410 AKCTIADJi. 



somites with the 2nd dorsal series tAvo-haired, the scries below it 

 with one hair on the segments with legs ; the dorsal hair black, 

 the lateral greyish ; prothoracic plate dark, subcrescentic. 



Stage 2. Dorsal tubercles black, with ten. or twelve spinnlate 

 hairs ; a dorsal series of Avhitish spots beginning on somite 2 and a 

 similar subdorsal series ; lateral tubercles dusky amber ; prothoracic 

 plate with dark dorsal tubercles. 



Stage 3. Body black ; a dorsal white stripe ; a livid subdorsal 

 line ; hair black, with a feAv small white ones. 



Stage 4. No subdorsal line; sides of body livid, with three series 

 of tubercles. 



Stage 5. Dorsal stripe yellowish, narrow, with a broad black band 

 on each side, sides of body livid ; the upper subdorsal tubercles 

 pale, shining, black at base. 



Stage 6. Lateral tubercles dull amber. 



Stage 7. Dorsal and subdorsal tubercles pale whitish clay-colour, 



1966. Apantesis vittata. 



Bombyx vittata, Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 127 (1787) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 



p. 269. 

 Arctia phalerata, Han-. Ins. Mass. p. 245 (1841). 

 Apantesis radians, Wlk. iii. 632 (1855). 



Arctia dccorata, Saunders, Proe. Ent. Soc. Phil. ii. p. 60 (1863). 

 Arctia colorata, Wlk. xxxi. 301 (1864). 

 Arctia rhoda, Butl. Eut. Mo. Mag. xviii. p. 136 (1881) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 



p. 268. 

 Arctia ochreata, But]. Ent. IVIo. Mag. xviii. p. 136 (1881) ; Kirby, Cat. 



Het. p. 2(i9. 

 Arctia phaZerata, var. incompleta, Butl. A. M.N. H. (5) viii. p. 311 (1881). 



Head and thorax ochreous ; palpi, sides of frons, antennae, and 

 stripes on tegultc, patagia, and thorax black ; pectus and legs black ; 

 abdomen yellow above tinged with crimson towards base, with 



Fig. 164. — Apantesis vittata, (5'. j. 



broad black dorsal stripe and the ventral surface black. Fore wing 

 black, with ochreous-white fascia on costa to the postmedial baud 

 and fascioo above submedian fold and on inner margin ; the post- 

 medial band oblique from costa to vein 4, where it is strongly 

 angled, then running along median nervure to middle of submedian 

 fascia ; the subterminal band oblique from costa to termen above 

 vein 5, then running to postmedial band at vein 4, then to termen 

 at vein 2, and inwards to submedian fascia ; cilia ochreous. Hind 



