ANTICYRA. — ANTHEUA. 



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cell ; 9 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole, which is long. 

 Hind wing with veins 6 and 7 stalked ; 8 running close along 7 to 

 near the end of the cell. 



251. Anticyra combusta, Wlh. Cat. v, p. 1092; Moore, Lep.E. I. Co. 

 pi. 13 a, %. 5, and pi. 23, figs. 3, 3 a (larva) ; C. $ 8. no. 1135. 

 Dinara lineolata, Wlh. Cat. vii, p. 1700. 



Head and collar buff; thorax brown with the patagia grey; 

 abdomen orange above with a series of black lateral spots ; the 



Fig. 87. — Anticyra combusta, $ . \. 



penultimate segment fuscous, the terminal ochreous. Fore wing- 

 pale yellow ; the inner half irrorated with a few black scales and 

 suffused with brown, especially between veins 2 and 4 : brown 

 streaks below the costa, in the cell, and between the nervules of 

 the yellow area towards outer margin; a waved marginal brown 

 line. Hind wing fuscous. 



Larva. Blue-green, with a few long hairs : head black. 



Hah. Philippines ; N.W. Himalayas ; Karachi ; Poona ; Java. 

 Exp., S 52-60, $ 54-72 millim. 



Genus ANTHEUA. 

 Antheua, Wlh. Cat. iii, p. 766 (1855). 



Type, A. varia, Wlk., from Natal. 



Range. S. Africa ; throughout India and Ceylon ; Java. 



Palpi slight and porrect. Antennae pectinate to apex, the 

 branches short. Pore wing broad, the apex rather acute ; vein 6 

 from angle of cell ; 9 and 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the 

 areole. Hind wing with veins 6 and 7 stalked ; 8 running close 

 along 7 to near the end of cell. 



252. Antheua servula, Drury, Ins. Exot. ii, p. 20, pi. xi, fig. 4 ; C. $S. 

 no. 1497. 

 Antheua discalis, Wlh. Cat. iii, p. 767 ; Moore, Lep. E. I. Co. pi. 13 a, 

 fig. 4, and pi. 23, figs. 2, 2 a (larva) ; C. $ 8. no. 1136. 

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