. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 540 ARCTIAD.^^. t?EiT. II. (Androsfifffna). Antennae of male witli inucli shorter branches, tlie apical part serrate. A. Hind wiug with Lirge rounded patch of androconia at tornus. Did. 1154. Diduga albicosta. iduaa alhkosia, Hmpsn. 111. Het. viii. p. r)3, pi. 140. f. 17 : id. 111. Het. ix. p. 82, pi. K"'8. f. 25; id. Moths Ind. ii. p. 06; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 3G2. J. Head, tegulte, and mesofchorax white; palpi, frons, and branches of antennae fuscous; metathorax and abdomen fuscous; legs yellowish. Fore wiug fuscous ; a wh
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 540 ARCTIAD.^^. t?EiT. II. (Androsfifffna). Antennae of male witli inucli shorter branches, tlie apical part serrate. A. Hind wiug with Lirge rounded patch of androconia at tornus. Did. 1154. Diduga albicosta. iduaa alhkosia, Hmpsn. 111. Het. viii. p. r)3, pi. 140. f. 17 : id. 111. Het. ix. p. 82, pi. K"'8. f. 25; id. Moths Ind. ii. p. 06; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 3G2. J. Head, tegulte, and mesofchorax white; palpi, frons, and branches of antennae fuscous; metathorax and abdomen fuscous; legs yellowish. Fore wiug fuscous ; a white costal fascia narrowing from base to apex, its lower edge strongly crenulate ; aute- aud postmedial fuscous points on costa; a crenulate terminal white band expanding at vein 3. Hind wing pale fuscous, the patch of androconia dark fuscous edged with white. 2. Fore wing with the costal half of the terminal band reduced to a point above vein 6 ; hind wing darker fuscous. Hah. 'SitGims(IIam2)son),l 2 <ype; Ceylon, Pundaloya(GVmi), 1 -7 Ea^i. 14r millim. Subsp. 1. Head, front part of thorax, the costal fascia, and terminal band of fore wing strongly tinged with orange-yellow. Jfai,. Bkii{Dohertij), 2^.. Fi". 39.').— DidII//a albicosta, S- B. Hhid win°r with the inner area clothed with rough hair above. 115"). Diduga pectinifer, n. sp, J . Head, tegulte, patagia, and mesothorax orange-yellow ; palpi and frons blackish; meta- thorax and abdomen fuscous ; pectus, legs, and ventral sur- face of abdomen greyish brown. Fore wing dark fuscous; a crenulate orange costal fascia with whitish lower edge; ante- and postmedial dark jjoints on Yi^.30().—Diduffapectinifer, (^. j. costa ; a crenulate terminal band with whitish inner edge, Ihe costal fascia and terminal band irrorated with a few dark scales. Hind wing reddish brown, the cilia white at tips. JJab. PuLo Laut {Dohcrtii), 1 J type. 12 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page ima
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