PERICALLIA. 



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basal spot ; a subbasal series of four spots ; an antemcdial series 

 whh the spot below the cell displaced outwards ; two medial series 



Fig. 155. — Fei-icallia riclni, (^ . \. 



excurved at median nervure and bent outwards to inner margin ; 

 four spots beyond the cell ; a postmedial series of spots wliich are 

 larger except the spot above vein 3 ; a subterminal series of double 

 dentate spots ; a terminal scries of small triangular spots. Hind 

 wing scarlet, with maculate black subbasal band ; a maculate medial 

 baud angled outwards at lower angle of cell and vein 1 ; a maculate 

 subterminal band expanding greatly above sabmedian fold and vein 

 •i ; a terminal band dentate inwards at veins 2 and 3. 



Ab. 1. zerali. Abdomen and hind wing yellow. 



Hah. N.W. Himalayas, Simla {Harford), 2, ^ ; Assam, Silhet, 

 2 5 ; Calcutta, 1 ? ; Punjab, Jubbulpore {F. Buthr), 1 d, 1 $ ; 

 Rajpootana, 2c5', 1$ ; Bombay (Leith, Swinhoe), 5 c?, 3 $, type 

 clavatus, Poona, 2 c3" , 2 $ , Mhow (Siuinhoe), 1 2 ; Canara ( Ward), 

 ] c? , 2 § ; Mysore, Shimoga (Watson), 1 $ ; Nilgiris {Hampson), 

 3^,4 2 ; Ceylox {Temphton, Yerhury), 2 c5' , 7 ? . E.rp., c? 32- 

 50, 2 60-68 millim. 



Larva. Dark brown speckled with white, and with dorsal and 

 lateral tufts of long dark hair. Food-plants, Notonia, Fagrcca. 



1879. Pericallia transversa. (Plate XLYII. fig. 5.) 



Cycnia transversa, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 398 ; Hmpsn. Moths Iiul. ii. 

 ■p. 18; Kirby, Cat. Uet. p. 908. 



2 . (Head and abdomen wanting.) Pale brown. Fore wing 

 with whitish-edged black markings ; four obliquely-placed points at 

 base, below costa, in cell, and above vein 1 ; an antemedial series of 

 five spots obliciue from costa to median nervure, then incurved ; a 

 similar medial series conjoined into an irregular band interrupted 

 in submedian fold ; clusters of small spots and points at the angles 

 of cell, with a spot on costa above them ; an incurved postmedial 

 series of small spots between vein 5 and inner mai'gin ; a subter- 

 minal series with the spots between veins 5 and 2 obsolescent ; 

 some points below costa towards apex ; a terminal series of small 

 s])ots, excejtt towards tornus. Hind wing with discoidal spot ; 

 suliterminal spots on costa and vein 5 aiid from above 2 to near 

 tornus ; some points at apex. 



Hal . N.W. India, 1 $ type. Exp. 40 milhm. 



