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Show 602 MR. F. MOORE ON THE LEPIDOPTERA OF THE [June 19, margin very convex ; costal and subcostal parallel, extending to apex ; cell broad, extending hindward towards outer margin ; discocellulars nearly straight, outwardly oblique, emitting one radial from their middle ; two discoidal veinlets within the cell, joined together at half their length and extending to near base of the cell; median vein long, its end bent nearly parallel with outer margin of wing, four-branched, the branches short, the two upper arising together at lower end of the cell, a straight submedian, and two internal veins. Body slender, abdomen attenuated, extending half its length beyond hind wings. Antennse broadly bipectinated to tip. Legs slender, sparsely hairy ; fore legs with long tibial spur. MAHASENA ANDAMANA, n. sp. (Plate LIX. fig. 4, o* •) Male. Wings dark fuliginous brown, piceous towards the base. Body piceous, darkest on abdomen. Antennae fuliginous brown. Legs brown. Expanse 1 inch. S. Andamans (Port Blair). In coll. F. Moore. Fam. SATURNIID^E. ACTIAS IGNESCENS, n. sp. Differs from A. leto from Sikkim in having broader wings, shorter tails, and larger ocelli, in the subbasal and outer fiery-red banda being broader and confluent, the transverse zigzag band in both wings being contiguous to and touching the ocellus. On the underside the markings are more prominent, the outer band broader, aud the basal more sinuous. Expanse 6 inches. S. Andamans (Port Blair). In coll. British Museum. ACTIAS SELENE, McLeay, Zool. Misc. (1815), pl. 70; Cram. Pap. Exot. pl. 31. f. A. B. S. Andamans (Port Blair). ANTHERiEA ANDAMANA, n. Sp. Female.-Upperside brownish-buff, base suffused with buff-yellow ; ocelli small, ringed with black and yellow outwardly and red and white inwardly, talcose spot constricted: fore wing with transverse subbasal streaks, two discal lunular bands, and a nearly straight oblique outer band brown, the latter slightly bordered with dull red ; costa and apex grey speckled with brown : hind wing with irregular subbasal streak, lunular median, and two wavy outer brown bands, the latter slightly tinged with red. Collar grey ; thorax brown ; abdomen and legs buff-brown ; antennse reddish brown. Underside greyish brown, inner bands brown, outer band of large triangular spots dark brown. Expanse 7 inches. S. Andamans (Port Blair). In coll. British Museum. |