22 ARCTIID^. 



Larva brownish black, slightly powdered with pale specks and 

 with tufts of dark red hairs. 



Hob. N.W. Himalayas ; Khasi and Naga Hills ; ? Satara. Ern. 9 

 3 40, $ 48 mfflim. 



1217. Alphaea tigrina, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 398, pi. 32, fig. 4; 



C. $ S. no. 850. 



cJ . Differs from quadriramosa in the branches of the antenna 

 being rather longer ; colour orange-buff ; tegulae without the black 

 stripe. Eore wing with the fasciae along the subcostal nervure, 

 median nervure and veins rising from it, and submedian nervure 

 broader and more irregular ; a submargiiial series of black spots 

 more or less joined to the median fascia. Hind wing with a black 

 blotch at end of cell, a submarginal series, and some black marks 

 on the inner and discal areas. 



In some specimens the black markings of fore and hind wing 

 extend over the greater part of the surface. 



Hab. Palni Hills. Exp. 46 millim. 



1218. Alphaea leopardina, Eott. HilgeVs Easchmir. iv, p. 4G7, pi 21. 



fig. 2 ; C. $ S. no. 802. 



Nyaca divisa, Wlk. Cat. iii, p. 614 ; Butl 111. Ilet. v, pi. 86, fig. 2 ; 

 C. # S. no. 857. 



Palpi and frons black ; vertex of head white ; teguke black, 

 fringed with white ; thorax white, with a broad black stripe on 

 vertex ; abdomen crimson above, the extremity yellow, and with 

 dorsal and lateral series of black spots. Fore wing white, with 

 conjoined black patches occupying most of the surface ; a broad 

 fascia along median nervure coalescing with some patches from 

 the costa and an oblique postmedial band bifurcating towards the 

 costa : some smaller submarginal marks and a series of patches 

 along inner margin. All these markings are, however, sometimes 

 reduced and separated. Hind wing black, with an irregular white 

 postmedial band, sometimes only extending from the costa to lower 

 angle of cell ; some submarginal and marginal marks. 



One specimen has the whole of the underside of the fore wing 

 except the outer area, and also the inner area of the hind wing, 

 suffused with crimson, showing through to the upperside. 



Hal. N.W. Himalayas and ? Khasi Hills. Exp., 3 45, $ 

 56 millim. 



1219. Alphsea vittata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 396, pi. 32, fig. 12 ; 



C. fy S. no. 797. 



Head and thorax* black ; vertex of head with a white band ; 

 tegulse white, with a black spot ; abdomen crimson above, black 

 below, with a series of short dorsal black bands ; femora crimson. 

 Fore wing black ; a white fascia from the base to the apex de- 

 scribing an almost even curve. Hind wing crimson, with a black 



