64 LASIOCAMPID^. 



area of secondaries, in which the abdominal ochraceons 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 lines 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.) 



$ . 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 tegulse blackish slate-colour ; back of head and antennae 

 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 fy Sadler). 



