536 NOCTUIDE. 
crimson. Fore wing bright green, the costal edge whitish ; a black 
or reddish discoidal point; a slight obliquely curved whitish post- 
medial line from costa towards apex to inner margin, defined on 
outer side by a faint dark shade ; traces of a dark subterminal line 
exeurved at middle; cilia greyish brown. Hind wing fiery red, the 
cilia pale brown. Underside of both wings pale red, the apical 
area of fore wing suffused with black, of hind wing irrorated 
with black. 
Hab, Javan, Yokohama (Pryer), 3 6,3 9 type; Corns, Gensan 
(Leech), 1 3 ; Stxuim (Moller), 1 g ; Assam, Khasis, 1 ¢ ; Srrarrs 
SeitremeNts, Perak, Larut Hills (#lcwer), 1 g ; Java. Hap. 44- 
50 millim, 
Genus CAREADES. ype 
Careades, Beth-Baker, Noy. Zool. xiii. p. 243 (1906)...0......2000 sanguinea. 
Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about 
to vertex of head and moderately fringed with hair in front, the 8rd short ; 
frons smooth ; eyes large, rounded ; antenne of male minutely ciliated; thorax 
clothed with hair only and without crests; fore tibie typically moderately 
fringed with hair, the mid tibia of male and spurs fringed with very long hair 
on both sides, the Ist joint of tarsus fringed with long hair on outer side, the 
hind tibiz very short and without spurs, the Ist joint of tarsus immensely long 
and fringed with long hair on beth sides, the other joints very short ; abdomen 
long, clothed with rough hair and with slight crests on basal segments. Fore 
wing with the costa arched near base and towards apex and excised at middle, 
the apex produced and acute, the termien typically slightly excised below apex 
and strongly excurved at middle, the inner margin lobed near tase; veins 3 und 
5 from near angle of cell; 6 from the areole which is Jong, furmed by vein 9 
from 10 anastomosing with 8; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the termen 
strongly excised below vein 2 and lobed at tornus, the inner area with tuft of 
long hair on underside; veins 3,4 from angle of cell and approximated for 
some distance ; 5 from just above angle; 6, 7 from upper angle and approxi- 
mated for some distance ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 
Srcr. I. Fore wing with the termen strongly excised below apex; fore tibim of 
male fringed with long hair, 
*6917. Careades falcataria. 
Careades falcataria, Beth.-Baker, Nov. Zool. xiii. p. 244 (1906). 
3. Head and thorax deep crimson-red mixed with black-brown ; 
palpi crimson at sides, yellow in front; frons with lateral white 
lines; tegule with slight white line at base; pectus and legs 
orange suffused with crimson-red, the fore tibize blackish in front, 
the tarsi with brown mixed; abdomen brownish grey with some 
chocolate-red on penultimate segments and dorsal line of silvery 
scales on terminal segments, the ventral surface orange-red at base, 
dark grey at extremity with crimson lateral stripes, the anal tuft 
yellowish white at tip. Fore wing with the basal half very dark 
chocolate-brown with silvery suffusion on costal area, the costal 
edge red, the inner margin whitish at base then crimson-red. Ante- 
medial line indistinct, dark brown, curved and slightly waved; a 
double dark brown line filled in with silver from middle of costa to 
tornus, obliquely excurved below costa and towards tornus, closely 
