PERICALLIA. 353 



1881. Pericallia picta. 



Dciopeia picta, Wlk. xxxi. 2Go (1864) ; Ilmpan. Moths Ind. ii. p. 54 ; Kirby, 



Cat. Ilet. p. ;i51. 

 Tatarghmformom, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1877, p. 366 ; id. 111. Het. B.M. 



iii. p. 8, pi. 43. f. 1 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 3r)l. 



(5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen scarlet ; antenna) black ; teguliB, 

 patagia, meao- and metathorax with white patches with black spots 

 on them ; legs striped with black ; abdomen with dorsal, lateral, and 

 sublateral series of black spots, the ventral surface whitish. Fore 

 wing scarlet, with subbasal, two antcmedial, medial, postmedial, and 



Fig. 156. — Pericallia picta, (^ . j. (From Moths lud. vol. ii.) 



subterminal white bands with series of black-edged grej spots on 

 them, the 1st two angled outwards below costa, the 4th with a 

 lunulate spot just beyond or conjoined to the grej' discoidal spots, 

 the spots of the subterminal band elongate. Hind wing j'ellow, 

 suffused with scarlet. 



5 . Abdomen yellow above, scarlet towards base, the ventral 

 surface with black and white bands ; hind wing scarlet ; an ante- 

 medial black spot on costa, a discoidal spot with another on costa 

 above it, sometimes some spots between lower angle of cell and inner 

 margin : some postmedial and subterminal spots towards costa. 



Ab. 1. formosa. Fore wing with the bands wider. 



Hab. S. China,! 2 type formosa ; Burma, Moulmein, 1 5 type, 

 Prome, Kalewa ( Watson), 3 d , Hsipaw (De Niceville), 1 c5' • Exp., 

 S 40, 2 54-58 millim. 



1882. Pericallia ellioti. 

 Callarctia ellioti, Biitl. P.Z.S. 1895, p. 739, pi. 43. f. 6. 



5 . Head and thorax black-brown ; vertex of head and antenna) 

 pinkish white ; tegula) white with brown spots ; base of patagia and 

 sides of thorax white ; some crimson on neck and prothorax ; femora 

 crimson above ; abdomen crimson, with dorsal and lateral series oi' 

 black spots, the ventral surface brownish. Fore wing dark brown ; 

 a pinkish fascia in base of cell to an oblique fascia from costa before 

 middle across the cell, then along submcdiaii ibid to tcrmen, with an 

 oblifpie band from it just below the cell to inner margin near base ; 

 the postmedial band oblique from costa to vein 5, then inwardly 

 obli([Uo and endini^ at submedian fascia ; tlio subterminal ])and 

 arising from apex joining the postmedial band at vein 5, then bent 

 outwards to termen at submedian fascia. Hind wing pale crimson 



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