220 



ARCTIADiC. 



which is connected with its outer arm ; a postmedial band from 

 costa to vein 4 angled outwards above vein 5 ; a triangular patch 

 irom vein 3 to below 2, and a more elongate triangular patch on 

 inner margin ; a black apical patch connected by a narrow band 

 with a triangular patch on termen below middle extending to just 



Fig, 127. — Prejparctia mirifica, §• !• 



above tornus. Hind wing scarlet, with medial black band not 

 reaching inner margin ; a large discoidal lunule ; small spots just 

 beyond the cell on veins 5, 3, and 2, and large subterminal spots on 

 veins 1 and 2, and from vein 4 to 7 ; cilia yellow ; vein 5 bi- 

 furcating before termen on both sides. 



Hah. AV. China, Ta-chien-lu, 2 $ . Exp. 68 millim. 



Genus LEPTAECTIA, 



Type. 

 Leptarctia, Stretch, Zyg. & Bomb. N. Am. p. 118 (1872) California. 



Proboscis aborted ; palpi porrect to well beyond frons and clothed with 

 rough hair ; antennae of male bipectinate with moderate branches, of female 

 serrate; eyes hairy; head, thorax, and abdomen clothed with rough hair; 

 tibia; with the spurs short, hind tibiae with the medial spurs absent. Fore 

 wing with vein 3 from close to angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from below 

 upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 free. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from 

 angle of cell ; 5 from above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 from middle of 

 cell. 



1634. Leptarstia californiaB. 



Femeo'phila California!, Wlk. iii. 625 (1855) ; French, Can. Ent. xxi. p. 222, 



ff. 18, 19; id. An. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) ix, p. 497, pi. 9. f . 7 ; Kirby, Cat. 



Het. p. 276. 

 Lithosia decia, Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, xii. p. 72 (1869) ; French, Can. 



Ent. xxi. p. 224, ff. 20-21 ; id. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (d) ix. p. 498, pi. 9. 



ff. 9, 10 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 276. 

 Lithosia Lena, Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, xii. p. 73(1869) ; French, Can. 



Ent. xxi. p. 224, ff. 20-21 ; id. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) ix. p. 498, pi. 9. 



ff. 9, 10 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 276. 

 Lithosia adnata, Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, xii. p. 73 (1869). 

 Leptarctia dimidiata, Stretch, Zjg. & Bomb. N. Am. p. 123, pi. 3. ff. 7-10 



(1872) ; French, Can. Ent. xxi. p. 222, f. 14 ; id. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) 



ix. p. 496, pi. 9. f. 3 ; Kirby. Cat. Het. p. 275. 



