304 GEOMETBID^E. 



Fore wing with an orange basal patch, with a black speck at base 

 and others on its outer edge. 

 Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 35 millim. 



3535. Abraxas flaveata. 



Abraxas triseriata, Warr. P. Z. S. 1893, p. 394, pi. 31, fig. 9 (prseocc.). 



J . Differs from nigrivena in the wings being pale straw-colour ; 



an indistinct medial band of black scales ; a submarginal series of 



black specks on the veins ; fore wing with the basal orange patch 



rather larger. 



Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 44 millim. 



3536. Abraxas etridoides, n. sp. 



c? . Antennae black ; palpi orange, the 3rd joint black. Head 

 black, spotted with orange; thorax and abdomen black above, 

 white below; tegulae black and orange. Tore wing white; the 

 costa and area from the cell to outer margin black ; an orange 

 subapical elongate patch, widest towards the costa ; the outer 

 edge of the white area rather irregular. Hind wing white, with a 

 rather broad marginal black band with dentate inner edge. Under- 

 side : fore wing as above, but with an additional orange streak on 

 outer margin below apex ; hind wing uniform pale yellow, with a 

 black mark on the middle of the discocellulars, and the short black 

 streaks on the nervules halfway between the cell and outer margin 

 so characteristic of Abraxas. 



A beautiful mimic of Teracolus etrida, which is very common in 

 the same district. 



Hob. Kodaikanal, Palni Hills (Elwes). Exp. 32 millim. Type 

 in coll. Druce. 



3537. Abraxas triseriata, Herr.-Schaffer, Samml. aussereur. Schmett. 



fig. 322. 

 Potera marginata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 852 ; C. $ S. no. 3747. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen orange and black ; wings white, 

 with black markings. Fore wing with two irregular subbasal 

 bands, the first reaching vein 1, the second the median nervure ; 

 an irregular antemedial band excurved from the subcostal nervure 

 to vein 1 ; a large patch at end of cell ; the costa mostly black ; 

 dentate submarginal and marginal bands connected by a bar on 

 vein 4 ; an irregular spot at outer angle. Hind wing with ante- 

 medial band, and dentate postmedial and marginal bands. 



The form marginata, from Tenasserim, has all the black markings 

 very much reduced, the transverse bands of each wing being only 

 represented by a few black specks. 



Bab. Tenasserim; Mergui; Java. Exp. 42-46 millim. 



C. (Ligdia). Antennae of male ciliated. 



3538. Abraxas adustata, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 114 ; Hiibn. Samml. 



Eur. Schmett., Geom. fig. 75. 



Ligdia coctata, Guen. Phal. ii, p. 210; C. $ S. no. 3761. 

 M.'lanippe offerata, Wlk. Cat. xxiv, p. 1274. 

 Melanippe restitutata, Wlk. Cat. xxv, p. 1297 ; C. % S. no. 3814 



