34 ARCTIIDA. 
patch which covers the greater part of the cell (this patch encloses a small spot of the ground- 
colour), beyond and below this are two other spots, the one beyond being costal and inter- 
sected by yellow veins; a broad interrupted oblique band from apex to inner margin, a sub- 
marginal series of spots, and a series on the fringe: secondaries semitransparent towards the 
base, crossed in the middle by an irregular dark-brown band; an interrupted submarginal 
band, a series of marginal spots, and a series of smaller spots on the fringe: thorax cream- 
coloured, with the dorsal region, two large spots on the collar, and the tegulz, excepting at 
their margins, dark brown; abdomen crimson, with a dorsal brown stripe terminating in one 
or two black spots, and a lateral series of black spots. Wings below paler than above: body 
below cream-coloured, a lateral tuft from the pectus; the fringes of the anterior cox and 
femora rose-red ; venter with a lateral series of black spots. Expanse of wings 1 inch 10 lines. 
Himalayas. 
Although this species exhibits characters in common with Ardices fulvohirta, it seems to 
fall more naturally into the genus Nayaca. 
Nayaca florescens. (Plate LXXXVI. fig. 3.) 
3. Nayaca florescens, Moore, Descr. Ind. Lep. Ins. Coll. Atk. p. 43 (1879). 
?. Considerably larger than the male: primaries olivaceous brown, veins ochre-yellow ; 
a white spot enclosing a black dot at base, a small spot at basal sixth of costa, a large patch, 
interrupted by the subcostal vein, near the end of the cell, an angulated series of spots en- 
closing a cuneiform costal area beyond the cell, a streak and dot in the first median interspace 
and a dot in the second median interspace, a very irregular longitudinal interno-median streak 
from base to near external angle, where it forks to the margin, a marginal series of irregular 
spots and patches, all white: secondaries white, ves yellowish; the basal area dull brown ; 
a large patch at the end of the cell, two costal spots beyond it, a broad irregular band from 
the middle of the radial interspace to the anal angle, and the tips of the veins dark brown : 
thorax snow-white, with the dorsal region, two large spots on the collar, and a broad streak 
on the tegule blackish brown; margins of collar and abdomen brilliant carmine, the latter 
with dorsal and lateral black spots. Wings below almost as above; pectus dark brown ; 
margins of anterior cox carmine ; femora of all the legs carmine in front and snow-white 
behind ; venter dark brown in the centre, snow-white, with a series of large dark brown spots, 
at the sides. Expanse of wings 2 inches 7 lines. 
Darjiling (Lidderdale). 
The female of this insect is so much handsomer than the male described by Mr. Moore, 
and differs so much from that sex, that we have been induced to include it in this series of 
types, 
