ANTHERJEA. SATTJBNIA. 21 



before it. Hind wing with three waved lines, one at the ocellus, 

 two postmedial. 



Hob. Andamans. Exp. 186 millim. 



14. Antheraea frithi, Moore, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 256, pi. 65, fig. 1 ; 

 C. $ S. no. 1561. 



c? Differs from all the preceding species in being brown or 

 pink suffused with yellow ; a yellow patch in cell of fore wing, and 

 a larger patch on costa before apex ; two postmedial highly 

 lunulate lines ; the ocelli as in paphia. Underside with the 

 antemedial line waved. 



$ . Brownish. 



Hah. Sikhiin ; Bhutan. Exp., 3 134-150, $ 170 millim. 



Genus SATURNIA. 



Saturnia, Schrank, Faun. Boica, ii, pt. 2, p. 149 (1802). 



Pavonia, Hubn. Verz. p. 157 (1818). 



Rinaca, Wlk. Cat. vi, p. 1274 (1855). 



Caligula, Moore, P. Z. 'S. 1867, p. 684 (non descr.). 



Neons, Moore, Tram. Ent. Soc. (3) i, p. 321 (1862-64). 



Type, S. pini, Schr., from Europe. 



Range. Africa ; Palaearctic region ; Himalayas ; Assam. 



Fore wing with the costa evenly arched ; the apex rounded ; 

 the outer margin but slightly excised. Hind wing rounded. 

 Tarsi naked. 



SECT. I. Palpi of moderate size ; branches of antennae in 3 long. 



15. Saturnia zuleika, Hope, Trans. Linn, tfoc.xix, 1848, p. 132, pl.xi, 

 fig. 5 ; C. 8f S. no. 1574. 



cJ . Head and thorax dark red-brown ; collar white ; meta- 

 thorax fringed with white ; abdomen brown and grey, with a series 

 of lateral crimson spots and two paired series of black ventral 

 streaks. Fore wing grey, irrorated with brown scales, and suffused 

 with pink towards the apex; marginal area olive- brown ; a dark 

 brown patch at base of inner margin, followed by a deep crimson 

 band from median nervure to inner margin, with a dark brown 

 outer edge continued upwards across the cell ; a narrow hyaline 

 streak at end of cell surrounded by pinkish, grey, and crimson 

 lines ; three highly dentate postmedial lines bent inwards below 

 the ocellus at vein 2 ; a black triangular patch on the costa before 

 the apex, which is pale buff; two submarginal waved black lines. 

 Hind wing similar, without the dark patch and crimson band at 

 base ; an antemedial curved line ; the ocellus broader ; -the disk 

 more suffused with pink; the postmedial lines waved and not 

 bent inwards. 



