and the allied iimap.^ uf the FuinUij Ardllda: 23 



AreO'^ roeteicodi--^, n. k/k 



^ . Snow-white; civst, a few seales on luargiu uf cullav, abdo- 

 men, costa of primaries, and a difl'used costal nebula on seconda- 

 ries, scarlet ; antemiai black ; abdomen with a dorsal series of 

 transverse black bars, and lateral series of spots ; primaries with 

 a minute black litura on median nervure at origin of second and 

 third branches, a second upon the lower radial, a third on the 

 first median, and a fourth near the end of the submedian ner- 

 vui'e ; secondaries with a black spot at end of cell, a second 

 smaller one at apex, and three (larger) along the outer margin ; 

 palpi scarlet Avith black tips ; coxai and upper surface of femora 

 scarlet ; knees, tibi;e above, and tarsi black ; venter white with 

 lateral Ijlack dots ; y)rimaries with two black spots at end of cell ; 

 secondaries with the base rosy, a black su])-])asal costal spot ; 

 costal rosy nebula only visible through the wing, otherwise as 

 above : expanse of wings 1 inch, 11 lines. 



Rockingham I'.ay, Australia, {Mxa/dlirnn/). 15. M. 



Area,., Muorei, I,, sp. 



^. Snow-white; scape of antenn;e, front margin of collar, 

 abdomen, and costa of primaries, scarlet ; antenuie black ; abdo- 

 men with a dorsal series of transverse black bars, and lateral 

 series of black dots ; primaries with two minute black points at 

 end of cell ; secondaries with a black spot at end of cell, a second 

 at apex, and a third, submarginal, on discoidal interspace ; palpi 

 scarlet, fringed with white, with black tips ; coxai and femora 

 above reddish, knees and midiUe tibiae above black, tarsi black 

 spotted with whitish ; wings below red at liase with a l)lack 

 costal spot, otherwise as above : expanse of wings 1 inch, 6 lines. 



Abnorah, N". India, (Bnip). KM. 



This species, like tlie two preceding is at ourc separated from 

 A. lactinea by its scarlet alxlomen ; it also has much less scai'let 

 aljout the collar, and no black sjxjts on the ti'guhe : 1 have 

 named it after Mr. F. ^loore of the E. India ^Museum. 



Area.'< mdalU 



Ainu, rodalls; Walker, Lep. Ilet. supp. 1, p. :301, (1864). 

 N". Australia. 



