482 AECTIAD^. 



indented above vein 3 ; a discoidal point sometimes present. 

 Underside of fore wing with the markings crimson. 



Hah. Mauritius, 4 (^ , 3 $ , type. Exp. 44-48 millim. 



The locality Sikhim for this species is erroneous. 



2086. Utetheisa lactea. (Plate L. fig. 6.) 



Beiopeia lactea, Butl. Eep. Zool. Coll. ' Alert,' p. 577 (1884) ; Kirby, Oat. 

 Het. p. 345. 



Head and thorax ochreous white ; abdomen pure white. Fore 

 wing ochreous white ; two black points at base of costa, one at base 

 of cell, an antemedial point above vein 1, and two discoidal points 

 sometimes present ; some terminal points on apical half ; the under- 

 side with very irregular subterminal black band from below costa to 

 above inner margin, expanding into a patch at middle, and some- 

 times interrupted below vein 4. Hind wing pure white, with 

 black apical patch, followed by two points above and below vein 3, 

 and with a small triangular white spot at apex. 



Bab. Providence I. (N. of Madagascar), 1^,1$ type, Coll. 

 H.M.S. ' Alert.' Exjj. 38 millim. 



Sect. II. Hind wing of male without fold and tuft. 



A. Antennae of male bi pectinate, with very short branches. 



2087. Utetheisa antennata. 



Beiopeia antennata, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (6) xii, p. 215 (1893) ; Hmpsn. 

 Moths Ind. ii. p. 55. 



Fig. 216. — Utetheisa antennata, c?. \. 



S . Head and thorax yellowish white ; palpi at tips, antennae, 

 spots on vertex of head, tegulse, patagia, pro- meso- and meta- 

 thorax black ; legs striped with black ; abdomen white, the anal 

 tuft tinged with ochreous. Fore wing yellowish white ; a subbasal 

 black spot on costa followed by crimson spots on costa and above 

 vein 1 ; an antemedial series of five black spots, angled below the 

 cell, followed by crimson spots on costa and above vein 1 ; a 

 curved medial series of black spots conjoined from costa to below 

 cell, followed by crimson spots on costa, at origin of vein 2, and 

 above vein 1 ; the postmedial black line strongly bent outwards in 

 cell to discocellulars and below the cell broken up into spots, with 



