. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 44G faint dark postincdial line with whiter shade beyond it; a whitish line at l)ase of cilia ; the underside whiter irrorated with brown, the postniedial line more distinct and mther diffused. Uab. , Colorado {CockereU), 1 d". ^. 40 millini. Genus EOSPHOROPTERYX. Tvpe. Eosphoropteryx, Djar, Journ. Ent. Soc. x. p. 80 (1902)... thyati/roidcs. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, tlie 2nd joint reac-hinjr to well .above vertex of bead and broadly fringetl wiih scales in front, the 3rd long ;


. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 44G faint dark postincdial line with whiter shade beyond it; a whitish line at l)ase of cilia ; the underside whiter irrorated with brown, the postniedial line more distinct and mther diffused. Uab. , Colorado {CockereU), 1 d". ^. 40 millini. Genus EOSPHOROPTERYX. Tvpe. Eosphoropteryx, Djar, Journ. Ent. Soc. x. p. 80 (1902)... thyati/roidcs. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, tlie 2nd joint reac-hinjr to well .above vertex of bead and broadly fringetl wiih scales in front, the 3rd long ; frons sinoolli, with tuft of liair; eves large, round, slightlv overhung by cilia; antenna; of male ciliated; thorax with hair aud'hair-like scales, the iiieso- and metalhorax with large divided ; tibia; slightly fringed with hair; abdomen with small basal crest and very lirge crest on 3rd segment. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and slightly crenu- late, the inner margin excised towards tornus which has a scale-toolh ; veins 3 and .5 froni near angle of cell; (> from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomnsiug with 8 to forni the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell about hall" the_lengtli of wing; veins 3, 4 from angle; 5 fully developed from above angle; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 8269. Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides. Pliisia thyatyroides, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 337, pi. 11. f. 8 (1852); Ottolengiii, J. Ent. Soc. x. pi. ix. f. 12; Smith, Cat. Jsoct. N. Am. p. 219. Head and thorax pale grey-brown ; frons with white bar above; antennjie white towards base and with some black .scales on basal joint above; palpi rufous ; tegulse with black line at middle and. Fig. 112.—Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides, ^. \. whit<? tips ; patagia with some black at shoulders and white line near base ; the dor.^al crests bright rufous ; pectus and legs wliite mixed with grey-brown, the tarsi broAvn ringed wit


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