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4866. Filodes fulvidorsalis, Hiibn. Samml. exot. Schmett. iv, 4, p. 15, 

 figs. 643, 644 ; Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, pi. 182, figs. 2, 2 a (larva) ; 

 C. 8f S. no. 4220. 



Auxomitia mirificalis, Led. Wien. ent. Mon. 1863, p. 391, ^pl. 13, 

 fig. 1 ; C. $ S. no. 4221. 



Filodes patruelis, Moore, Lep. Atk, p. 218 ; C. $ S. no. 4224. 



Head black ; the palpi steel-blue ; vertex of head, thorax, and 

 abdomen orange-scarlet ; pectus yellow ; tarsi pale ; abdomen with 



Fig. 176. Filodes fulvidorsalis, rf. \. 



& dorsal series of black spots and steel-blue segmental rings, the 

 lateral and anal tufts steel-blue and black ; wings black-brown, 

 greyish towards outer margin and sometimes with traces of an 

 oblique postmedial line, which may be prominent on underside. 

 Fore wing with an orange basal patch ; a steel-blue fascia below 

 basal half of costa ; a black spot at origin of vein 2, usually with a 

 spot above it in the cell ; a spot at middle of cell and larger 

 discocellular spot. Underside of fore wing with steel-blue sub- 

 costal fascia ; hind wing with discocellular black lunule. 



The Sikhim form is large; the variety mirificalis =patruelis has 

 the orange of the thorax and abdomen more or less suffused with 

 fuscous. Fore wing with the basal orange patch obscure and 

 diffused, the postmedial line somewhat prominent on upperside of 

 both wings; a Khasi specimen has the ground-colour dull 

 ferruginous. 



Larva olive-green, with a subdorsal whitish fascia ; each somite 

 with several black warty spots ; head yellowish ; legs black. 

 Food-plant Thunbergia allata. Pupa red, with long sheaths for 

 antenna and proboscis, the former serrated. 



Hob. Reunion ; throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma ; Anda- 

 mans ; Nicobars ; Philippines ; Borneo ; Java ; Sumbawa. Exp. 

 30-44 millim. 



4867. Filodes sexpunctalis, Snell. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1890, p. 603, pi. xx, 

 figs. 6, 6 a. 



Differs from fulvidorsalis in the colour of the thorax, abdomen, 

 and base of fore wing being much deeper orange-red ; fore wing 

 without the black spots at middle of cell and on discoceliulars ; 

 underside without black spots. 



Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 46 millim. 



