LEP1D0PTEEA HETEROCERA. 301 



Genus ALOA. 

 Aloa Khandalla. 

 Khandalla, Moore, Cat. Lep. Mus. E. I. C. ii. 361, pi. 9, f. 13. 

 Hindostan. 



Aloa simplex. 

 Aloa simplex, Cat. Lep. Het. 1st Ser. 699. 



The name and the description of this species may he cancelled. 



Aloa costalis. 



Fcem. Alba; caput postice roseum; palpi nigri, subtus rosei ; 

 thorax roseofasciatus, nigro biguttatus ; abdomen supra roseum, 

 vitta dorsali e maculis trigouis nigris ; femora rosea ; tibia 

 anteriores fuscce ; tarsi fusci, articulis apice albis ; alee antica 

 puncto basali nigro, aim antica? costa rosea, puncto basali 

 lineisque tribus obliquis e punctis nigris ; postica macula dis- 

 cali maculisque marginalibus nigris. 



Female. White. Palpi black above, rosy beneath towards the 

 base. Head rosy behind. Antennae black, rosy above and white 

 beneath at the base. Thorax with a rosy band on the hind borders 

 of the fore tegulae, and with a black spot on each of the hind tegulae. 

 Abdomen rosy above, with a row of black triangular spots ; under 

 side with two rows of black spots on each side. Femora rosy above ; 

 anterior tibiae brown above; tarsi brown, their joints with white tips. 

 Fore wings with a black point at the base, and with three oblique 

 lines of black points; first line with three points; second with six 

 or eight points, with two sometimes obsolete points between its 

 inner side and the costa ; two sometimes obsolete black dots between 

 the second line and the third, which is marginal and with points 

 varying as to size and number; costa rosy. Hind wings with a 

 black spot across the end of the areolet and with marginal black 

 spots. Length of the body 9 lines; of the wings 24 lines. 



a — c. North Australia. Presented by J. R. Elsey, Esq. 



Aloa colorata. 



Mas. Atra ; vertex fiavescens ; palpi porrecti, pilosi, caput super- 

 antes, articulo So minimo ; antenna serrata? ; thorax flaves- 

 cente bivittatus, tegulis Jiavescente marginatis ; abdomen vittis 



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