776 arctiadj:. 



somites, the subdorsal tufts on 4th and 5th somites black ; some 

 long lateral white hairs. 



Cocoon entirely clothed with ochreous hair. 



979. Asura discisigna, insert (syn.) : — 

 Asura infumata, rufotincta, Roths. Nov. Zool. xx. p. 214 (1913). 



Assam, Khasis, type t 6 , $ m Coll. Rothschild ; like the form 

 aurantiaca, but with the subterminal series of spots of the fore 

 wing rather more complete in the male. 



982. Asura dharma, insert (syn.) : — 



Asura lacteoflava, Roths. Nov. Zool. xx. p. 208 (1913). 

 Punjab, Dalhousie, type t d , 2 m Coll. Rothschild. 



937 a. Asura rosacea. (Plate XL. fig. 25.) 



Asura rosacea, Beth. -Baker, Nov. Zool. xi. p. 426 (1904). 



J . Bright rose-pink. Fore wing with slight brownish suffusion 

 in and beyond end of cell ; the costal edge fuscous at base and on 

 terminal half; cilia fuscous. Hind wing slightly paler; the cilia 

 fuscous except towards tornus. 



Hab. Dutch N. Guinea, Miinica P. (Wollaston), 1 $ ; Br. 

 N. Guinea, Dinawa, 4000' (Pratt), type f J in Coll. Bethune- 

 Baker, Kumusi R. (Meek), 1 tf, Sogeri, 1 tf • Exp. 24 millim. 



*990<7. Asura asuroides. (Plate XL. fig. 26.) 



Melaasema asuroides, Roths. Nov. Zool. xx. p. 203 (1913). 



5 . Head and thorax brown, the palpi except at tips, sides of 

 frons, base of antennse, vertex of head, tips of tegulse and patagia 

 and some marks on metathorax crimson ; pectus, legs, and abdomen 

 crimson, the extremities of tibiae and tarsi black. Fore wing 

 brown ; a crimson streak on base of inner margin ; conical medial 

 crimson spots on costa and inner margin. Hind wing whitish 

 tinged with crimson, the apex tinged with brown ; cilia brown ; 

 the underside with the terminal half of costal area and the ter- 

 minal area to vein 3 suffused with brown. 



Rab. Dutch N. Guinea, Setekwa R., Snow Mts. (Meek), type t 

 $ in Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 20 millim. 



990 b. Asura fulvimarginata. (Plate XL. fig. 27.) 

 Asura fulvimarginata, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (8) iv. p. 357 (1909). 



$ . Head, tegulae, and patagia orange-yellow, the vertex of head 

 with slight dark streak ; thorax and abdomen pale brown ; antennse 



