PEEICALLIA 



361 



1897. Pericallia erosa. 



Aloa erosa, Wlk. iii. 708 (1855) ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. ii. p. 72, pi. 107. ff. 1, 

 la; Hinpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 19 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 247. 



Head dark brown, the vertex white, palpi scarlet, brown at tips ; 

 basal joint of antennce scarlet ; thorax white, with black spots on 

 tegulte and patagia and stri])e on vertex, the tegul?e slightly edged 

 with scarlet ; neck with scarlet ring ; pectus and legs brown, the 

 femora scarlet above ; abdomen scarlet above with dorsal series of 

 black spots, the ventral surface black with scarlet segmental bands. 

 Fore wing black-brown, with very irregular white fascia from base 

 below the cell to the oblique postmcdial band, omiLtiiig spurs on 

 upper side to below costa near base and before middle, and to costa 

 at middle of cell, its lower edge enclosing a dark spot near base, 

 then with two hooks, then excised, the postmedial band sometimes 

 brokeu at middle and not reaching inner margin ; a white spot 

 at apex, a subterminal' spot below vein 6, and a terminal spot on 

 vein .3. Hind wing crimson ; black spots at lower angle of cell 

 and on vein 1 ; large conjoined subterminal patches below apex and 

 ac middle, and a terminal patch at vein 1 ; some spots on termen 

 towards apex ; cilia white at tips. Underside of fore wnng wdth 

 the white on basal half largely suffused with crimson ; hind wing 

 paler, with the medial spots more developed. 



Ab. 1. Fore wing with the basal white markings not connected 

 by a fascia with the postmedial band, which is broken i;p into spots ; 

 no spots on terminal area; hind wing with complete medial band 

 and the w^hole terminal area brown. — Travancore. 



Hah. NiLGiRis, S. slopes ; Travancore, Trevandrum, 1 S ; Ceylon, 

 Pundaloya {Green), 3 c? , 2 $, type. Exp., rj' 54, 5 58 milKm. 



Larva. Moore, Lep. Ceyl. ii. p. 72, pi. 107. f. 1 h. 



Dark brown with dense tufts of blackish hair. Food-plants, 

 Gloriosa superha and Thimhergia. 



1898. Pericallia matherana. 



Pangora matherana, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 396 ; Waterh. Aid, ii. pi. 131. 

 f. 6 ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 20 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 247. 



Head brown, the palpi yellow at base, the vertex white with 

 brown spot ; thorax white, with blafk spots on tegul* and patagia 

 and brown stripe on vertex, the tcguUe slightly edged with yellow ; 

 pectus and legs brown, the fore coxa) yellow at sides, the femora 

 yellow above ; abdomen yellow above, with dorsal and lateral series 

 of black spots, the ventral surface brown with whitish patch 

 at base. Fore wing dark brown, with very irregular white patch 

 on basal third, with black point below base of costa and two above 

 vein 1, its upper edge dentate towards costa near base and before 

 middle of cell ; a very irregular double jjartially-conjoined post- 

 medial band, its inner portion bent inwards to costa and often 

 interruj)ted at middle and at inner margin, its outer edge very 

 irregularly dentate; two white spots at apex, one subterminal 



