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This form is nearest to L. gondona Swinhoe, but it is a larger 

 and darker insect with the hind wing fuscous, instead of pale 

 yellow. The band in gondona is narrow, and lacks the black 

 point on the discocellulars. 



57. Lymantria melia, sp. n. (PI. I. fig. 10.) 



■Description. — tf . Head reddish, thorax and fore wing pale 

 brown, abdomen and hind wing pale red. Antennae black. Fore 

 wing with a median white fascia from costa to middle of inter- 

 space 1. A white spot beyond it at base of interspace 3. Cilia 

 and costa edged with pale red. Underside of wings pale red. 



Habitat. Kedai, 24th November, 12th December, and 1st 

 March. Expanse 46 mm. 



This form is nearest to L. albimacula Wallengren, but differs 

 in the white markings of the fore wing being much more 

 restricted, and in having a red abdomen and hind wings instead 

 of yellow as in that species. 



58. Lymantbia metella, sp. n. (PL II. fig. 31.) 



Description. — 5 . Head and body red, antennae black. Fore 

 wing bright fulvous, with a median white band broken up into 

 spots in the interspaces, and angled outwards in interspace 3. 

 The spots are situated as follows : — a double spot below the 

 costa, a double spot at apex of cell, and three round spots in 

 interspaces 1, 2, and 3. Cilia fulvous. Hind wing pale pinkish 

 red, darker at the base and near the inner margin. 



Underside similarly coloured to upperside, but paler, and the 

 white spots of the fore wing more indistinct. The scaling of the 

 wings is very sparse, and they are almost diaphanous on the distal 

 areas. 



Habitat. Masongaleni, 26th December. Expanse 60 mm. 



59. Lymantria menecles, sp. n. (PI. II. fig. 28.) 



Description. — S • Head and tibiae red ; thorax red-brown. Ab- 

 domen red. Fore wing grey-brown inclining to fulvous on the 

 inner margin. A median curved blackish line from costa to vein 

 1, bordered outwardly by a broad white band, which is profusely 

 irrorated by black atoms, and divided into two parts by the 

 median nervure. These white spots are bordered outwardly by 

 another blackish band which is broadest on the costa. A sub- 

 marginal waved blackish band. Cilia chequered red and brown. 

 Hind wing cream-colour, with red marginal line and cilia. 



This form is nearest to Lymantria albimacidata Walker, but 

 is smaller, and has a red abdomen instead of yellow. 



Habitat. Kedai, 25th November and 12th December. Expanse 

 40 mm. 



60. Lymantria arete, sp. n. (PL I. fig. 19.) 



Description. — $ . Head and thorax pale reddish brown. Ab- 

 domen pale red, with a dorsal row of elongate fuscous spots. 



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