ARCTIID^E. 



In the variety marginatus the marginal black spots of the hind 

 wing have coalesced to form a complete band. 



Fig. 9. Creatonotus lactineus, $ . \. 



Larva black, with lateral tufts of red-brown hair ; a subdorsal 

 series of scarlet spots ; dorsal, subdorsal, and lateral series of black 

 spots ; 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th somites with sublateral spots ; 

 llth somite with two spots only. 



Hab. China; throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma; Java. 

 Exp., c? 56, $ 66 milliin. 



1236. Creatonotus negritus, Sioinh. MS. 



$ . Differs from lactineus in nearly the whole abdomen and 

 wings being suffused with black ; fore wing with a white streak in 

 cell and two on inner area ; the costa with a crimson streak to- 

 wards apex ; cilia of both wings white. 



Halt. Khasis. Exp. 62 millim. Type in B. M. 



1237. Creatonotus insolatus, Swirih. P. Z. S. 1889, p. 404. 



c? . Differs from lactineus in the head and collar being without 

 the crimson bands ; abdomen with black dorsal spots instead of 

 bands. Wings with the black spots almost absent: fore wing 

 with the costal fascia narrow. 



Hab. Thyetmyo, Burma. Exp. 36 millim. 



1238. Creatonotus albistriga, Wlk. C.xxxi, p. 303; C.fy S. no. 761. 



Differs from insolatus in the band on the head being yellow ; the 

 thorax tinged with ochreous ; tegulae with dark spots. Fore wing 

 with the costal stripe yellow : the veins white ; the interspaces 

 fuscous, with white streaks in and below the cell. Hind wing 

 with the spot in cell and marginal spots large or small. 



Hab. Ganjam. Exp. 44 millim. 



SECT. III. (Aloa). Antennae of male bipectinate ; serrate 

 in female. 



1239. Creatonotus emittens, Wlk. Cat. iii, p. 638 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. 



ii, p. 74, pi. 108, figs. 3, 3 a ; C. $ S. no. 816. 

 Aloa candidula, Wlk. Cat. iii, p. 704 ; C. $ S. no. 813. 

 Aloa diminuta, Wlk. Cat. iii, p. 705 ; C. fy S. no. 815. 

 Spilosoma punctistriga, Wlk. Cat. iii ; p. 676; C. < S. no. 821. 



