270 AECTIADJ5. 



abdomen crimson, with dorsal series of short segmental bands 

 except on basal segments, and lateral series of spots. Fore wing 

 pure white ; a short black streak on base of costa ; a spot at base 

 and three obliquely-placed subbasal points ; an antemedial spot on 

 costa with semicircular mark below it ; an irregular spot on middle 

 of costa ; five spots curved round lower angle of cell and two spots 

 above inner margin ; a triangular spot on costa beyond middle with 

 two spots below it; a point belosv vein 2 and double spot on inner 

 margin ; a subterminal incomplete series of points on each side of 

 the veins and some points on termen. Hind wing crimson ; a black 

 spot at upper angle of cell ; a subterminal spot above vein 5 and 

 two spots towards tornus ; cilia white. 



Hah. N. Australia, Lizard I., type t c? in Coll. Meyrick ; 

 QtTEEifSLAND. Exp. 46 millim. 



1716. Diacrisia punctulata. 



Spilosoma punctulatum, WUgru. Wien. ent. Mon. iv. p. 161 (1860) ; Kirby, 



Cat. Het. p. 239. 

 Spilosoma aiiricinctum, Butl. P. Z. S. 1896, p. 847, pi. 42. f. 6. 



Pure white ; palpi at sides, antennae, spots on tegulae and patagia, 

 and streaks on legs black ; back of head, edges of tegulae, and femora 

 above orange ; abdomen orange above, except the basal and terminal 

 segments, dorsal, lateral, and sublateral series of black spots. 

 Pore wing with the retinaculum of male white ; a subbasal black 

 point in cell ; an antemedial series of four points angled on median 

 nervure ; a medial point on costa and points at angles of cell. 

 Hind wing with small discoidal spot and subterminal spots above 

 vein 5 and below 2. 



Mashonaland specimens have the points greater in number. 



Hah. Xyasaland (Crawshay), 1 5 type ; Mashonaland, Salisbury 

 (Marshall), 3 c? , 1 $ . Eojp. 48 millim. 



*1717. Diacrisia euproctina. 



Spilosoma euproctina, Auriv. Ent. Tidskr. 1899, p. 240. 



S . Pure white ; palpi in front, branches of antennae, fore coxae, 

 a streak on fore tibiae, a spot at extremity of hind tibiae, the spurs, 

 and tarsi above fuscous ; tegulae tinged with yellow behind ; abdomen 

 orange above on segments 2 to 6, with a dorsal series of black 

 points. Pore wing with black point at lower angle of cell. Hind 

 wing with black point at angle of discocellulars. 



Hah. Niger E., Loko, type cS in Coll. Staudinger. Exp. 

 28 millim. This species is unknown to me. 



1718. Diacrisia urticse. 



Bomhyx urticcB, Esp. Schmett. iii. p. 20, pi. 83. f. 2 (1789) ; Hiibn. Eur. 

 Schmett. ii., Bomb. f. 154 ; Stepb. 111. Brit Ent., Haust, ii. p. 76 ; Godt. 

 Lep. Fr. iv. p. 365, pi. 37. f. 7 ; Staud. Cat. p. 60 ; Kirbj, Cat. Het. 

 p. 228. 



