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AKCTIIDjE. 



Differs from argus and cribraria in the head, thorax, and fore 

 wing being orange-yellow or whitish ; abdomen and hind wing bright 

 orange, the markings similar. 



Fig. 24. — Argina cribraria, $ . 



The form dulcis has the ground-colour of the head, thorax, and 

 fore wing almost pure white ; in pardalina it is pale yellow, the 

 spots of the fore wing being placed on white bands ; in guttata = 

 notata =. astrcea the spots are larger and the ground-colour bright 

 yellow ; in pylotis the ground-colour is more orange, the spots 

 clouded with yellow. 



Hah. Mauritius ; China ; throughout India, Ceylon, and Burma ; 

 New Guinea. Exp., tf 35-40, 2 35-50 millim. 



Genus CUROBA. 

 Curoha, Wlk. Cat. xxxi, p. 272 (1864). 



Type, C. sangarida, Cram. 



Range. S. India and Ceylon. 



Palpi porrect, the third joint of moderate length. Antennae 

 bipectinate in male, the branches short, serrate in female. Fore 

 wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell, 5 from just above 

 angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 7 and 10 from a long areole formed 

 by the anastomosis of 8 and 9. Hind wing with vein 3 from 

 some way before angle of cell ; 5 from above the angle ; 6 and 7 

 from upper angle ; 8 from middle of cell. Hind tibiae with two 

 pairs of spurs. 



Fig. 25. — Curoba sangarida, J. 



1276. Curoba sangarida, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv, pi. 381, fig-. D ; C. § S. 

 nos. 478, 781. 

 Phalaena mopsa, Drury, III. JExot. Ins, iii, pi. iii, fig. 3 ; C. 8f S. no. 779. 

 Curoba fasciata, Wlk. Cat. xxxi, p. 272. 



