. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. COMETASXEH. 363 annulus a fiue ochreoiis line stronglj' defined by black, with pale ochreoua outside it except on outer side above ; the medial area below the discoidal mark and beyond the antemedial band pale ochreous, the outer part of medial area with large quadrate red- brown patch on inner area suffused with black-brown on inner side and some red-brown suffusion above the discoidal mark ; postmedial line dark brown, oblique from costa to vein 7, then obliquely curved to inner margin above which it is slightly escurved, w
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. COMETASXEH. 363 annulus a fiue ochreoiis line stronglj' defined by black, with pale ochreoua outside it except on outer side above ; the medial area below the discoidal mark and beyond the antemedial band pale ochreous, the outer part of medial area with large quadrate red- brown patch on inner area suffused with black-brown on inner side and some red-brown suffusion above the discoidal mark ; postmedial line dark brown, oblique from costa to vein 7, then obliquely curved to inner margin above which it is slightly escurved, with a faint waved line beyond it; a double curved minutely waved subterminal line filled in with ochreous ; the terminal area suffused with red- brown and with dark streaks in the interspaces to the double waved dark terminal line; cilia ochreous. Hind wing greyish ochreous tinged with broAvn, the medial area suffused with brown except towards costa, the terminal area suffused with brown ; a dark dis- coidal spot with the diffused antemedial line excurved beyond it;. Fig, 71.— Comeiaster pyriUa, J. i • medial Ijne dark brown, minutely waved, bent outwards to inner margin ; a double minutely waved postmedial line, the inner line obsolete from costa to vein 5 ; the terminal area with dark streaks in the interspaces to the double w\aved dark terminal line; cilia ochreous white. Underside of both wings ochreous; fore wing with slight dark streak in middle of cell and narrow dark-defined discoidal lunule, postmedial line obsolete towards costa and inner margin and with dark patch on its inner side between veins 5 and 3, a rather diffused curved subterminal line, series of black points before terraen, and fine dark terminal line ; hind wing with indis- tinct oblique antemedial line with the blackish discoidal spot on its outer edge, minutely waved postmedial line slightly excurved at vein 5, rather diffused subterminal line, scries of slight black luuules before termen, and fin
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