to middle ; a short oblique line from below 

 costa before apex ; a -<-shaped white mark from lower angle of cell, 

 its arms extending to near termen at veins 5 and 2. Hind wing 

 orange, the basal area black with dentate outer edge, on vein 1 and 

 inner margin extending to the broad terminal band, which is indented 

 at vein 3 and in submedian fold ; a black discoidal spot ; cilia orange. 



Ab. 1. ruhida. The orange replaced by scarlet. 



Ab. 2. luguhris. Fore wing with the white markings reduced ; 

 hind wing wholly black, except that the cilia are orange towards 

 tornus. 



Hah. W. China, Ta-chien-lu, 8 J , 1 2 typo ruhida, Pu-tsu- 

 fong, 1 2 , Moupin, 2 S , Wa-ssu-kou. Exp. 3(J millim. 



1604. Phragmatobia fervida. 



Arctia fervida, Wlk iii. 612 (1855); Dnice, Biol. Centr.-Am., llct. i. 



p. 118; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 2o9. 

 Hcraclea cominixta, Butl. HI. Ilet. B. M. i. p. 5i, pi. 19. f. 1 (1877). 

 Arctia rodriyuezi, Druce, I'. Z. S. 18U0, p. 498 ; id. Biol. Ceutr.-Ani,, Ilet. 



ii. p. 392, pi. 77. f. 12; Kirby, Cat. Ilet. p. 270. 



$. Black; abdomen with scarlet lateral band?!. Fore wing with 

 yellowish-white fascia in submedian fold from base to just beyond 

 middle ; an oblique postmedial lino from just below costa to vein 4 ; 

 cilia whitish at tips. Hind wing scarlet, the costal area black ; a 

 terminal black baud, on inner area running up to near base ; a post- 

 medial curved line from the costal fascia to the expansion of the 

 terminal band at vein 2. 



S . Fore wing with antemedial band oblique from costa to sub- 

 median fascia aud ending on vein 1 ; the puslmedial band angled 



