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on costa and below vein 6, and conjoined spots between vein 3 and 

 tornus ; some black on termen, at apex, and some small conjoined 

 spots at middle; costal area yellowish towards apex. 



$ . Head and thorax yellow, the vertex of head and metathorax 

 with crimson spots, on the latter V-shaped ; abdomen dorsally 

 tinged with scarlet : fore wing with the black markings somewhat 

 reduced and broken ; hind wing orange-scarlet, with black patch 

 below the cell conjoined by two streaks with the complete maculate 

 subterminal band. 



Hah. Mongolia, Urga. Ex]^. 46 millim. This species is un- 

 known to me. 



1781. Diacrisia flammeola. (Plate XLV. fig. 10.) 



Alpeniis flammeolus, Moore, A. M. N. H. (4) xx. p. 89 (1877) ; Kirby, Cat. 

 Het. p. 239. 



5 . Orange-vermilion ; palpi, antennae, and legs tinged with 

 fuscous ; abdomen with slight dorsal and lateral series of black 

 spots. Fore wing with medial series of fuscous spots edged by 

 yellowish, oblique from costa to median nervure where it is angled, 

 then incurved ; a postmedial series angled at vein 5, then strongly 

 incurved; small subterminal spots above veins 5 and 1. Hind 

 wing with discoidal spot ; cilia of both wings yellow. 



Hah. Japan (Pryer), 1 c^ , Nagasaki (Leech), 2 (S , Simonoseki 

 (Leech\ 1 c? ; N. China, Chekiang (Pryer, Pratt), 2 $ type,. 

 Ningpo, 1 2 • Exjp. 40 millim. 



1782. Diacrisia biseriata. (Plate XLV. fig. 8.) 



Alpenus biseriatus, Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 596 ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii, 

 p. 14 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 239. 



2 . Orange tinged with vermilion ; palpi black towards tips ; 

 legs streaked with black ; abdomen with dorsal and lateral series 

 of black spots. Pore wing with some small subbasal black spots ; 

 a medial series angled at median nervure and with small spot 

 beyond it above vein 2 ; spots at two angles of cell ; a postmedial 

 series of spots excurved from below costa to vein 3, then incurved. 

 Hind wing with black discoidal spot and spots on inner margin 

 before middle and at tornus. 



Hah. Andamans, 1 $ type. Exp. 36 millim. 



1783. Diacrisia eximia. 



Alpenus eximia, Swinh. Trans. Ent. See. 1891, p. 137, pi. 8. f. 8; Hmpsn. 

 Moths Ind. ii. p. 14 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. pp. 307, 909. 



cJ . Orange-vermilion ; palpi at tips, sides of irons, patches on 

 tegulse and patagia, and streaks on legs black. Pore wing with 

 black spot at base ; a streak on base of costa to the curved ante- 

 medial band ; the medial and postmedial bands conjoined from median 



