lepidoptera hf.terocera. 671 



12. Spilosoma linea. 

 Testacea ; palpi extus nigri ; abdomen supra luteum, e guttis nigris 

 trivittatum ; femora supra lutea, apice nigra; alee antica 

 vittis ditabus nijris, ant lea subf areata. 



Testaceous. Palpi black oil the outer side. Antennae black, 

 partly with testaceous toirjentum. Abdomen pale luteous above, 

 with one dorsal and two lateral stripes of black dots. Femora 

 luteous above, with black tips. Fore wings with a slender black 

 discal stripe, extending along the hind border of the discal areolet, 

 and very slightly forked along the inferior veins ; a posterior sub- 

 marginal indistinct and imperfect stripe. Male. — Paler than the 

 female. Length of the body 5 — 6 lines ; of the wings 14 — 17 

 lines. 



a. West Africa. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 

 £,c. South Africa. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



d. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



e. South Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 



13. Spilosoma dorsalis. 



Mas. Testieea; antenna nig rce ; thorax f us co trivittatus ; abdo- 

 men supra luteun, e guttis nigris trivittatum ; alee anticee 

 vittis tribus fuscis, la costali fusca bif areata, 2a trifurcata, 

 Sa simplici. 



Male. Testaceous. Antennae black, with testaceous tomentum. 

 Thorax rather darker in front, with three brown stripes, the middle 

 one broader and longer than the lateral pair. Abdomen pale 

 luteous above, with three stripes of black dots. Fore wings with a 

 brown interruptedly bifurcate stripe along the costa, with a trifur- 

 cate brown discal stripe, and with a simple brown stripe along the 

 interior border. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 15 

 lines. 



This may be a variety of the preceding species. 



a. South Africa. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



14. Spilosoma curvilinea. 



Subtestaceo-albida ; caput et abdomen luteum ; palpi supra nigri ; 

 alee anticee fusco trifasciata, postica gutta fusca. 



Whitish, with a very slight testaceous tinge. Head luteous 

 Palpi black, luteous beneath. Antennae black, with white tomen- 



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