270 AKCTIADiE. 



abdomen crimson, with dorsal series of short segmental bands 

 except on basal segments, and lateral series of spots. Fore wing 

 pure white ; a short black streak on base of costa ; a spot at base 

 and three obliquely-placed subbasal points ; an antemedial spot on 

 costa W'ith semicircular mark below it ; an irregular spot on middle 

 of costa ; five spots curved round lower angle of cell and two spots 

 above inner margin ; a triangular spot on costa beyond middle with 

 two spots below it; a point below vein 2 and double spot on inner 

 margin ; a subterminal incomplete series of points on each side of 

 the veins and some points on termen. Hind wing crimson ; a black 

 spot at upper angle of cell ; a subterminal spot above vein 5 and 

 two spots towards tornus ; cilia white. 



Hah. N. Australia, Lizard I., type f S i" Coll. Meyrick ; 

 QuEES'SLAND. Ea'p. 46 millim. 



1716. Diacrisia punctulata. 



Spilosoma punctulatum, WUgru. Wien. ent. Mon. iv. p. 161 (1860) ; Kirby, 



Cat. Het. p. 239. 

 Spilosoma auricinctnm, Butl. P. Z. S. 1896, p. 847, pi. 42. f. 6. 



Pure white ; palpi at sides, antennae, spots on tegulse and patagia, 

 and streaks on legs black ; back of head, edges of tegulse, and femora 

 above orange ; abdomen orange above, except the basal and terminal 

 segments, dorsal, lateral, and sublateral series of black spots. 

 Fore wing with the retinaculum of male white ; a subbasal black 

 point in cell ; an antemedial series of four points angled on median 

 nervure ; a medial point on costa and points at angles of cell. 

 Hind wing with small discoidal spot and subterminal spots above 

 vein 5 and below 2. 



Mashonaland specimens have the points greater in number. 



Hab. Xtasaland {Craivshay), 1 5 type ; Mashonaland, Salisbury 

 (Marshall), 3 c? , 1 $ • Exp. 48 millim. 



*1717. Diacrisia euproctina. 



Spilosoma euproctina, Auriv. Ent. Ticlskr. 1899, p. 240. 



c? . Pure white : palpi in front, branches of antenna?, fore coxa?, 

 a streak on fore tibise, a spot at extremity of hind tibite, the spurs, 

 and tarsi above fuscous ; tegulse tinged with yellow behind ; abdomen 

 orange above on segments 2 to 6, with a dorsal series of black 

 points. Fore wing with black point at lower angle of cell. Hind 

 wing with black point at angle of discocellulars. 



Hab. Niger R., Loko, type 6 in Coll. Staudinger. E.vp. 

 28 millim. This species is unknown to me. 



1718. Diacrisia urticae. 



Bomhyx iirtica, Esp. Schmett. iii. p. 20, pi. 83. f. 2 (1789) ; Hiibn. Eur. 

 Schraett. ii., Bomb. f. lo4 ; Stepb. 111. Brit Ent., Haust. ii. p. 7(i ; Godt. 

 Lep. Fr. iv. p. 365, pi. 37. f. 7; Staurl. Cat. p. 60; Kirbj, Cat. Het. 

 p. 228. 



