EUPROCTIS. 473 



Larva brown, with anterior, posterior, and lateral tufts of long 

 hair ; thoracic somites with dorsal quadrate white marks ; the third 

 somite with paired dorsal tubercles ; fifth to anal somites with 

 paired dorsal quadrate white marks. Spins a hairy cocoon on 

 twigs. 



Hob. N.W. Himalayas ; Bengal ; throughout S. India and Ceylon. 

 Exp., <$ 34, $ 38 millim. 



1060. Euproctis semisignata, Wlk. Cat. xxxii, p. 356 ; C.&S. no. 927. 

 Artaxa leithiana, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 399, pi. 32, fig. 9 ; C. fy S. 



no. 968. 

 Artaxa citrina, Moore, A. M. N. H. (4) xx, p. 344 ; C.&S. no. 907. 

 Artaxa brevivitta, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 400, pi. 32, fig. 10 ; 



C. Sf S. no. 905. 

 Artaxa erecta, Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 400, pi. 32. fig. 6 ; C. 8f S. 



no. 910. 

 Euproctis illanta, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1891, p. 138. 

 Artaxa howra, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 51 ; C. 8f S. no. 912. 



J . Yellowish white or pale bright ochreous ; fore wing with a 

 smoky black spot at end of cell and a series of four spots from the 

 lower angle to inner margin, any or all of which may be absent, 

 or be conjoined into a band. 



5 with the band slight and often ferruginous. 



Hah. Throughout the plains of India and Ceylon. Exp., S 

 33-40, $ 40-52 millim. 



*1061. Euproctis venosa, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. 50, pi. ii, fig. 5 ; C.$S. 

 no. 922. 



White ; the antennae, frons, palpi, fore legs, and anal tuft pale 

 ochreous. Fore wing with subbasal, medial, and marginal yellow 

 bands crossed by the white veins ; an interrupted ill-defined band 

 of brown scales from the upper angle of cell to inner margin and 

 a narrower submarginal band. 



Hob. Sikhim. Exp. 38 millim. 



1062. Euproctis rhoda, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1891, p. 138. 

 Artaxa obsoleta, Hmpsn. 111. Het. viii, p. 57, pi. 140, fig. 12. 



3 . Head, thorax, and fore wing bright orange-yellow; the last 

 with some dark scales on inner basal area ; traces of an oblique 

 antemedial line and more prominent postmedial band of scales 

 excurved beyond end of cell, sometimes reduced to two conjoined 

 spots below the angle of cell. 



The more heavily-marked and brighter form rlioda has a black 

 spot at end of cell of fore wing, which is absent in the paler obsoleta, 

 though present in another pale form. 



Hub. N. Kanara ;' Nilgiris ; Ceylon. Exp. 26-32 millim. 



