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the palpi being broadly scaled shovel-shaped, and the undulate border of the wings, which in the forewing 
projects a little at vein 6, for which reason Moore established a separate genus for it, Rhadica ; it differs besides 
from the other species by the separate rise of veins 4 and 5 in the hindwing. In the other species the palpi are 
smoothly scaled and the border of the wings is quite or almost rectilinear. The genus is distributed across 
the whole Indian region as far as Australia and Tasmania, if we insert A. albigutta, Wkr. in this genus, as 
Hampson did. 
A. flavovittata Mr. (34 e and Vol. II, t. 29 c). This species being easily recognizable by the very flcivovHtafa. 
undulate border of the wings forming a projecting angle in the forewing at vein 6 and by the terminal joint 
of the palp being conspicuously broadly scaled in tufts and sprawling, has already been described and figured 
in the palearctic part. The under surface of the forewing shows a dark brown cliscal line disappearing towards 
the proximal margin, whilst the hindwing shows a subbasal blackish undulate line. North India to the Himalaya. 
A. bheroba Mr. (33 d) is rather bright vermilion with a brownish tint, the forewing only at the bheroba. 
apex and in the marginal area more densely intermixed with white scales, with a distinct, white discal spot, 
the prediscal band indistinct, flatly bent proximad, the postdiscal band distinct, parallel to the margin, very 
slightly curved and distally bordered with white; sub marginal dark dentate line distinct. Hindwing brownish-red 
with a lighter base, marginal half not darkened. On the under surface in the hindwing the dark postdiscal 
band and submarginal row of spots indistinct, apex and margin deep brownish and intermixed with grey scales; 
hindwing light reddish-brown, intermixed with white and dark brown scales, with a discal, posteriorly shortened, 
blackish-brown dentate band and indistinct dark submarginal spots. India as far as the Sunda Islands. 
A. erectilinea Swh. (35 a) is conspicuous by its bright brownish-red colouring, particularly in the forewing; ercctilinca. 
distinguishable from A. bheroba (33 d) by the darker wings being more intermixed with grey scales and the 
almost rectilinear, only slightly distally bent postdiscal band of the forewing posteriorly converging with the 
margin. Forewing with a distinct white discal spot and a black prediscal and postdiscal transverse band, the 
latter more distinct, and both on the averted sides bordered with white. Marginal part in both wings darkened, 
especially in the hindwing, in the forewing very much intermixed with white scales. Under surface: forewing 
with a blackish-brown discal band, hindwing with an extensive, dark spot in the middle of the costal margin; 
the dark discal dentate band in the hindwing very distinct and double. India and Ceylon, to the east across 
the Sunda Islands to the Philippines. 
A. vitta Mr. (35 a). Bright brownish vermilion, abdomen lighter. Forewing with a small, white discal vitfa. 
spot encircled by blackish, the prediscal band scarcely noticeable, postdiscal band more distinct, blackish, 
irregular, like the submarginal line. Margin darkened. Under surface of a duller and darker colouring, forewing 
with a discal and a submarginal band. Hindwing in the middle of the costal margin blackened, likewise with 
a dark submarginal band. Sunda Islands (Sumatra, Java, Borneo). 
A. angulata Griinb. (33 d). Head and thorax grey. Abdomen above reddish, beneath grey. Palpi angulata. 
red-brown. Forewing as far as the submarginal row of blackish spots brownish-grey, the marginal part dark 
red-brown; discal spot white, large and distinct; prediscal line very sharply bent proximad. Postdiscal line 
distinct, between veins 5 and 7 rectangularly bent round. Hindwing dark red-brown, at the costal margin 
grey. Under surface of forewing brownish-red with a grey border and a slightly bent, not broken, narrow post¬ 
discal band, in the hindwing grey with a distinct, dark brown, posteriorly shortened, double discal dentate 
band and almost black, only in the middle part developed submarginal spots. Malacca and Borneo. 
A. rosea Hmps. (35 a) is a large species with black palpi, a black streak across the head and thorax, rosea. 
and a broad black saddle-spot on the abdomen. Forewing light brown with a slight reddish tint, a small black 
discal spot, a prediscal and postdiscal dark transverse band, the former undulate, the latter slightly curved 
and distally bordered with light, and a dark submarginal undulate line. Hindwing with a brighter reddish 
tint except the grey costal margin. Nilgiris. 
A. vinata Mr. (35 b). Allied with rosea Hmps., palpi also black, but the dorsal marking on the body vinala. 
red-brown, wings light greyish-brown. Forewing with a distinct black discal dot, prediscal and postdiscal bands 
parallel, very oblique, both proximally bordered with light. Submarginal band almost rectilinear and almost 
parallel to the two proximal bands. Hindwing with a red-brown anal area and an indistinct red-brown transverse 
band, the middle of the wing somewhat lighter. North India: Sikkim (Darjeeling). 
