122 LEPIDOPTEBA INDICA. 



1908, p. IG, we recorded this species as ziclea of Plotz, following Watson, but since 

 then we have received several examples from Burma, and some typical z'lclna from the 

 Philippines, and have come to the conclusion that Friihstorfer was perfectly justified in 

 separating the Burman species from ziclea and giving it a name ; Watson's figure of it 

 is quite good, in colour and pattern it is very like a Padraona. 



TARACTROCERA QUINTA, nov. 

 Plate 785, figs. 3, ^ , 3a, ? , 3b, $ . 



Imago. — Male. Upperside orange-yellow. Forewlng with some short pale 

 blackish streaks from the base, a black spot in the interuo-mediau interspace near the 

 base of vein 2, the sub-median vein black, the costal line black, a black quadrate spot 

 against the outer end of the cell, its inner end continues up to the costa and joins the 

 upper part of the somewhat broad, outer marginal band, which is s(|uarely excavated 

 opposite the quadrate spot, gradually widens hindwards, and has its inner margin 

 sinuous. Ilindwing black, a large orange-yellow spot in the cell, a discal, orange- 

 yellow band from vein 7 to the sub-median vein, where it joins an orange-yellow streak 

 which extends from the base of the wing to near the outer margin. Cilia of forewing 

 blackish-brown, touched with yellowish at the hinder angle. Cilia of hindwing orange- 

 yellow. Underside marked as above, but the ground colour and black markings much 

 paler than they are on the upperside, especially so on the hindwing. On the forewing 

 the basal marks are deep black, and the marginal baud has an orange-yellow outer 

 edging on the upper half of the wing. Antennae black, strongly ringed with orange- 

 yellow, the club yellow beneath ; head and body black, with yellow hairs, abdomen 

 with dark segmental bands ; palpi and pectus and the underside of the body whitish, 

 legs yellowish. 



Female like the male, but the black markinsrs and outer marsriual band of both 

 wings are considerably narrower than in the male, making the orange-yellow colour of 

 both wings much more extensive. 



Expanse of wings, $ '^ 1 inch. 



Habitat. — Burma, Annam. 



Distribution. — There are several examples in the B. M. from the Ataran Valley 

 taken by Bingham ; one of which is our male type ; we possess several males from 

 Hue, Annam, identical with our Burmese type, and one female. This sjjecies is closely 

 allied to T. archias, Felder, from Amboina and Java, in which the black streak on the 

 forewing extends interruptedly to the base of the wing on the upperside, and the 

 hindwing below is differently coloured, and in archias there is a black streak running up 

 close to the abdominal margin, not represented in quinta. 



