PHRAGMATOBIA. 239 



fascia on inner margin ; an oblique band from end of median fascia 

 to submedian fascia at termen ; a >-shaped mark with its lower arm 

 conjoined to median fascia and extending to near termen. Hind 

 wing orange-scarlet ; the base black, emitting streaks to just beyond 

 cell on subcostal and median nervures and to terminal markings on 

 vein 1 and inner margin ; large terminal spots at apex, vein 3, and 

 near tornus, and a subterminal spot at vein 2. 



Ab. 1. nigra. Pore wing with the orange markings reduced, the 

 fascia on inner margin absent ; hind wing wholly black. 



Hah. W. China, Ta-chien-lu, ^2 (S ^ type and type nigra. Exp. 

 32 millim. 



1663. Phragmatobia y-albula. 



Arctia y-alhulum, Oberth. tt. Ent. xi. p.^30, pi. 5. f. 29 (1886). 



Arcfia y-alhulum, var. lugubris, Oberth. Et. Ent. xi. p. 31. 



Arctia y-alhulum, var. ruhida. Leech, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1899, p. 161. 



<S . Black ; palpi and frons with some orange hair ; tegulae and 

 patagia slightly edged with orange ; legs streaked with whitish, the 

 femora crimson above ; abdomen with scarlet lateral stripes witli 

 series of black spots on them, the ventral surface white with in- 

 distinct series of black spots. Eore wing with slight white ante- 

 medial spot on costa and larger medial spot ; a white stripe in 

 submedian fold extending to middle ; a short oblique line from below 

 costa before apex ; a -<-shaped white mark from lower angle of cell, 

 its arms extending to near termen at veins 5 and 2. Hind wing 

 orange, the basal area black with dentate outer edge, on vein 1 and 

 inner margin extending to the broad terminal band, which is indented 

 at vein 3 and in submedian fold ; a black discoidal spot ; cilia orange. 



Ab. 1. ruhida. The orange replaced by scarlet. 



Ab. 2. lugubris. Fore wing with the white markings reduced ; 

 hind wing wholly black, except that the cilia are orange towards 

 tornus. 



Hah. W. Chixa, Ta-chien-lu, 8 c^ , 1 $ type ruhida, Pu-tsu- 

 fong, 1 2 J Moupin, 2 c5* , Wa-ssu-kou. ii'a7j?. 30 millim. 



1664. Phragmatobia fervida. 



Arctia fervida, Wlk. iii. 612 (1855); Druce, Biol, Centr.-Am., Hat. i. 



p. 118; Kirby, Cat Het. p. 239. 

 Heraclea commixta, Butl. 111. Het. B. M. i. p. 54, pi. 19. f. 1 (1877). 

 Arctia rodriguezi, Druce, f. Z. S. 1890, p. 498 ; id. Biol. Centr.-Am,, Het. 



ii. p. 392, pi. 77. f. 12 ; Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 270. 



$ . Black ; abdomen with scarlet lateral bands. Fore wing with 

 yellowish-white fascia in submedian fold from base to just beyond 

 middle ; an oblique postmedial line from just below costa to vein 4 ; 

 cilia whitish at tips. Hind wing scarlet, the costal area black ; a 

 terminal black band, on inner area running up to near base ; a post- 

 medial curved line from the costal fascia to the expansion of the 

 terminal band at vein 2. 



S . Fore wing with antemedial band oblique from costa to sub- 

 median fascia and ending on vein 1 ; the postmedial band angled 



