78 IITPOPYEID^E. 



HYPOPYRIDJi:. 



SPIRAMA, Gueii. 



Spirama confusa. (Plate CXXXII. figs. 6-8.) 



(J . Nearest to S. j'mchiiena : a little longer and paler iu the wings ; the l)lack discal 

 lines of primaries more divergent at the extremities and more regularly curved ; the thorax 

 •with two distinctly defined pale transverse bands. The under surface slightly more ruddy, 

 with the dark stripes across the wings decidedly straighter, less arched. Expanse of wings 

 67 millim. 



? . Very like <S. japonica : larger, comparatively longer and paler, the pale areas less 

 clouded ; the central pale band of secondaries wider, almost as wide as the succeeding brown 

 and black band ; fringe wider. Under surface much brighter, brick-red ; the first line not 

 interrupted by black spots, its lower half bent inwards towards the inner margin ; tlie second 

 line regularly dentate-sinuate throughout, the third line duplicated throughout. Expanse of 

 wings 71 millim. 



Dharmsala : taken at sugar. 



Females of this species have long stood in the Museum collection without a name ; 

 Mr. Hocking regards them as varieties of iS. retort a, he says : — " They vary greatly, and the 

 species is always abundant. Great numbers were taken, aud the conclusion come to was that 

 there was one species which varied." Unfortunately Mr. Hocking only retained one male 

 and two females of S. retorta, typical in every respect of that species, and four males and 

 three females of -S. cunfusa, so that the supposed variation would appear to be due to the fact 

 that two species, the males of botli of which are considerably darker in colouring than their 

 females, were confounded as one. If .S. retorta and .9. confusa were to be associated, nearly 

 tiic whole genus would have to be massed under one name. S, confusa should stand ne.\.t to 

 S. coharem of Burma. 



Spirama rosacea. (Plate CXXXII. figs. 9, 10.) 



$ . Nearest to S. mollis of Java : of the same size; it diflfers in the whole of the wings 

 above being suffused with rose-pink; the three obliquely placed spots in the middle of 

 primaries larger, subconfluent, silver-grey, and not pupillatcd, the inner arclied line across 

 the disk indistinct, and interrupted by the silver-grey spots : on the secondaries the band 

 across basal fourth is barely visible and diffused ; the series of dots across the middle is 

 slightly convex instead of prominently concave, and the dots themselves are grey instead of 

 black, the pale band bordering the series of dots externally is better defined aud narrower ; 

 the abdominal border is clear rosy salmon-coloured : the vertex of the head is tinted with 

 [link. The under surface is decidedly redder, of a fiery orange-red colour, with the two grey 

 discal stripes wider apart. E.xpansc of wings 74 millim. 



Dharmsala. 



