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on vertex, tne terminal segments whitish ; legs black and crimson. 

 Fore wing white ; some crimson and black basal spots ; a subbasal 

 line ; an antemedial waved line joining at inner margin two post- 

 inedial lunulate lines, the space between which is often completely 

 filled in with fuscous ; a fuscous spot towards end of cell ; some 

 lunulate submarginal marks forming a more or less complete band ; 

 a marginal series of spots ; costa and cilia crimson. Hind wing 

 crimson, with a fuscous spot at end of cell ; a submarginal macu- 

 late band and some spots on centre of margin. 



The variety aurora, from Japan, where the typical form also 

 occurs, is suffused with fuscous in both sexes. 



Hab. Japan ; N.W. Himalayas ; Sikhim. Exp. t <$ 40-54, 

 $ 96-112 millim. 



1039. Lymantria viola, Sidnh. P. Z. S. 1889, p. 406. 



3 . Differs from maihura in having the orange markings re- 

 placed by crimson, except that the abdomen is somewhat orange 

 towards extremity. Fore wing with the ground-colour greyish. 



5 . Differs from mathura in the black markings being somewhat 

 reduced ; the collar without spots, and the mesothorax with one 

 black spot between the two crimson spots, and none behind them. 



Hob. Bombay. Ea-p., <$ 50, 90 millim. 



1040. Lymantria grandis, Wlk. Cat. iv, p. 874; C. $ S. no. 1008. 

 Lymantria maculosa, Wlk. Cat. iv, p. 881. 



Lymantria metarhoda, Wlk. Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) i, 1862, p. 78. 



$ . Differs from viola in the shaft of antennae and ground- 

 colour of thorax and fore wing being pure white. Fore wing with 

 all the bands reduced to well-separated spots ; collar and thorax 

 spotted as in mathura. 



. Differs from mathura in the frons being black, the 2nd joint 

 of palpus with a black spot. 



Hab. Ceylon. Exp., <f 58, $ 110 millim. 



1041. Lymantria rosea, Hmpsn. Ill, Het. ix, ined., pi. 158, %. 28. 



cJ . Differs from grandis in the palpi, head, thorax, and legs 

 being black and white without any crimson. Fore wing with a 

 prominent black lunule at end of cell ; the antemedial and two 

 postmedial lunulate lines not reduced to spots. Hind wing with 

 a broad marginal smoky black band. Underside suffused with 

 fuscous. 



Hab. Margharita, near Sadiya, Assam ; Ceylon. Ejcp. 54 millim. 



1042. Lymantria lepcha, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 54 ; C.$ S. no. 1025. 

 Barhona carneola, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 56 j C. Sf S. no. 1083. 



cJ . Head and thorax white ; the line behind the head crimson ; 



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