64 LASIOCAMPID. 
area of secondaries, in which the abdominal ochraceous brown streaks are almost obsolete, 
and the greater width of the discal area. Below, the basal two thirds, with the exception of 
the costal border (which is streaked with ochreous), wholly black, the black discal lmes wider 
apart and barely separated from the external border; the outline of the black area of secon- 
daries broadly arched, and the band immediately beyond it barely paler in colour than the 
rest of the disk. Expanse of wings 6 inches. 
Nepal (Hardwicke). 
There are two examples of this species, fully bearing out its specific distinctness from 
B. conchifera, in the collection of Mr. Herbert Druce. 
APHA, Walk. 
Apha floralis. (Plate XCIV. figs. 5 & 6.) 
gd. Basal fourth of primaries above blackish ; a large subbasal stellate yellowish marking, 
with blackish centre ; the whole central area of the wing, excepting the central belt, purplish 
brown; costal border crossed by short blackish dashes; central belt separated into three 
irregular unequal sandy yellowish patches, margined with ferruginous, the uppermost one 
enclosing a black spot; faint indications of two parallel postmedian oblique undulated dusky 
lines incurved towards the costa; an oblique sulphur-yellow stripe, margined internally with 
purple, from inner margin almost to apex, where it joins a yellow costal patch, which extends 
to the apex; area immediately beyond the yellow stripe olivaceous; two alternating submar- 
ginal series of dark brown spots ; external border dark brown, changing to sandy yellow at 
the external angle : secondaries with the basal area and the costal area up to the central line 
ochraceous ; subbasal area laky brown, limited by the central line, which is dark laky purple, 
angulated and undulated towards the costa; external half pale sordid yellow ; a discal series 
of dark brown spots on the veins, followed by a series of grey lunules between the veins : 
head, collar, and inner borders of tegulz blackish slate-colour; back of head and antennz 
piceous; thorax dull yellowish; abdomen yellowish, with reddish borders and lemon-yellow 
anal tuft. Wings below with the basal area up to the oblique line of primaries and the central 
line of secondaries (which are dark purplish brown) burnt sienna-red, varied with brown and 
yellow; external area bright lemon-yellow, with two alternating discal series of dark ferru- 
ginous spots: primaries with the external border towards apex dark purplish brown: body 
below saffron-yellow ; collar dark brown ; tarsi blackish ; venter reddish at the sides. Expanse 
of wings 2 inches 3 lines. 
?. Larger than the male, with nearly the same pattern, but all the dark areas and 
markings replaced by bright rose-red, and the yellow areas deeper in colour ; abdomen orange. 
Wings below altogether brighter than in the male, the discal spots united and forming 
denticulated and castellated lines ; nearly the whole external border of the primaries dark 
ferruginous. Expanse of wings 2 inches 11 lines. 
Darjiling (Lidderdale & Sadler). 
