452 



AKCTIAD^. 



bands ; femora crimson above ; abdomen black witb orange bands, 

 the hair at base and lateral tufts towards extremity pale crimson, 

 the ventral surface yellowi:?h, the anal tuft mixed with crimson. 

 Fore wing white tinged with pink, some black marks on base of 

 costa ; a rather broken-up patch on basal inner area with a spot at 

 its extremity below the cell ; an antemedial line, incurved above 

 vein 1 ; a spot towards upper angle of cell, a bar across the end, and 



Fig. 191. — Chlanidophora patagiata, (^ . \. 



an elliptical discoidal spot, the two latter conjoined to a patch on 

 costa interrupted by fine white streaks on the veins ; a line from 

 origin of vein 2 to inner margin, excurved below submedian fold ; 

 the terminal area black, its inner edge incurved below middle, the 

 veins on it white, as also a fine dentate line, its dentitions extending 

 to termen and to the inner edge of the black area except towards 

 apex ; cilia chequered crimson and black. Hind wing pale crimson ; 

 slight black marks in end of cell and on discocellulars and a band from 

 origin of vein 2 to vein 1 ; the terminal area black, narrowing to 

 tornus and with white streaks on the veins ; cilia crimson, ochreous 

 at tips. 



Hah. Patagoh^ia, Carmen, typef 6 in Mus. Buenos Ayres. Exp. 

 40 millim. 



Genus CARIDARCTIA, nov. 



Type, C. alhicancellata. 



Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi porrect, not reaeliing as far as frons, which 

 lias a large rounded prominence : antennaj of male bipectinate, with short stiff 

 branches ; tibire witli the spurs short, fore tibia with a short claw on outer side. 

 Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 5 from above angle ; 6 from 

 upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areola; 11 free. 

 Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 from well above angle ; 6, 7 

 from upper angle ; 8 from middle of cell. 



2047. Caridarctia albicancellata. 



Arctia albicancellata, Burm. Descr. Eep. Arg. y. p. 449 (1878) 

 Cat. Het. p. 270. 



Kirby, 



S . Black; palpi, sides of frons, vertex of head, antennae, and 

 edges of tegulae and patagia ochreous white ; thorax irrorated with 

 ochreous; pectus with tufts of pink hair ; legs banded with ochreous 

 white, the femora pink above ; abdomen blue-black, with orange- 

 yellow lateral tufts of hair and reddish anal tuft, the ventral 



