406 LASIOCAMPID^. 



postmedial line. Hind wing white; a slight fuscous suffusion on 

 outer area ; a dark patch on outer margin near anal angle. 



$ . Differs from dorsalis in the abdomen being almost wholly 

 white ; fore wing with a conspicuous white spot on the postmedial 

 line (which is obsolescent except at costa) at veins 4 and 5 ; hind 

 wing white, with a reddish tinge on outer area ; the cilia red-brown 

 near anal angle. 



Larva pale ochreous brown : large dark dorsal patches of hair 

 on 2nd and 3rd somites ; small black spots on 4th to 9th ; long 

 lateral tufts of ochreous hair ; subdorsal series of small hairy 

 papillae ; paired larger dorsal papillae on 10th and llth somites. 



Cocoon formed of pale hair. 



Hob. Throughout N.W. and S. India. Exp., <$ 48, 66-84 

 millim. 



Genus SUANA. 

 Suana, Wlk. Cat. vi, p. 1502 (1855). 



Type, S. concolor, Wlk. 



Ranye. Throughout India and Ceylon ; Philippines ; Java. 



Palpi long and broad. Antennas with branches gradually 

 shortening to apex in male, extremely short throughout in female. 

 Legs without spurs. Fore wing long and narrow ; veins 6, 7, 8 

 stalked ; the stalk of veins 9 and 10 long. Hind wing with the outer 

 margin straight in the male ; veins 4 and 5 stalked or from angle 

 of cell ; 8 almost touching 7 ; one slight accessory costal veinlet. 



903. Suana concolor, Wlk. Cat. vi, p. 1463; C. 8f S. no. 1508. 



Lebeda bimaculata, Wlk. Cat. vi, p. 1463; C. $ S. no. 1506; 



Moore, Lep. Ceyl ii, pi. 140, n>. 1, 1 a, 1> (l,n \ a ). 

 Suana ampla, Wlk. Cat. vi, p. 1502; C. f 5. no. 1 :><)">. 

 Suana cervina, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 410; C. Sf S. no. 1507. 



d Head, thorax, and abdomen dark red-brown. Fore wing 



Fig. 281. Suana concol&r, <* . \. 

 dark red-brown, the costa greyish ; a more or less distinct yellowish 



