. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. 220 ARCTIADiC. which is connected with its outer arm ; a postmedial band from costa to vein 4 angled outwards above vein 5 ; a triangular patch irom vein 3 to below 2, and a more elongate triangular patch on inner margin ; a black apical patch connected by a narrow band with a triangular patch on termen below middle extending to just. Fig, 127.—Prejparctia mirifica, §• !• above tornus. Hind wing scarlet, with medial black band not reaching inner margin; a large
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. 220 ARCTIADiC. which is connected with its outer arm ; a postmedial band from costa to vein 4 angled outwards above vein 5 ; a triangular patch irom vein 3 to below 2, and a more elongate triangular patch on inner margin ; a black apical patch connected by a narrow band with a triangular patch on termen below middle extending to just. Fig, 127.—Prejparctia mirifica, §• !• above tornus. Hind wing scarlet, with medial black band not reaching inner margin; a large discoidal lunule; small spots just beyond the cell on veins 5, 3, and 2, and large subterminal spots on veins 1 and 2, and from vein 4 to 7; cilia yellow; vein 5 bi- furcating before termen on both sides. Hah. AV. China, Ta-chien-lu, 2 $ . Exp. 68 millim. Genus LEPTAECTIA, Type. Leptarctia, Stretch, Zyg. & Bomb. N. Am. p. 118 (1872) California. Proboscis aborted ; palpi porrect to well beyond frons and clothed with rough hair ; antennae of male bipectinate with moderate branches, of female serrate; eyes hairy; head, thorax, and abdomen clothed with rough hair; tibia; with the spurs short, hind tibiae with the medial spurs absent. Fore wing with vein 3 from close to angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 free. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 from above angle; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 from middle of cell. 1634. Leptarstia californiaB. Femeo'phila California!, Wlk. iii. 625 (1855); French, Can. Ent. xxi. p. 222, ff. 18, 19; id. An. Soc. Ent. Fr. (6) ix, p. 497, pi. 9. f. 7; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 276. Lithosia decia, Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, xii. p. 72 (1869); French, Can. Ent. xxi. p. 224, ff. 20-21; id. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (d) ix. p. 498, pi. 9. ff. 9, 10; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 276. Lithosia Lena, Boisd. Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, xii. p. 73(1869); French, Can. Ent. xxi. p. 224, ff. 20-21 ; id. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr.
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