46 ARCTIIDjE. 



frons and vertex ; collar, tegulae, and thorax spotted with black ; 

 abdomen with short segmental bands above, and two pairs of lateral 

 spots. Fore wing white, with some black spots near the base ; 



Fig. 21. Dilemera arctata, <$. \ 



broad fuscous streaks along costa and inner margin from the base 

 to the medial maculate band ; a broad marginal fuscous band 

 of more or less conjoined streaks, in some specimens having white 

 spots on the margin. Hind wing white, with a marginal series of 

 rounded fuscous spots, those towards anal angle elongate. 

 Hob. Sikhim ; Khasis ; Nagas. Exp. 60 millim. 



SECT. II. Hind wing of male with a very large fold on 

 inner margin and the anal angle produced. 



1262. Dilemera carissima, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1891. p. 477. 

 ' pi. 19, fig. 1. 



c? . Differs from arctata in having paired dorsal black spots on 

 abdomen instead of bands. Fore wing with a quadrate white sub- 

 marginal spot below the apex ; the fuscous markings of fore wing 

 and submargiual series of hind wing very variable. 

 Hab. Sikhhn ; Khasis ; Nagas. Exp. 56 millim. 



Genus NYCTEMERA. 



Nyctemera, Hiibn. Verz. p. 178 (1818). 



Leptosoma, Boisd. Voy. de t Astrolabe, Up. p. 197 (1832). 



Trypheromera, Butt. III. Het. v, p. 45 (1881). 



Zonosoma, Butt. III. Het. v, p. 44. 



Pitasila, Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 599. 



Type, N. lacticinia, Cram. 



Range. Africa ; Madagascar ; China ; Philippines ; Formosa ; 

 Indian, Malayan, and Australian regions ; New Zealand. 



Palpi porrectly upturned. Antenna) bipectinate in both sexes, 

 the branches shorter in females. Fore wing with vein 3 from 

 before the angle of cell, 5 from above it ; 6 from upper angle, 

 7 and 10 from the short areole which is formed by the anasto- 

 mosis of 8 and 9. Hind wing with vein 3 from before end of 

 cell, 5 from angle or from above it ; 6 and 7 stalked or from upper 

 angle ; 8 from before middle of cell. 



