APANTESIS. 411 



wing pale ochreous, the base and inner area tinged with crimson ; 

 the costal area black, except towards base ; a discoidal spot often 

 present ; a subterminal spot above vein 5, sometimes conjoined 

 to costal fascia, spots on vein 2 and above 1, and sometimes one on 

 middle of termen. 



Ab. 1. incompleta. Fore wing with the upper arm of the sub- 

 terminal band absent. 



Ab. 2. Hind wing without subterminal and terminal spots. 



Ab. 3. decorata. Hind wing with the markings of terminal area 

 confluent, and forming a very broad band with very irregular inner 

 edge ; tegulae without stripes. 



Ab. 4. oclireata. Abdomen and hind wing orange-yellow, without 

 crimson tinge ; tegulae without stripes. 



2 • Head, thorax, and markings of fore wing more orange-yellow ; 

 abdomen scarlet ; hind wing deep crimson, with the markings 

 large. 



Ab. 1. Fore wing with the subterminal band absent or reduced 

 to short streaks near vein 4, the terminal half of submedian fascia 

 obsolescent ; hind wing with irregular terminal band. 



Ab. 2. Pore wing with the upper part of postmedial band also 

 absent. 



Ab. 3. j^acUans. Fore wing with the markings reduced to narrow 

 fasciae on costa and inner margin, and above basal part of sub- 

 median fold. 



Ilab. U.S.A., Atlantic States, j^ew York {Paclmrd), 10 c? , 3 $ , 

 types rlioda^ ochreata^ and incomjjleta, "Washington, 1 J , Buffalo, 

 1 cT , Grrote Coll. ; Georgia, 2 2 types radians and colorata ; 

 Floeida, Miami (Schaus), 1 c? , 1 $ • i^-^i?. 34-44 millim. 



1967. Apantesis nais. 



Spilosoma nais, Drury, 111. Ex. Ent. i. pi. 7. f. 3 (1773) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 



p. 268. 

 Bombyx mmeata, Goeze, Ent. Beytr. iv. (3) p. 65 (1781). 

 Bomhyx dcfloriana, Martyn, Psyche, pi. 28. if. 78-9, ined. 



c? . Head and thorax ochreous ; palpi, sides of frons, antennae, 

 and stripes on patagia and thorax and sometimes the tegulae black ; 

 pectus and legs black, sometimes with some ochreous on fore coxae ; 

 abdomen yellow above, with broad dorsal black stripe and the 

 ventral surface black. Fore wing black, with ochreous-white stripe 

 below costa to the postmedial band ; fasciae above submedian fold 

 and on inner margin ; the postmedial band oblique from costa to 

 vein 4, then angled backwards along median nervure to middle of 

 submedian fascia ; the subterminal band oblique from below costa 

 to or to near termen above vein 5, then running to postmedial band 

 at vein 4, then to termen at vein 2, then inwards to submedian 

 fascia ; cilia ochreous. Hind wing ochreous white, the inner area 

 more yellow ; the costal area black, except towards base ; a dis- 

 coidal spot usually present : a subterminal spot above vein 5 con- 



