LITEOSIID^. 69 



AUGINA SYRINGA (Plate 105, Fig. 2, 2a, <^ 9 , 6, c, larva). 

 Phalcena Geom. Syringa, Cramer, Pap. Exot. i. p. 8, pi. 5, fig. C, D (1779). 

 Deiopeia Syringa, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. ii. p. 572. 

 Bomhjx Crotalaria, Fabricius, Ent Syst. iiL 1, p. 473 (1793). 

 Argina Crotalaria, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 167. 



Forewing brownisli-ochreous ; crossed by six equidistant zigzag rows of slender 

 yellow-bordered black spots, the rows indistinctly margined with fuliginous-brown, 

 the spots of the second, third, and fourth rows mostly transversely linear, the others 

 longitudinally short ; a similar streak also at end of the cell : hindwing pale scarlet, 

 with a black costal spot, a large spot at end of the cell, two transverse series beneath, 

 a submarginal series, and some smaller marginal spots. Female : forewing duller 

 coloured, the markings also duller ; hindwing brighter scarlet, the black spots 

 forming more or less transverse bands. Thorax and head brownish-ochreous, black 

 spotted and with a scarlet collar; abdomen scarlet, with black dorsal and lateral 

 spots ; legs ochreous-brown. 



Expanse, ^ If, 2 2^ inches. 



Larva purplish-grey, sparsely hairy ; the segments with dorsal transverse black 

 streaks and lateral spots ; head red ; middle and hind legs reddish, front legs black. 

 Pupa reddish and black streaked beneath, yellowish and black spotted above ; within 

 a cocoon of very thin network. 



*' Feeds on Crotalaria." (TlnvaiteSi) 



AEGINA ARGUS (Plate 105, Fig. 1, la, c? ?, i S, c, larva). 



Euptepia Argus, Kollar, Hugel's Kaschmir, iv. p. 467, pi. 21, fig. 3 (1844). 



Deiopeia Argus, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. ii. p. 572. 



Argina, Argus, Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. ii. p. 309, pi. 14, fig. 3, 3a. 



Forewing dull scarlet, with six transverse series of prominent yellow-bordered 

 black spots, the three basal series very irregularly disposed, the fourth and fifth 

 series recurved across the disc, the sixth submarginal and more or less obsolete : 

 hindwing brighter scarlet, with a large black spot at end of the cell, two smaller 

 spots beneath, two submarginal a,nd one above anal angle. Body dull scarlet, black 

 spotted ; legs dull scarlet. 



Expanse, ^ 2, ? 2f inches. 



Larva cylindrical, shghtly thickened towards the end, purple-black, with a few 

 dorsaUy disposed short black hairs ; head, and a short longitudinal lateral streak on 

 fifth to eleventh segments reddish ; a dorsal row of short transverse white streaks ; legs 

 black. Pupa reddish, longitudinally black streaked beneath, and black spotted above. 



" Feeds on Crotalaria." (Thwaites.) 



