LEPIDOPTERA. 347 



Genus LACIDA, Walker. 

 Lactda, Walker, List Lep. Het. Brit. Mus. ft. IV. p. 801 (1855). 



827. LACIDA POSTICA, Walker. 



Lacida postica, Walker, List Lep. Het. Brit. Mus. pt. IV. 

 p. 803 (1855). 



a. b. c. d. e. f. $ . Java. From Dr. HorsfienTs Col- 

 lection. 



Genus EUPROCTIS, Hubner. 



Etjproctis Hubner, Verz. bek. Schmett. (1816). 

 Porthesia, Stephens, III. Brit. Ins: Haust. I. p. 65 (1828). 



828. EUPROCTIS ATO MARIA, Walker. 



Euproctis atomaria, Walker, List Lep. Het. Brit. Mus. 

 pt. lY.p. 837 (1855). 



a. b. c. d. e. f. g. $ ? . Java. From Dr. Horsfield's 

 Collection. 



The larva and pupa of Hup. atomaria are figured on Plate XVI., 

 figs. 1, la, from Java. " Feeds on Dioscorea oppositifolia, Annona 

 squamosa, and Tamarindus indicus. November. Common." — 

 (Horsfield, MS.) 



Cocoon enveloped in a leaf. 



829. EUPROCTIS DERSA, Moore. 



Euproctis Dersa, n. sp. — Male and female, fore- w ing yellow, whitish 

 along the veins ; the base of the costa ferruginous ; an ochreous-yellow 

 discal spot, which is indistinct in the female : hind-wing testaceous- 

 white ; antennae, head, sides of thorax, abdomen, and legs, yellow ; 

 palpi, inside of fore-legs, front and middle of thorax (in the male only), 

 ferruginous ; abdominal tuft, ferruginous-yellow. Expanse of male 

 1\ in., of female 2 in. 



a. b. c. d. <$ $ . Java. From Dr. Horsfield's Collection. 



830. EUPROCTIS IRRORATA, Moore. 



Euproctis irrorata, n. sp. — White, fore-wing with numerous black 

 dots ; antennae, palpi, head, and thorax, pale yellow ; base of abdomen 

 white, extremity brown, the tuft deep yellow ; legs white. Expanse 



a. ? . Java. From Dr. Horsfield's Collection. 



