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Phalaena Amasis, Cram. Pap. JExot. iii. 23, pi. 206, f. B. 

 Rhodogastria Amasis, Hiibn. Verz. Schmett. 172, 1776. 



Surinam. 



Allied to Spilosoma. 



Asia. 



A. Alae anticae purpureo-cinereoque variae. - Horsfieldii, Saund. 



B. Alae anticae cervino-fuscoque variae. - - strigatula, Walk. 



C. Alae anticse albo-fuscoque variae. 



A. Alae posticae nigro-tuscae, flavo bifasciatae. - imbuta, Walk. 



B. Alae posticae albae, fusco variae. ... divisa, Walk. 



C. Alae posticae flavae, nigro bifasciatae. - - Bajularia, Cram. 



D. Alae posticae sublimpidae, marginibus nigro-fuscis. 



strigosa, Walk. 



The Asiatic species differ from the typical groups, and appear 

 to connect Arctia with Spilosoma. 



36. Arctia Horsfieldii. 



Alee anticae purpureo subcinerece, strigis plurimis abbreviatis obso- 

 letis undatis obscure cinereis margine postico parallelis, linea- 

 que distinction basali angulata obscure cinerea, maculaque 

 trans medium elongata reniformi discali ; alarum posticarum 

 color fusco aurantiacus in purpureo-cinereum mutatus, macula 

 discali radiisque obscure cinereis, 



Arctia Horsfieldii, Saunders, Trans. Eni. $oc. New Series, i. 162, 

 pi. 12, f, 1,2. ZooL ix. 3070. 



Java. 



Larva feeds on the Gossypium herbaceum, Linn, 



37. Arctia strigatula. 



Cervina ; alee antiece fusco guttatce ; postica rufce fascia fusca ; 

 pedes fusci, femoribus supra rujis. Mas. — Alee antics fascia 

 obliqua subapicali fusca. 



Fawn colour. Hind wings pale red. Abdomen red, with three 

 stripes of black spots. Legs mostly brown; femora red above. 

 Male. — Antennae rather deeply pectinated. Fore wings with several 

 brown dots, and towards each tip with an interrupted oblique brown 

 streak ; under side streaked with pale red, and with fewer and larger 



