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Genus ACTIAS. 



Actios, Leach, Zool. Misc. ii. p. 25 (1815). 



Troposa, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 152 (1818-25); Walkpi', Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. vi. p. 1259. 



Plectropteron, Hutton, Trans. Ent. Soc. v. p. 45 (1847). 



Wings ample, each with a small rounded ocellus at end of the cell. Forewing 

 triangular, costa much arched towards the end, apex pointed and slightly falcate in 

 the male, exterior margin very oblique, posterior margin short ; cell extending to 

 nearly half length of the wing, somewhat clavate in form ; first subcostal emitted at 

 one-third before end of the cell, trifid, second starting at one-third before the apex, 

 third from below the first at about one-third from its base, fourth at one-sixth before 

 end of the cell; discocellular inwardly oblique, slender ; median vein arched close to 

 subcostal at its base, middle branch at one-third and second at two-thirds before end 

 of the cell; submedian slightly recurved, with a lower basal loop and short straight 

 spur from the loop : hindwing triangular, with a lengthened tail from anal angle ; 

 costal margin slightly arched, apex somewhat acute in male ; cell extending to two- 

 thirds the wing; first subcostal emitted at three-fourths and second at one-half 

 before end of the cell ; discocellular oblique, slender ; middle median branch at 

 one-fifth and first or lower at one-third before end of the cell, the three medians 

 extending to end of the tail; submedian also extending to near end of the tail. 

 Body short, very woolly ; palpi small ; antennse in male deeply bipectinated, the 

 branches in pairs of equal length, slender, ciliated, in female the branches are stouter 

 and alternately long and short, the long branches being subclavate ; femora woolly 

 beneath. 



ACTIAS SELENE (Plate 126, Fig. 1, ^, la, larva). 



Echidna Caudata Selene, Hiibner, Samnil. Exot. Schmett. i. pi. 172, 3, 4 (1806-19). 



Actias Selene (McLeay) Leach, Zool. Misc. ii. p. 26, pi. 70 (1815); Moore, Catal. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. ii. 



p. 400, pi. 19, fig. 3, 3a. 

 Tropma Selene, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 152 (1818-25); Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. vi. 



p. 1262. 

 Plectropteron Diance, Hutton, Trans. Eiit. Soc. v. p. 45 (1847). 

 Phal. Att. Luna, Cramer, Pap. Exot. i. pi. 31, f. A, B (nee Drury). 



Pale grey bluish- green : forewing with a dark purple-brown costal band, the 

 extreme edge of which is much the palest; crossed by a slender subbasal very 

 indistinct darker green fascia, and two discal similar fascige : hindwing with a single 

 discal similar fascia ; the tail suffused with pink across the middle. Both wings with 

 a small rounded ocellus, which is pale pink, bordered by a yellowish line, crossed by 

 a slender semitransparent discocellular streak and traversed by an inner white-streaked 

 black band. Body whitish ; thorax with a purple-brown collar and a band in front ; 

 antennse yellow; legs above purple-brown. 



Expanse 5^ to 6^ inches. 



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