Male. Black, mostly luteous beneath. Head luteous. Thorax with two luteous bands in front, and with a luteous spot hindward. Abdomen with luteous bands hindward. Legs luteous; tibiæ black above. Fore wings with eight wedge-shaped luteous streaks, of which three are near the base, two subcostal, two hindward, and one submarginal and transverse. Hind wings with three luteous streaks, of which the first and second are connected exteriorly, and the third is short, broad, and submarginal. Length of the body 3½ lines; of the wings 8 lines.
Fam. LIPARIDÆ, Boisduval.
Gen. Artaxa, Walk.
17. Artaxa varians, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. iv. 796.
Inhabits also West Africa, Hindostan, and China.
Gen. Pantana, Walk.
18. Pantana bicolor, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. iv. 820.
Note.—P. dispar, a native of Hindostan, and P. ampla, a native of China, may be varieties of this species.
Fam. NOTODONTIDÆ, Stephens.
Gen. Darabitta, n. g.