24 aectiid^:. 



1224. Alphsea sipahi, Moore, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 573 ; C.$S. no. 795. 



3 . Differs from pannosa in the white band of the fore wing 

 being broken up into numerous spots. Hind wing with two dark 

 blotches on the costa as well as the submargiuai marks. 



Hab. Bombay ; Mahableshwar ; Madras. Exp. 34 millim. 



Sect. II. Antennas of male serrate, of female simple. 



1225. Alphsea obliquifascia, n. sp. 



3 . Head and thorax black-brown ; vertex of head and tegulae 

 pale yeliow ; abdomen orange, with black dorsal bands and patch 

 on last segment. Pore wing black -brown, with two white spots 

 in the basal half of the interno-median interspace ; a small spot at 

 middle of cell ; a postmedial oblique band of six spots from the 

 apex and one to four spots on outer margin. Hind wing pale 

 yellow, sometimes almost white ; a black spot at end of cell ; one 

 submarginal spot towards apex and two towards anal angle ; the 

 submarginal spots sometimes obsolete ; cilia pale. 



2 w 7 ith the markings of the hind wing usually much more 

 extensive than in the male aud the cilia black. 



Hab. Dharmsala ; Assam ; Burma ; Java. Exp., J 36, $ 

 40 millim. Type in B. M. 



1226. Alphsea tripartita, Wlk. Cat. iii, p. 706; Butl. III. Het. y, 



pi. 86, fig. 4; C. $ S. no. 796. 



2 differs from obliquifascia in the band of six spots on the fore 

 wing being curved instead of oblique and starting from the costa 

 beyond the middle. 



Hab. Moulmein. Exp. 42 millim. 



1227. Alphsea impleta, Wlk. Cat. xxxi, p. 286 ; C. # S. no. 801. 

 Alphsea abdominalis, Moore, P. Z. S. 1867, p. 682 ; C. $ S. no. 856. 



Palpi and frons black ; vertex of head white ; antenna? black 

 tipped with white ; collar white, with two black patches ; tegulse 

 white, each with a black spot ; thorax white, with a broad black 

 band on vertex ; abdomen orange, with a series of black dorsal 

 spots and the extremity black ; the ventral surface black, with 

 four series of white spots ; legs black, mid and hind femora with 

 large white spots. Fore wing black, with numerous large creamy- 

 white spots in the interspaces. Hind wing pale orange, with a 

 black mark at centre of costa extending into the cell ; postmedial 

 and submarginal series of irregular black marks ; the apex black. 



Hab, Sikhim. Exp., <$ 54, $ 66 millim. 



Genus AREAS. 



Areas, Wlk. Cat. iii, p. 658 (1855). 

 Melanareas, Butl. III. Het. vii, p. 29 (1889). 



Type, A. galactma, ^an der Hoev. 



