796 CATALOGUE OF 



Var. /3. Luieous marks in the fore wings very indistinct. 



m — p. North India. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 

 q. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 

 r. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 



2. Artaxa vaeians. 



Mas. et foem. Flava, subtus pallide flava ; alee anticce strigis non- 

 nullis obliquis indistinctis albidis ; postica? pallide Jlavce. 

 Mas. — Corpus ex parte albido pilosum ; antennae pedesque 

 albida. 



Male and fern. Yellow ; under side and hind wings pale 

 yellow. Fore wings with some oblique indistinct whitish marks. 

 Male. — Body partly clothed with whitish hairs. Antennae whitish 

 above, with darker branches. Legs whitish. Whitish marks on the 

 fore wings more distinct than those of the female. Length of the 

 body 2\ — 4 lines ; of the wings 7 — 12 lines. 



a — d. China. Presented by G. T. Lay, Esq. 



e, f. East Indies. From Archdeacon Clerk's collection. 



g, h. North India. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



i. North India. From Mr. James' collection. 



j. Punjaub. Presented by Brigadier-Gen. Hearsay. 



k. North China. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



/, m. Hong Kong. Presented by Lieut.-Col. Champion. 



n, o. Congo. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



p. Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 



3. Artaxa atomakia. 

 Fcem. Ferruginea ; abdomen fuscum ; alee subtus et posticce quo- 

 que supra fuscce testaceo marginatce, anticce supra fulvce, aut 

 albida fusco guttatce et testaceo maculatce. 



Female. Ferruginous. Abdomen brown. Wings beneath and 

 hind wings above brown, with testaceous borders. Fore wings above 

 tawny, flecked with brown ; a testaceous spot, with two dark brown 

 dots occupying the tip; another testaceous spot on the interior 

 angle. Nearly allied to A. biguttata, but with narrower wings. 

 Length of the body 3— 4£ lines ; of the wings 10—14 lines. 



Var. /3. Body and wings testaceous. Fore wings above 

 whitish, flecked with brown, with two yellow spots, but with no 

 brown apical dots. 



a. 43, 43. East Indies. From Archdeacon Clerk's collection. 



b. 43, 10. North India. From Mr. James' collection. 



