494 LEPIDOPTEEA HETEROCERA. 



B. Flavescentes, alarum anticarum solum margo anticus et 



ciliae. 

 complana, plumbeola, morosina, arideola. 



C. Luteae ciliis mitellinis, alarum margine antico solum versus 



basin et apicem flavescente. 

 helvola. 



D. Cinereo-ochraceae, ciliis et margine antico alarum antica- 



rum apicem versus attenuato, ochraceis. 

 depressa. 



E. Cinereae ; alae posticae paullo pallidiores, anticae linea 



costali tenuissime flavescente. 

 griseola, caniola. 



II. Alae anticae puncto medio serieque punctorum pone hoc. 

 muscerda. 





1. LlTHOSIA GIGAS. 



Nigra; caput luteum ; thorax luteo varius ; abdomen maculis 

 lateralibus autfasciis albis, ventre apiceque luteis ; alee anticce 

 strigis maculisque albis strigaque basalt cyanea; posticce scepis- 

 sime dimidio basali albo. 



Male and Female. Black. Head and palpi luteous. Proboscis 

 piceous. Antennae blue at the base. Thorax luteous in front and 

 along part of each side and beneath. Abdomen with white bands 

 or lateral spots on the hind borders of the segments, bluish towards 

 the tip ; under side and tip luteous. Legs rather long and stout ; 

 coxae with luteous hairs ; hind tibiae with four rather long spurs. 

 Fore wings with a blue streak and a white dot at the base, with a 

 white streak near the base, with two white spots in the disk, and 

 with seven white streaks near the tips ; first and second inferior veins 

 contiguous at the base ; third about four times further from the 

 fourth than from the second. Hind wings white for more than half 

 the length from the base. Length of the body 10 — 12 lines ; of the 

 wings 30 — 34 lines. 



Var. /3. Abdomen beneath black, with luteous bands. Hind 

 wings white for less than half the length from the base. 



Var. y. Fore wings with two white streaks near the base, and 

 with three white dots instead of seven white spots near the tips. 



Var. d. Fore and hind wings quite black except three white 

 dots near the tips of the fore wings. 





