396 LEPIDOPTEKA HETEROCERA. 



Antennae of the female minutely pectinated. 



a. East Indies. From Mr. Milne's collection. 



b, c. East Indies. From Mr. Children's collection. 

 d. Java. From Mr. Henry's collection. 



Var. White. Head and thorax in front testaceous, with black 

 spots. Palpi black, testaceous towards the base. Proboscis testa- 

 ceous. Antennse black. Thorax with three black stripes. Pectus 

 with black spots. Abdomen with a brown band on each segment 

 and with three brown spots at the base ; under side with two rows of 

 black spots on each side ; tip testaceous. Legs mostly whitish. 

 Fore wings brown ; each with a broad slightly oblique discal white 

 band which does not reach the hind border and is partly divided and 

 subdivided in the middle. Hind wings white, with brown borders 

 which are widened and form an angle on the hind side. Length of 

 the body 5\ — 6 lines; of the wings 16 — 18 lines. 



a. Malabar Coast. Presented by S. N. Ward, Esq. 



b. East Indies. From Mr. Milne's collection. 



c. Hong Kong. Presented by J. C. Bowring, Esq. 



d. Ceylon. Presented by R. Templeton, Esq. 



13. Nyctemera maculata. 



Tesiacea, nigro maculata; pedes nigro vittati ; alee anticce guttis 

 nigris strigisque albis basalibus, fasciaque obliqua discali 

 alba ; posticce albc£,fusco marginata. 



Testaceous. Head with a black spot behind and another in 

 front. Palpi towards the tips and antennae black. Thorax with 

 two black spots in front, one on each side and two in the disk. 

 Abdomen wanting. Legs with black stripes. Fore wings pale 

 brown, with two black dots at the base, by which there are two 

 w r hite streaks, the hind one longer than the fore one ; a slightly 

 oblique subfusiform white band rather beyond the middle not 

 extending to the borders ; fringe partly white. Hind wings white 

 with brown borders ; fringe white, long and testaceous on the inner 

 border. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a, ? From Mr. Children's collection. 



