10 XOCTUIDiE. 



quadrate black patch from costa to lower end of cell witli a curved 

 fascia from its inner side to submedian fold above tornus with a 

 small black spot beyond it above vein 1 ; a triangular black patch 

 from terminal part of costa to above vein 2 before termen, a fine 

 black line before its inner edge except above vein 6 ; a fine black 

 line on apical half of termen followed by small spots on veins 4, 3, 2, 

 the lowest larger and round ; the terminal part of vein 2 streaked 

 with crimson and the termen tinged with scarlet towards tornus. 

 Hind wing pale scarlet ; a M'edge-shaped black-brown band from 

 apical part of costa to su.bmedian fold towards which it becomes 

 maculate ; small terminal black spots on vein's 4, 3, 2 ; cilia blackish 

 at apex. Underside of both wings ochreous yellow with the 

 markings obsolescent. 



Hah. Punjab {James, Home), 3 d,2 $ , Kangra, 1 $ ; Nepal 

 {Hardioicke), 1 ^ ; Sikhim ; Bengal, Pusa (Mason),! d" , 1 $ ; 

 Bombay, Kuteh, Anjar, 1 d ; Madras (Watson), Id- Exp. 

 32-40 millim. 



Larva. Indian Museum Notes, v. p. 114, pi. xiii. ff. 6 a, h. 



Yellowish white or dark pink above, yellovdsh vfhite below ; 

 lateral lines pale, more or less distinct ; each somite with a few 

 colourless bristles ; head dirty Avhite, pinkish, or brown. Food-plant, 

 Pipal. Pupates underground without cocoon. 



7773. Attatha ethiopica. 



Attatha ethiopica, Hmpsn. P, Z. S. 1910, p. 425, pi. xxxviii. f. 17. 



Head orange, the frons with black bands at middle and above ; 

 palpi with some black above ; antennae blackish ; thorax yellowy the 

 tegulse at tips, the meso- and metathorax with velvety black bands ; 

 pectus in front and fore legs orange ; abdomen orange above, 

 yellow below. Fore wing ochreous yellow tinged with rufous 

 towards tornus ; a triangular velvety black patch in and below base 

 of cell, its outer edge somewhat excised and its lower extremity 

 rather produced ; a black fascia on inner margin from near base to 

 beyond middle, its extremities acute ; a triangular velvety black 

 patch from middle of costa, its outer edge produced to a point 

 between veins 4, 3 and its lower extremity produced to a long 

 oblique fascia where it is somewhat dilated and bifurcate ; a 

 triangular velvety black patch from costa before apex, its lower 

 extremity obliquely produced to a point near termen below vein 3, 

 rather lobed on outer side, a fine oblique brown line before the patch 

 from vein 7 to below vein 3 ; a fine black terminal line from apex 

 to vein 4, followed by small spots at veins 4, 3, 2 ; a few black 

 scales at tornus ; cilia black at tips between veins 4 and 2. 

 Hind wing orange-yellow with narrow black band or series of small 

 spots between apex and vein 3 sometimes followed by some points 

 towards tornus ; the underside yellow with more or less complete 

 series of small black spots just before termen. 



