SPATULICEASPEDA. — LENODORA. 73 



Spatulicraspeda castaneiceps. (Plate CLXI. fij^s. IG, 17, i^' Plate CLXXV. tig. 13.) 



Expanse, ^ |, $ % inch. 



Male. Fore wing dark jmrplisli liroun ; a very iiulistinet dark baud at end oi' ci'll t'roin 

 the costa to first median nervule ; a narrower similar band I'roin the costa before the apex to 

 the outer angle. Hind wing smoky black ; the cilia ochreous towards apex. Antennae dark ; 

 head and collar chestnut. 



Female. Fore wing pale ruddy brown ; the band at end of cell and the submarginal band 

 still more indistinct than in the male ; cilia dusky purple. Antennae chestnut, as well as 

 head and collar. A variety of the female is pale purplish grey with a brown tinge, with a 

 dark spot in the internal interspace below the end of the cell ; the band at end of cell hardly 

 discernible, the other markings normal. 



Cocoon smooth, hard, and spherical, with a lid; brown, with racemose wliite markings. 



Nagoda nigricans, Moore. (Plate CLXI. fig. 1 & Plate CLXXVI. fig. (5 (larva).) 

 Nagoda nigricans, Aloore, Lep. Cei/1. iii. p. 542. 



Expanse ? 1 j^ inch. 



Female. Fore wing yellowish white, the veins pnrc shining w-hitc ; a ferruginous red Ijand 

 across the middle of cell from near costa to near inner margin, broken into spots by the veins ; 

 then a broader band consisting of a spot occupying the end of the cell, and a larger spot below 

 it nearly reaching the inner margin; three narrow concave bands beyond the cell froui near 

 costa to near outer angle fonned of ferruginous and dark scales. Hind wing and underside 

 uniform golden yellow, the veins whiter. Antennai filiform. 



This sex bears a remarkable general resemblance to Narosa ron.>ipersa, and is totally 

 unlike the male. 



Larva. Oval, convex above, and smooth ; pale greenish blue with longitudinal dorsal and 

 lateral stripes and series of lunular markings of a deeper shade — not on the exterior, but seen 

 through the thick cuticle. 



It spins a compact whitish cocoon between two leaves. The moth escapes by a lid-like 

 opening at one end. This lid must be prepared by the larva prior to pupating, for should the 

 pupa die the cocoon will still break open in the same manner if pressure be applied from 

 witliiu. 



LASIOCAMPID^. 



Lenodora vittata, Wlk. (Plate CLXI. figs. 4, 11.) 



Lasiocampa vlttata, Wlk. Cat. vi. p. 1440. 



Expanse, ^ If, ? 1% inch. 



Male. Uniform bright rufous brown. Fore wing with a white streak below the subcostal 



nervure. 



Female. Much paler, with the streak indistinct. 



