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of black spots. Fore wing brownish or reddish ochreotis, with a 

 basal black speck ; an antemedial series of specks ; postmedial and 

 submarginal series of double specks ; a marginal series. Hind 

 wing crimson, with a spot at end of cell and a submarginal series 

 of spots which often coalesce into a complete band. 



In the female the markings of the fore wing may be totally 

 obsolete. 



Larva back, with tufts of pale ferruginous hair, the lateral 

 tufts long. 



Hob. Moulmein; Penang; Java; Borneo. Kvp. t <$ 42, $ 

 52 millim. 



b. Male ivith branches of antenna short. 



1175. Spilosoma castaneum, Hmpsn. 111. Het. ix, p. 79, pi. 158, figs. 



26, 27. 



J . Head and thorax brown ; the basal joint of palpi, the femora, 

 and the pectus crimson. Abdomen crimson above and below ; the 

 dorsal and lateral series of spots small* Fore wing brown, with 

 the basal spot, the antemedial series, the spot at end of cell, and 

 those on costa above it well developed ; the postmedial series 

 taking the form of large, extremely irregular blotches ; cilia black. 

 Hind wing uniform black. 



5 . Head and fore wing red-brown ; the last with a black spot 

 at base ; a pair of antemedial spots on each side of vein 1 ; a 

 postmedial curved series from vein 4 to inner margin ; cilia red- 

 brown. Hind wing crimson, with a black spot at end of cell and 

 submarginal series of large spots. 



Hob. Ceylon. Eocp. 9 <5 40, $ 50 millim. 



1176. Spilosoma rubilinea, Moore, P. Z. S. 1805, p. 810 ; C. fy S. 



no. 842. 

 Spilosoma discinigra, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 810 ; C. fy S. no. 832. 



Differs from montanum in the thorax having a black spot on 

 vertex. Fore wing yellowish brown, with the black spots obso- 

 lete ; the bands indistinct and with a crimson tinge : the antemedial 

 band highly annulate ; the postmedial band not so much excurved. 

 Hind wing yellowish brown ; the inner area slightly tinged with 

 crimson ; a black spot at end of cell and postmedial curved black 

 band. 



In the form discinir/ra the base of the hind wing is suffused with 

 black; one specimen has the wings wholly suffused with fuscous. 



Hob. Sikhim ; Shilloug ; Burma. Eocp>, 3 50, $ 56 millim. 



1177. Spilosoma erythrophleps, n. sp. 



c? . Head, thorax, and abdomen reddish orange ; palpi and frons 

 black ; collar and tegulae with paired black spots ; abdomen with 

 dorsal black bands and patch on terminal segment. Fore wing 



