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ARCTIADJ3. 



bands ; femora crimson above ; abdomen black with orange bands, 

 the hair at base and lateral tufts towards extremity pale crimson, 

 the ventral surface yellowish, the anal tuft mixed with crimson. 

 Fore wing white tinged with pink, some black marks on base of 

 costa ; a rather broken-up patch on basal inner area with a spot at 

 its extremity below the cell ; an antemedial line, incurved above 

 vein 1 ; a spot towards upper angle of cell, a bar across the end, and 



Fig. 191. — Chlanidophora paiagiata, (^ . \. 



an elliptical discoidal spot, the two latter conjoined to a patch on 

 costa interrupted by fine white streaks on the veins ; a line from 

 origin of vein 2 to inner margin, excurved below submedian fold ; 

 the terminal area black, its inner edge incurved below middle, the 

 veins on it white, as also a fine dentate line, its dentitions extending 

 to termen and to the inner edge of the black area except towards 

 apex ; cilia chequered crimson and black. Hind wing pale crimson ; 

 slight black marks in end of cell and on discocellulars and a band from 

 origin of vein 2 to vein 1 ; the terminal area black, narrowing to 

 tornus and with white streaks on the veins; cilia crimson, ochreous 

 at tips. 



Hah. Patagonia, Carmen, typet 6 in Mus. Buenos Ayres. Exp, 

 40 millim. 



Genus CARIDARCTIA, nov. 



Type, C. alhicancdlata. 



Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi porrect, not reaching as far as frons, which 

 has a large rounded prominence : antennse of male bipectinate, with short stiff 

 branches ; tibire with the spurs short, fore tibia with a short claw on outer side. 

 Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 5 from above angle ; 6 from 

 npper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 free. 

 Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 from well above angle ; 6, 7 

 from upper angle ; 8 from middle of cell. 



2047. Caridarctia albicancellata. 



Arctia albicancellata, Burm. Descr. Eep. Arg. v, p. 449 (1878); Kirby 

 Cat. Het. p. 270. 



S. Black; palpi, sides of frons, vertex of head, antennae, and 

 edges of tegulse and patagia ochreous white ; thorax irrorated with 

 ochreous ; pectus with tufts of pink hair ; legs banded with ochreous 

 white, the femora pink above ; abdomen blue-black, with orange- 

 yellow lateral tufts of hair and reddish anal tuft, the ventral 



