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lateral spots prominent. Fore wing dirty white, with the spots at 

 base and end of cell and the ante- and postmedial series prominent , 

 the last slightly curved ; the submarginal series obsolescent. Hind 

 wing wholly suffused with crimson ; the spot at end of cell laix r < k ; 

 traces of some submarginal spots. Underside with the basal arm 

 and cell of fore wing suffused with black and with two postmedial 

 bands. 



JJab. Nilgiris. Exp. 46 millim. 



1181. Spilosoma comma, Wlk. Cat.vii, p. 1703; C.fyS. no. 814. 

 Spilosoma abdominalis, Moore, Cat. E. 1. Co. p. 356 ; Butl. III. Het. 



v, pi. 85, tig. U j a # & no. 827. 



cJ . Head and thorax yellowish white ; palpi crimson, the ter- 

 minal joint black ; pectus with a crimson tinge ; a black mark on 

 shoulders ; femora crimson ; abdomen with the dorsal and lalcrnl 

 spots prominent. Wings yellowish white ; fore wing with black 

 ante- and postmedial spots on the costa ; an elongate black streak 

 on centre of inner margin sending spurs into the interno-median 

 interspace from each of its extremities. 



$ . Fore wing without the postmedial spot on the costa ; hind 

 wing with a spot at end of cell. 



Hob. N.W. Himalayas. Exp., <$ 50, $ 58 millim. 



1182. Spilosoma lacteatum, Butl. Ill Het. v, p. 31, pi. 85, fig. 10, and 



vii, pi. 138, tig. 2 (larva) ; C. & S. no. 839. 



c? . Head and thorax pale ochreous ; palpi, frons, and pectus 

 black ; fore femora crimson; thorax with a black streak on the vert c.\ . 

 Fore wing pale ochreous; a black subbasal spot below the median 

 nervure ; a curved band of small spots from the apex to centre 

 of inner margin, the spots on inner margin and between veins 

 2 and 3 taking the form of long streaks ; submarginal double 

 specks from veins 3 to 5. Hind wing white, with a black sub- 

 marginal spot towards apex and three towards anal angle. 



$ with the abdominal segments fringed with white and a large 

 anal white tuft. 



Larva black, with segmental tufts of black and dirty white hairs ; 

 the head and a dorsal tuft of hair on anal segment red-brown. 



Hob. Dharmsala ; Sikhirn. Exp., $ 52, $ 60 millim. 



1183. Spilosoma melanopsis, Wlk. Cat. xxxi, p. 280; Moore, Lep. 



Ceyl. ii, pi. 108, tig. 2 ; C.8f S. no. 811. 

 Aloa callisoma, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 101, tig. 4. 



Head and thorax ochreous ; frons black ; palpi crimson, black 

 above ; paired black spots on the shoulders and tegula3. Abdomen 

 crimson above, whitish below, with a dorsal and two paired lateral 

 series of black spots ; thorax below and femora crimson. Fore 

 wing ochreous ; a fuscous oblique band from the costa beyond the 



