ZALISSA. .EGOCERA. 157 



Hind wiog with a spot at end of cell ; the submarginal band 

 wide near anal angle, obsolete towards apex. Underside of fore 

 wing yellow, without the white patches ; the red at apex less 

 extensive ; hind wing with the cell-spot prominent. 

 Hob. Sikhim, 6000-8000 feet. Exp. 65 millim. 



1574. Zalissa albifascia, Wlk. Cat. xxxiii, p. 933 ; C.$S. no. 2275. 



Differs from transiens in the orbicular and reniform spots of the 

 fore wing being indistinct and not outlined with white ; the patch 

 beyond the cell large and sometimes pure white ; the postmedial 

 lines evenly curved, not oblique and angled ; the marginal area not 

 bluish grey towards anal angle ; an indistinct waved submarginal 

 line. Hind wing with the black band broadest at apex ; its inner 

 edge evenly curved, with a white patch on it at apex. Underside 

 with the base of fore wing yellow ; slight traces of the white 

 patches in cell ; white patches at apices of both wings. 



Hab. N. China ; Sikhim ; Canara ; Moulmein ; Eangoon ; An- 

 damans. Exp. 60 millim. 



*1575. Zalissa ? nepcha, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 68 ; C. $ S. no. 2278. 



Head black ; antennae yellow ; thorax rufous brown ; abdomen 

 orange-yellow, with dorsal and lateral series of black-brown spots. 

 Fore wing rufous brown ; some irregular black marks on basal 

 area ; a square white spot at end of cell ; a narrow slightly curved 

 postmedial white band with black inner edge and series of dentate 

 black marks beyond it; a marginal series of black and grey 

 lunules; cilia grey- brown. Hind wing orange-yellow, with a 

 broad black marginal band. Underside with the basal area yellow, 

 the outer black ; fore wing with a broad postmedial white band to 

 near outer angle, where there is a white spot ; hind wing with a 

 white medial patch from costa to lower angle of cell. 



Hab. Sikhim. Exp. 70 millim. 



1576. Zalissa atkinsoni, Moore, Lep. Aik. p. 42, pi. 2, fig. 11 j C. $ S. 

 no. 1740. 



cJ . Head and thorax pale brown ; abdomen black, yellow at 

 sides and extremity. Fore wing rust-red ; the basal and costal 

 areas and a space beyond end of cell ochreous ; orbicular and 

 reniform spots indistinctly fuscous ; submarginal and marginal 

 series of grey specks. Hind wing black ; the marginal area and 

 cilia bright yellow. Underside with the costal and marginal areas 

 of both wings yellow ; the discal and inner areas black ; two black 

 spots in cell of fore wing, and one in that of hind wing. 



Hab. Sikhim. Exp. 36 millim. 



Genus JEGOCERA. 

 ^Egocera, Latr. Gen. Crust. Ins. iv, p. 211 (1809). 



Type, JV, menete, Cram., from Africa. 



liange. Ethiopian, Oriental, and Australasian regions. 



