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Lymantria grandis. (Plate XCI. figs. 1 & 2.) 



5 . Lymantria grandis, Walker, Cat. Lep. Bet. iv. p. 874. n. 6 (1855). 

 <5 . Lymantria maculosa, Walker, I. c. p. 881. n. 18 (1855). 



g . Primaries white, with the veins and borders slightly tinted with pink ; the basal sixth 

 of costal margin carmine ; three series of spots across the basal area, three slightly curved series 

 of more or less lunate spots beyond the middle, an interrupted submarginal series, and a 

 marginal series of small spots, all dark brown : secondaries rose-pink, brighter on abdominal 

 border, with a grey spot at the end of the cell and a grey submarginal stripe : thorax white, 

 yellowish in front, spotted with black ; the palpi, margins of head, and a patch enclosing a 

 black spot in the middle of the prothorax carmine ; abdomen rose-pink, with blackish dorsal 

 spots ; anus white. Under surface pink : wings with costal borders and veins rose-red, the 

 costa of primaries carmine : legs banded above with black, fringed with white hair below ; 

 venter with two lateral series of black spots ; anus tufted with white. Expanse of wings 

 2 inches 3 lines. 



? . Primaries above white, with the edges of the veins and the borders slightly tinted 

 with pink ; base tufted with carmine and crossed by two black stripes ; other markings 

 nearly as in the preceding species : secondaries rose-coloured, with a submarginal series of 

 subconfluent lunated spots and a marginal series of small spots grey : thorax white, cream- 

 coloured in front : head in front black, with red margins, behind rose-coloured ; antennae 

 with a red basal tuft, otherwise black ; collar with two central black spots ; prothorax with a 

 black spot in the centre of a red patch ; two more black spots at the sides ; a black spot on 

 each tegula : abdomen rose-red, with the anal segments white. "Wings below white, washed 

 with pink ; the veins rose-coloured : primaries with the base, costal margin, and fringe bright 

 red; tbe markings of the upper surface indistinct, those on the costal border obsolete : secon- 

 daries with the abdominal area bright rose-pink ; the veins and fringe also rose-pink, the 

 latter interrupted as in the primaries by blackish marginal spots ; a blackish lunated submar- 

 ginal stripe and a spot of the same colour on the discocellulars : pectus rose-red, the legs 

 banded with blackish ; venter sordid white, with two series of large black spots ; basal 

 segments tinted with rose-colour. Expanse of wings 4 inches 4 lines. 

 Darjiling (Lidderdale) ; Ceylon (Wenharri). 



The locality mentioned by Walker for L. maculosa is incorrect. 



PEGELLA, Moore. 



Pegella lineata. (Plate XCI. fig. 3.) 



<S . Lymantria lineata, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. iv. p. 875. n. 7 (1855). 



"White : primaries crossed at basal fourth by an irregular angulated black line ; two 

 indistinct parallel dentate-sinuate brown discal lines ; an incomplete marginal series of black 



