APANTESIS. 411 



wing pale ochreous, the Lasc and inner area tinged -with crimson ; 

 the costal area black, except towards base ; a discoidal spot often 

 present ; a subterminal spot above vein 5, sometimes conjoined 

 to costal fascia, spots on vein 2 and above 1, and sometimes one ou 

 middle of termen. 



yib. 1. incompUta. Fore wing with the upper arm of the sub- 

 terminal band absent. 



Ab. 2. Hind wing without subterminal and terminal spots. 



Ab. 3. decorata. Hind wing Avith the markings of terminal area 

 confluent, and forming a very broad band with very irregular inner 

 edge ; teguliB without stripes. 



Ab. 4. ochreaUt. Abdomen and hind wing orange-yellow, without 

 crimson tinge ; tegultc without stripes. 



$ . Head, thorax, and markings of fore wing more orange-yellow ; 

 abdomen scarlet ; hind wing deep crimson, with the markings 

 large. 



Ab. 1. Fore wing with the subterminal band absent or reduced 

 to short streaks near vein 4, the terminal half of submedian fascia 

 obsolescent ; hind wing with irregular terminal band. 



Ab. 2. Fore wing with the upper part of postmedial band also 

 absent. 



Ab. 3. radians. Fore wing with the markings reduced to narrow 

 fasciae on costa and inner margin, and above basal jmrt of sub- 

 median fold. 



JI(d>. U.S.A., Atlantic States, Xew York (Pad-ard), 10 c?, 3 $, 

 types rlioda, ochreata, and incompleia, Washington, 1 d , Buffalo, 

 1 (S , Grote Coll. ; Georgia, 2 5 types radians and colorata ; 

 Florida, Miami {Sc7iatis), 1 d ,1 $ . Kv^). 34-44 millim. 



1967. Apantesis iiais. 



Spilosoma nais, Drurj, 111. Ex. Ent. i. pi. 7. f. ^ (1773) ; Kirbv, Cat. Het. 



p. 268. 

 Bombyx cuneata, Goeze, Ent. Bejtr. iv. (3) p. Of) (1781). 

 Bonibyx Aefioriana, Martjn, Psyche, pi. 28. ff. 78-U, ined. 



d" . Head and thorax ochreous ; palpi, sides of frons, antennae, 

 and strij)es on patagia and thorax and sometimes the tcgula? black ; 

 pectus and legs black, sometimes with some oclircous 07i fore coxa3 ; 

 abdomen yellow above, with broad dorsal black strii)e and tho 

 ventral surface black. Fore wing black, with ochreous-white stripe 

 below costa to the postmedial band ; fascifo above submedian fold 

 and on inner margin ; the postmedial band ()l)lique from costa to 

 vein 4, then angled backwards along median nervure to middle of 

 submedian fascia ; the subterminal band obliciue from below costa 

 to or to near termen above vein 5, then running to postmedial band 

 at vein 4, then to termen at vein 2, then inwards to submedian 

 fascia; cilia ochreous. Hind wing ochreous white, the inner area 

 more yellow ; the costal area black, except towards base ; a dis- 

 coidal s^jot usually present; a subterminal spot above vein 5 con- 



