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marks on the costa ; a lunulate mark at end of cell ; an 

 irregular interrupted submarginal band ; some small marks on 

 the margin near apex. 



Hah. Sikhim. Exp. 55 millim. 



1214. Alphaea florescens, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 43 ? pi. ii ; fig. 13 ; C.$ S. 



no. 858. 



d . Differs from fulvohirta in the vertex of head being yellow ; 

 the collar fringed with red ; abdomen crimson ; femora red. Fore 

 wing with the ground-colour olive-brown ; the spots much fewer 

 in number, those in the interno-median interspace being conjoined 

 into a highly irregular streak, and the only other prominent spots 

 being some on costa, one at end of cell, one beyond it, and con- 

 joined submarginal and marginal series. Hind wing with the 

 base black; the spot at end of cell and submarginal conjoined 

 series large. 



2 . The vertex of head white ; fringe to collar and femora 

 crimson ; abdomen with a dorsal series of black spots. 



Rob. Sikhim. Exp., tf 54, $ 66 millim. 



1215. Alphaea imbuta, Wlh. Cat. iii, p. 614; Butl. III. Ret. y, pi. 86, 



fig. 1 ; C. 8f S. no. 860. 



S . Olive-brown ; frons and vertex of head pale buff ; abdomen 

 above and femora crimson. Fore wing with the veins yellow ; a 

 white patch at base, with a black spot on it ; some irregular white 

 marks in the interno-median interspace ; some spots on costa and 

 others on outer area. Hind wing black, with a yellow postmedial 

 spot below vein 2 and some conjoined spots on outer area. 



2 with a series of black dorsal spots on abdomen. Hind wing 

 with an irregular yellow postmedial band from vein 3 to anal angle, 

 and complete irregular marginal band. 



Hal. Simla; Sikhim. Exp., tf 44, $ 70 millim. 



B. Abdomen of male clothed with short scales. 



1216. Alphaea quadriramosa, Koll. HugeVs Kaschmir, iv, p. 468; 

 C. $ S. no. 822. 



Palpi black, fringed with yellow ; head and thorax white ; collar 

 with paired black spots and slightly fringed with yellow ; thorax 

 and tegulse striped with black ; abdomen orange, with dorsal seg- 

 mental black bands and lateral and ventral spots. Femora orange. 

 Fore wing white, with broad black fasciae along subcostal, median, 

 and submedian nervures, the fascia on median nervure dividing up 

 into streaks along veins 2, 3, 4, 5, and spots on veins 6 and 7. 

 Hind wing white, with a black lunule at end of cell and a sub- 

 marginal series of four spots. 



The markings may be much reduced and the hind wing unmarked. 



