412 



ARCTIAD^. 



joined to costal fascia, large spots on veins 2 and 1 and a spot 

 on middle of termen. 



Ab. 1. Abdomen and hind wing suffased with crimson ; the latter 

 sometimes on inner area only. 



Ab. 2. The subterminal band aborted. 



Hah. U.S.A., Atlantic States, Zeller and Grote Colls., 12 d, 

 Yirginia, Grote Coll., 1 6 . Exp. 34-40 miDim. 



1968. Apantesis placentia. 



Thalcena 'placentia. Abb. & Smith, Lep. Ins. Georgia, ii. pi. 65 (171)7) ; 



Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 269. 

 Arctia snowi, Grote, Can, Ent. yii. p. 197 (1875) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. 



p. 269. 

 Jrctia qtiadranotaia, Streck. Proc. Da v. Acad. Sci. ii, p. 271, pi. 9. f. 6 



(1878) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 269, 

 Arctia flammea, Neum. Papilio, i. p. 9 (1881) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 269. 



5 . Black ; abdomen scarlet above, except on terminal segments, 

 and with a dorsal series of black spots. Fore wing with yellowish- 

 white spot in end of cell usually present, and sometimes one just 

 beyond the discocellulars ; a postmedial spot above vein 5 or series 

 of four spots between veins 6 and 3 : sometimes slight traces of the 

 subterminal ^-shaped band ; cilia sometimes whitish towards apex 

 and tornus. Hind wing scarlet ; the costal area black ; a black 

 discoidal spot ; a subterminal series of spots more or less conjoined 

 to a narrow terminal band, or coalescing so as to form a broad 

 terminal band with sinuous inner edge. 



Ab. 1. flammea. Pore wing with the pale spots more developed. 



Ab. 2. snowi. Hind wing mostly black. 



Hah. U.S.A., S. States to Mississippi Valley, Texas, 3 $ , Zeller 

 Coll. Exp. 44-52 millim. 



1969. Apantesis fasciata. 



Bomhyx fasciata, Esp. Schmett. iii. p. 178, pi. 33. f. 3 (1784); De ViU. 



Ent. Linn, ii. p 152, pi. 5. f. 4 ; Godt. Lep. Fr. iv. p. 310, pi. 31. 



ft", 3, 4; Mill. Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, xvi, p. 21, pi. 86. f. 11; iStaud, 



Cat. p. 57 ; Kirby, Cat, Het. p. 272, 

 Bomhyx tigrina, De Vill. Ent. Linn. ii. p. 159, pi. 5. f. 5 (1789). 

 Bombyx gratiosa, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett, ii. f. 133 (1827). 

 Arctia fasciata, var. esperi, Stand. Berl, ent. Zeit. xiv. p. 103(1870). 

 Chelotiia oberthuri, Oberth, Et. Ent. xiii. p. 27, pi. 7. fl*. 47, 48 (1890). 



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

 neck with crimson ring ; tegulse white in front ; patagia white at 

 sides ; femora crimson above ; abdomen crimson, with dorsal and 

 lateral series of black spots and patch on terminal segment, the 

 ventral surface with more or less developed bands or wholly black. 

 Fore wing cream-colour ; a black point at base of costa ; subbasal 

 black points below costa and cell and a patch on inner margin ; an 

 antemedial band usually angled in submedian fold, sometimes con- 

 joined on inner margin to the medial band, which may be complete 



