614 CATALOGUE OF 



brown marks. Hind win«*s with a brown discal spot, and with an 

 almost entire brown snbrnarginal band, wbich is interrupted on the 

 under side. Fern. — Antenna very minutely pectinated. Fore wings 

 with fewer brown dots and without the streak, wholly pale red 

 beneath. Hind wings with a much interrupted band. Length of 

 the body 6 — 8 lines ; of the wings 16 — 20 lines. 



a, b. Java. From the East India Company's collection. 



38. Arctia imbuta. 



Obscure fusca; thorax albido trimtiatus ; abdomen supra cocci- 

 neum, vittis tribus macularibus nigris. subtus e maculis testa- 

 ceis bivittatum ; al<& anticce fasciis tribus macularibus diffusis 

 albis, posticce lestaceo bivittata?. 



Dark brown.' Head white above and about the eyes. Pro- 

 boscis testaceous. Antennae black. Thorax with three whitish 

 stripes, the middle one in front and very short. Abdomen crimson 

 above, with three rows of black spots ; under side with two rows of 

 testaceous spots. Coxae and femora with red stripes. Fore wings 

 with several white marks of various size and shape, mostly arranged 

 in three very irregular and imperfect bands. Hind wings with two 

 testaceous bands, the outer one marginal, the inner one more or less 

 interrupted. Length of the body 7—7^ lines ; of the wings 22 — 24 

 lines. 



a. Himalaya Mountains. From Mr. Leadbeater's collection. 



b. North India. Presented by Mrs. Manger. 



39. Arctia divis*. 



Albida ; thorax guttis duabus anticis vittisque tribus nigris ; ab- 

 domen luieum, vittis tribus macularibus nigris ; ala? anticce 

 fasciis quatuor interrupts nigro-fuscis ; posticce macula dis- 

 cali fasciaque submarginali fuscis. 



White, slightly tinged with cream colour. Head black on 

 each side in front. Proboscis testaceous. Palpi black, luteous to- 

 wards the base. Antennae black. Thorax with two black dots in 

 front, and with three black stripes which are shortened in front. 

 Abdomen luteous, with three rows of black spots ; under side paler, 

 with two rows of black spots. Legs black, white beneath ; femora 

 above and coxae red. Fore wings with four oblique irregular and 

 imperfect blackish brown bands, which are interrupted by the whitish 

 veins ; first and second bands connected in the middle. Hind 



