

LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1221 



a. Nepaul. Presented by Major-Gen. Hardwicke. 

 &, c. Silhet. From the Rev. J. Stainforth's collection. 



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



e. Java. From the East India Company's collection. 

 /. Van Dieman's Land. Presented by Dr. Sinclair. 



Var. /3. Wings fawn-colour, with the usual marks. 



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



18. Attacus lunula. 



Mas. Cervinus ; thorax albido bifasciatus ; alee fascia albida 

 intus fusco marginata, extus subobsolete duplicata, macula 

 vitrea antice nigro postice fiavo marginata ; anticce fascia 

 basim versus albida fusco marginata, macula magna subapicali 

 pallide purpurea, striga angulosa alba macula exteriore lutea 

 ocelloque nigro ex parte albo marginato ; posticce fascia albida 

 obliqua fusco marginata. 



Saturnia lunula, MSS. 



Male. Fawn-colour. Thorax with a whitish band in front 

 and another behind. Wings with the whitish band edged with 



' brown on the inner side, indistinctly double on the outer side •, 

 vitreous spot bordered with black in front and with yellow behind. 

 Fore wings with a whitish basal stripe, which is bordered with 

 brown, and is continuous with the hind band of the thorax ; it ex- 

 tends to the stripe and then forms a little semicircle, and is thence 

 retracted obliquely to the costa ; a large lilac subapical spot, with a 

 zigzag white streak, an outer luteous spot, and a black ocellus 

 partly bordered with white. Hind wings with a whitish oblique 

 brown-bordered band, which is near the base and is curved towards 

 the costa, and there united to the other band. Female. — Like the 



| male; fore wings much less falcate; hind wings much broader 

 posteriorly. Length of the body 7 — 8 lines ; of the wings 48 — 50 

 lines. 



Silhet. Assam. China. 



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

 j c. Silhet. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 

 d. Ceylon. From the Rev. J. Wenham's collection. 



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