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The variety continuatus has additional black streaks on the fore 

 wing below the costa, in cell, above inner margin, and in the mar- 

 ginal interspaces, but all the intergrades occur. 



Larva black, sparsely clothed with long bairs ; head marked 

 with white ; a yellow dorsal line with a series of orange spots on 

 it ; prolegs pale. 



Hab. Throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma. Exp. 42 millim. 



Sect. IT. (Rliodogastria). Antennae fasciculated in male. 

 A. Abdomen crimson. 



1232. Creatonotus moorei, Butt. Cist. Ent. u, p. 23; id. III. Het.v, 



pi. 85, fig. 2 ; C.8? S. no. 820. 

 Aloa sara, Swinh. P. Z. S. 1889, p. 404. 



Antennae black, with the basal joint scarlet. Palpi scarlet at 

 sides, white below, the terminal joint black ; head white, with a 

 crimson line behind it ; thorax white ; abdomen scarlet above, with 

 a series of black dorsal spots, white below, with two series of black 

 lateral spots. Wings white : fore wing with a scarlet fascia along 

 the costa ; a black speck at each angle of cell ; some specimens 

 with some spots between the lower angle of cell and inner margin 

 and a subbasal spot on vein 2. Hind wing with a black spot at 

 end of cell and a submarginal series of four, the two towards 

 anal angle sometimes absent. 



The form sara has the black spots prominent and a pair on the 

 tegulse. 



Hab. Almora ; Karachi ; Bombay. Exp., 3 58, $ 44 millim. 



1233. Creatonotus collaris. Hmpsn. III. Bet viii, p. 54, pi. 140. fig. 18. 



S . Differs from moorei in having the scarlet band at back of 

 head broader ; the collar fringed with scarlet ; the costal fascia of 

 fore wing broader; abdomen with broad dorsal black bands. 

 Hab. Nilgiris, W. slopes. Exp. 50 millim. 



1234. Creatonotus flavimargo, n. sp. 



cf . Differs from collaris in the black spots on abdomen being 

 small. Wings with the black spots obsolescent ; hind wing with 

 a marginal yellow band. 



Hab. Bhamo, Burma (Fed). Exp. 50 millim. Type in Mus. 

 Genova. 



B. Abdomen yellow. 



1235. Creatonotus lactineus, Cram. Pap. Exot.ii, pi. 133, fig. D; 



Moore, Lep. E. I. Co. pi. 16, fig. 12 (larva) ; C. $ S. no. 818. 

 Bombyx sanguinolenta, Fabr. Ent. Syst. hi, p. 473. 

 Aloa marginata, Moore, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 15, pi. 5, fig. 1 ; C. fy S. 



no. 819. 



Differs from collaris in having the red markings of a deep 

 crimson tone; the band on head broader; in some specimens the 

 black spots are entirely absent. 



