MILTOCHRISTA 471 



palpi and fore legs slightly tinged with black ; pectus and legs ochreous ; 

 the ventral surface of abdomen black. Fore wing crimson ; a black 

 point at base of cell ; the interspaces o£ subbasal area with patches 

 of black irroration ; the costa narrowly ochreous, with the costal 

 edge black to the carved, slightly sinuous antemedial line, which is 

 defined on each side by ochreous ; an oblique sinuous medial black 

 line on a narrow ochreous band ; two short oblique black streaks in 

 end of cell on ochreous spots ; the postraedial line arising close to 

 the medial line, strongly bent outwards below costa, then with 

 very long acute teeth on the veins extending to near termen, and 

 defined on each side by ochreous. Hind wing pale crimson ; cilia 

 of both wings pale yellow. 



Hab. W. China, Nitai, type t S in Coll, Leech, Moupin, Omeishan. 

 Exp. 32 millim. 



1005. Miltochrista aherrans. 



Miltochrista aherrans, Butl. A. M. N.H. (4) xx. p. 397(1877) ; id. 111. Het, 



ii. p. 5, pi. 22. f. 7 ; Kirbv.^Cat. Het. p. 312. 

 Calligeniaaskoldensis.Ohar'ih. Et.Ent. v. p. 30 (1881); Kirby.Cat. Het.p. 312. 



Head and thorax yellow, shoulders and patagia with black points ; 

 fore coxjB tinged with crimson, the tibiae banded with black ; 

 abdomen fuscous, greyish towards base, the extremity ochreous. 

 Fore wing orange-red ; a black point at base ; two obliquely-placed 

 subbasal black points below the cell ; the costal edge black to the 

 antemedial line, which is strongly angled in cell ; a medial line 

 angled inwards in cell to meet the antemedial line, then excurved ; 

 a discoidal point ; the postraedial line arising from the same point 

 on costa as the medial line, very strongly bent outwards below 

 costa, then oblique, extremely and irregularly dentate, and bent 

 outwards to inner margin ; a curved subterminal series of short 

 dark streaks. Hind wing yellow, strongly tinged with crimson. 



Ab. 1. askoldensis. Fore wing with the medial line almost obsolete. 



Hah. Amur ; Japan, Yokohama (Jonas), 2 c? type, Tokio (Fenton), 

 1 2 » Kioto (Lewis), 1 cf . Exp. 26 millim. 



1006. Miltochrista rosaria. 



Miltochrifita rosaria, Butl. A. M. N. H. (4) xx. p. 397 (1877) ; id. 111. Ilet. 

 B. M. ii. p. 6, pi. 22. f. 8 (1878) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 312. 



Ochreous ; palpi black at tips ; tibia? banded with black. Fore 

 wing with pale crimson fascia from base below costa, becoming 

 costal after the middle ; the terminal area suffused with crimson ; 

 a subbasal black point ; the costal edge black to the antemedial line, 

 which is acutely angled outwards in cell and slightly on vein 1, then 

 obsolete ; a medial line slightly angled inwards in cell and retracted 

 to inner margin ; a discoidal point ; the postmedial lino very strongly 

 bent outwards below costa, then oblique and highly dentate to voiu 

 1 ; a curved, more or less prominent, series of black spots from below 



