348 



ARCTIAD^. 



white point at middle and conjoined to spots at middle and end of 

 cell ; a subterminal bar from costa to vein 5, a spot on vein 2, and 

 a terminal spot on vein 1. 



Hah. Ceylon, Hambantota {Pole), 1 $ type. Ex£>. 32 millim. 



1873. Estiginene irregularis. 



Eajendra irregularis, Moore, Lep. CeyL ii. p. 72, pi. 107. f. 2 (1882) ; 

 Hmpsn, Moths Ind. ii. p. 23 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 248. 



c^ . Head and thorax black-brown ; basal joint of antennae pink ; 

 pinkish-white fasciae meeting on vertex of head, thence diverging 

 on tegulae and patagia, which last have black spots ; femora crimson 

 above ; abdomen crimson above, with dorsal series of short black 

 bands, the ventral surface black. Fore wing black, with white 

 fascia from base below the cell, its lower edge excised at middle, at 

 vein 2 bent upwards to apex, its edges waved and emitting a small 

 tooth into lower end of cell. Hind wing pale crimson ; the costal 

 area black ; a black discoidal spot ; a subterminal band from costa 

 to vein 5, a spot on vein 2, and a terminal spot on vein 1. 



Hah. Ceylon (G^r«^J^), 3 (5* type. Exp. 32-36 millim. 



1874. Estigmene perrotteti. (Plate XLYII. fig. 16.) 



Chelonia perrottetii, Guer. Icon. E. Anim., Ins. p. 515 (1844) ; Kirby, Cat. 



Het. p. 248. 

 Aloa biguttata, Wlk. iii. 707 (1855) ; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 23 ; Kirby, 



Cat. Het. p. 248. 

 Eajendra lativitta, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 43 (1879) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 



p. 248. 



S . Head and thorax black-brown ; basal joint of antennae pink ; 

 pinkish-wbite fasciae meeting on vertex of head, thence diverging 

 on tegulae and patagia, on Avhich last are black spots; femora 

 crimson above ; abdomen crimson above, with dorsal series of short 

 black bands, the ventral surface black. Tore wing black, with 

 pinkish-white fasciae from base below cell, nearly straight to vein 

 2, then bent up to apex and with slightly sinuous edges. Hind 

 wing pale crimson ; the costal area black ; a black discoidal spot ; 

 a subterminal band from costa to vein 5, a spot on vein 2, and a 

 terminal spot on vein 1 ; cilia yellowish-white. 



2 . Hind wing deeper crimson ; the black markings more 

 developed ; the cilia black. 



Hah. Punjab, Simla {Harford), 1 $ , Jubbulpore, 1 c^ ; Bengal, 

 Parisnath, 1 c? type lativitta ; Bombay {SiumJwe), 1 $ ; Canara 

 ( Ward), 1 cS , 12 type h'ujuttata ; Nilgiris, W. slopes (Hampson), 

 1 (S, 3 5 ; CoiMBATORE ( WalJiousc), 1 2 • ^''*^i^., c? 40, 2 44 

 millim. 



1875. Estigmene vittata. 



Eajendra vittata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 396, pi. 32. f. 12; Hmpsn. 

 Moths Ind. ii. p= 22 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 248. 



Head and thorax black-brown ; basal joint of antennae pink ; 



