880 CATALOGUE OF 



discal spot and two oblique brown bands ; first band slender and 

 irregular; second broad and regular. Fore wings convex along the 

 costa, flecked with brown, and with several oblique undulating in- 

 complete brown bands. Hind wings with broad brown borders. 

 Length of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 30 lines. 



a. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



Var. 8. Fcem. Fusca; rufovaria;? alee pallide subcervince, an- 

 ticce fusco consperscB fasciisqtie nonnullis obliquis angulosis 

 fuscis, posticce fusco late marginatce. 



Female, Brown, varied with red ? Wings dingy pale fawn- 

 colour. Fore wings flecked with brown, and with several slight 

 oblique zigzag brown bands. Hind wings with a broad brown bor- 

 der. Length of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 26 lines. 



In this variety? the third inferior vein of the fore wings is 

 thrice further from the fourth than from the second, whereas in 

 var. y it is not twice further. 



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



16. Lymantria incerta. 



Mas. Pallide fusca ; palpi supra nigricantes ; antennae late pec- 

 tinatce ; abdomen obscure fuscum, fasciis roseis ; alee obscure 

 cervince, subtus pallidiores, anticce fusco conspersce, basi et 

 apud areolam discalem nigro maculatce, fascia pallida undu- 

 losa subapicali. 



Male. Pale brown. Palpi blackish above. Antennae deeply 

 pectinated. Abdomen dark brown, with a rosy band on the hind 

 border of each segment. Wings dull fawn-colour, paler beneath. 

 Fore wings with brown flecks, which form some imperfect bands, 

 spotted with black at the base and on the discal areolet, and with a 

 pale undulating band beyond three-fourths of the length ; third in- 

 ferior vein more than twice further from the fourth than from the 

 second. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 17 lines. 



a. North India. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



17. Lymantria obsoleta. 



Mas. Pallide testacea ; caput apud oculos et subtus, pectus, abdo- 

 men et pedes subrosea ; abdomen vitta dorsali gracili fusca ; 

 alee anticce fasciis obliquis angulosis atomariis fuscis ; posticce 

 albidee, venis apud mar gines fusees centibus. 



