318 ARCTIAD^. 



half more or less tinged with black ; the costal edge black ; traces 

 of a medial line oblique from costa to median nervure, where it is 

 angled, and with two black spots on it towards costa ; a black point 

 in upper angle of cell and obscure discoidal spot ; traces of a post- 

 medial line excurved bej-ond cell and with some blackish marks 

 beyond it below costa ; some obscure subterminal spots ; cilia with 

 series of black spots. Hind wing scarlet, with antemedial maculate 

 black band, not reaching costa or inner margin ; a large discoidal 

 spot; some conjoined subterminal spots towards costa and larger 

 spots on veins 2 and 1. Underside of fore wing scarlet, with spot in 

 middle of cell; a medial band angled below the cell; a large discoidal 

 epot and some postmedial spots. 



Hah. Japan, Tezo (Prt/er), 3 cS , ^ $ , (Jonas) 1 c? type, Oiwake 

 (Pryer), 1 c? , 1 $ , Tokio (Fenton), 2 c5 , 2 $ , type simplicioy\ Hako- 

 date {Andreivs)^ 1 S , Hakone {Leecli)^ 1 S . Exp. 50-60 millim. 



1819. Diacrisia subvaria. 



Liacnsia subvaria, Wlk. iii. 637 (1855) ; Eutl. 111. Het. B. M. ii. p. 5, pi. 23. 

 f. 3 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 249. 



(5' . Fulvous yellow ; palpi, frons, and antennae dark brown, the 

 palpi scarlet below ; pectus and legs brown, the coxae at sides and 

 femora above scarlet ; abdomen orange, with dorsal and lateral 

 series of black spots, the ventral surface scarlet. Fore wing with 

 black point in middle of cell ; a fuscous spot at lower angle of cell, 

 a scarlet mark on discocellulars, and black points in and beyond 

 upper angle ; cilia with fuscous spots. Hind wing scarlet ; a medial 

 black point below cell ; a large discoidal spot ; some conjoined sub- 

 terminal spots towards costa and spots on veins 2 and 1. Under- 

 side of fore wing scarlet, with spot in cell, large discoidal spot, and 

 some postmedial spots. 



2 • Fore wing with some antemedial rufous spots below the cell, 

 u medial series angled on median nervure, a postmedial series 

 excurved beyond the cell, and some subterminal spots. Hind wing 

 with more complete medial series of spots. 



Hab. 'N. China (Fortune), 2 c? type, Hongkong {Bowring), 1 2 ; 

 C. & W. China, Tao-pin, Ichang (Pratt), 1 S , Chang-yang (Pratt), 

 1 c? , Ningpo, 2 c? , 2 $ , Moupin (Kricheldorff), 1 J , 1 9 • Exp. 48 

 millim. 



*1820. Diacrisia aldaba. 



Eosema aldaba, Dognin, Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, xxxviii. p. 242 (1894) ; id. 

 Lep. Loja, iv. p. 113, pi. 12. f. 12 (1896). 



S . Head whitish ; palpi scarlet, with the 3rd joint black ; 

 antennae scarlet; thorax pale green ; legs tinged with scarlet, the 

 fore legs streaked with black ; abdomen yellowish. Fore wing 

 pale green ; a scarlet costal stripe; a black point at lower angle of 

 cell ; the postmedial black line dentate, obsolescent, strongly angled 

 inwards in discal fold and to middle of submedian fold, then bent 



