AULACODES. 215 



fuscous on inner side and a black line on outer ; a marginal black 

 line ; the cilia intersected with black. Hind wing with wedge- 

 shaped whitish medial band defined by fuscous lines from costa to 

 lower angle of cell ; four large white-centred black spots on margin 

 on a pale patch, denned on inner side by a fuscous submarginal line 

 which runs across the apex and is angled inwards on vein 1. 

 Hab. Sikhiin (Pitcher). Exp. 28 millim. Type in B. M. 



b. Fore wing of male with sparse fringe of long hair from median 

 nervure, the tuft of large scales confined to the end of cell. 



4688. Aulacodes peribocalis, Wlk. Cat. xvii, p. 446 ; C. $ S. no. 4426. 

 Cataclysta halialis, Wlk. Cat. xvii, p. 447 ; C. # S. no. 4421. 

 Cataclysta sabrina, Pryer, Cist. Ent. ii, p. 232, pi. 4. fig. 3. 

 Oligostigma papulalis, Snell Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 640. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen white and pale yellow. Fore wing 

 white, with the costal area yellow tinged with fulvous ; the tuft of 

 scales in cell white or fuscous ; vein 2 streaked with yellow ; an 

 oblique triangular dark -edged yellow mark from costa beyond 

 middle to vein 2 ; a dark-edged curved yellow fascia from near 

 base of inner margin to outer angle ; a submarginal yellow band 

 with dark outer edge from costa to vein 2 ; a marginal yellow band 



Fig. 123. Aulacodes peribocalis, $ . {. 



defined by fine black lines. Hind wing white, with yellow subbasal 

 patch on inner area conjoined to a very broad curved submarginal 

 yellow band, with a fuscous v-shaped mark between them, the 

 outer edge of the submarginal band dark ; four white-centred black 

 spots on a yellow marginal line between veins 5 & Ic. 



The markings of fore wing, except the fascia on inner area and 

 the marginal band, sometimes fulvous. 



Hob. Aden ; China ; N.W. & E. Himalayas ; Nilgiris ; Burma. 

 Exp. 28-36 millim. 



4689. Aulacodes saturatalis, Snell Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 639. 



Differs from plicatalis in being bright orange. Eore wing with 

 no dark line on inner edge of the submarginal orange band. Hind 

 wing with no dark edge to the subbasal patch and no dark inner edge 

 to the broad postmedial band, the costal portion of which is suffused 

 over the whole apical area, embracing the three ocellate spots. 



Hob. Sikhim. Exp., 3 20, $ 22-30 millim. 



