DIACRISIA. 297 



pectus and legs black, the femora and fore tibiae crimson above ; 

 abdomen crimson with dorsal black stripe, a lateral series of spots 

 and the ventral surface black. Fore wing olive-yellow ; the sub- 

 eostal and median nervures whitish ; a black streak below base of 

 costa and a fascia below median nervure to medial band ; a narrow 

 antemedial band interrupted at the veins, very strongly angled in- 

 wards on subcostal nervure and outwards on median nervure ; a 

 medial band arising from the same point on costa, interrupted at 

 the veins and very strongly angled outwards on median nervure ; 

 an oblique discoidal spot with spot above it on costa ; the postmedial 

 band arising at upper angle of cell, strongly excurved to vein 3, then 

 oblique ; an oblique subterminal spot below costa, a maculate band 

 from vein 6 to 2, and a spot on inner margin conjoined to the 

 terminal band which has a dentate inner edge ; cilia whitish. 

 Hind wing crimson, with curved medial band from below costa to 

 vein 1 ; a discoidal lunule ; a curved and waved postmedial line 

 angled outwards at vein 4 and ending at vein 1 ; a subterminal 

 band from costa to submedian fold and a spot above tornus ; cilia 

 whitish. Underside of fore wing almost entirely suffused with 

 black. 



5 with the wings aborted and much reduced. 



Hob. Tibet, Yatong {Bingham), 2 J . Kvp. 52 millim. 



1775, Diacrisia perornata. 



Gonerda perornata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 395, pi. 32, f. 2; Hmpsn- 

 Moths Ind. ii. p. 16 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 248. 



c? . Head black ; shaft of antennae and thorax olive-yellow, with 

 black stripes on patagia and dorsum ; pectus and legs black, the 

 femora crimson above ; abdomen crimson above, with dorsal black 

 stripe, a lateral series of black spots, and the ventral surface black. 

 Fore wing olive-yellow ; some black markings at base and a wedge- 

 shaped patch below the cell ; an antemedial band interrupted at 

 the veins and strongly angled on median nervure ; a medial band 

 angled inwards on subcostal nervures and outwards on median 

 nervure ; an oblique discoidal spot ; the postmedial band strongly 

 excurved from below costa to vein 3, then incurved to below end of 

 cell ; a subterminal band curved from costa to submedian fold, where 

 it is interrupted ; a terminal band with waved inner edge. Hind 

 wing crimson ; a black antemedial band ; a medial band angled 

 outwards beyond lower angle of cell, then narrower; a curved 

 subterminal band interrupted at submedian fold ; a terminal line 

 from apex to vein 2 ; cilia yellow. 



$ . Abdomen crimson above, with dorsal black spots and sublateral 

 bands, or black with crimson segmental lines ; the bands of both 

 wings either very broad and the antemedial and medial bands con- 

 joined or much reduced ; hind wing with the base sometimes black 

 and the terminal line absent. 



Hob, Kashmik, 1 cT type, Kokser (McArthur), 1 $ . Ea;j>. 41-48 

 millim. 



