8 AECTIIDJE. 



of black spots. Fore wing brownish or reddish ochreous, with a 

 basal black speck ; an anternedial series of specks ; postmedial and 

 submarginal series of double specks ; a marginal series. Hind 

 wing crimson, with a spot at end of cell and a submarginal series 

 of spots which often coalesce into a complete band. 



In the female the markings of the fore wing may be totally 

 obsolete. 



Larva back, with tufts of pale ferruginous hair, the lateral 

 tufts long. 



Hab. Moulmein; Penang; Java; Borneo. Exp., <$ 42, £ 

 52 millim. 



b. Male with branches of antennce short. 



1175. Spilosoma castaneum, Hmpsn. 111. Ret. ix, p. 79, pi. 158, figs. 

 26, 27. 



S . Head and thorax brown ; the basal joint of palpi, the femora, 

 and the pectus crimson. Abdomen crimson above and below ; the 

 dorsal and lateral series of spots small. Fore wing brown, with 

 the basal spot, the anternedial series, the spot at end of cell, and 

 those on costa above it well developed ; the postmedial series 

 taking the form of large, extremely irregular blotches ; cilia black. 

 Hind wing uniform black. 



2 • Head and fore wing red-brown ; the last with a black spot 

 at base ; a pair of anternedial spots on each side of vein 1 ; a 

 postmedial curved series from vein 4 to inner margin ; cilia red- 

 brown. Hind wing crimson, with a black spot at end of cell and 

 submarginal series of large spots. 



Hab. Ceylon. Exp., J 40, $ 50 millim. 



1176. Spilosoma rubilinea, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 810; C. $ S. 



no. 842. 

 Spilosoma discinigra, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 810 ; C. $ S. no. 832. 



Differs from montanum in the thorax having a black spot on 

 vertex. Fore wing yellowish brown, with the black spots obso- 

 lete ; the bands indistinct and with a crimson tinge ; the anternedial 

 band highly angulate ; the postmedial band not so much excurved. 

 Hind wing yellowish brown ; the inner area slightly tinged with 

 crimson ; a black spot at end of cell and postmedial curved black 

 band. 



In the form discinigra the base of the hind wing is suffused with 

 black; one specimen has the wings wholly suffused with fuscous. 



Hab. Sikhim ; Shillong ; Burma. Exp., J 50, $ 56 millim. 



1177. Spilosoma erythrophleps, n. sp. 



S . Head, thorax, and abdomen reddish orange ; palpi and frons 

 black ; collar and tegulae with paired black spots ; abdomen with 

 dorsal black bands and patch on terminal segment. Fore wing 



