. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. DIACJ'.ISIA. 1817. Diacrisia niceta. 31^ Bombijx niceta, Stoll, Pap. Exot. iv. \\\. UG8, C (1782); Kirby, Cat. Ilet. p. 912. Spilosoma metarhoda, Wlk. vii. 1695 (1850); Swinh. Cat. Het. Mus. p. 184 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 230. Ardia eogena, Wlk. xxxi. 280 (18f>4); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 232. Areas lujforhoda, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) x. p. 159 (1882) ; Kirby, Cat. p. 254. Areas scmiro^ca, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) six. p. 217 (1887); Kirbv, Cat. Het. p. 254. Head and thorax orange; palj)! crimsou, the 3rd joint black ; troi
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. DIACJ'.ISIA. 1817. Diacrisia niceta. 31^ Bombijx niceta, Stoll, Pap. Exot. iv. \\\. UG8, C (1782); Kirby, Cat. Ilet. p. 912. Spilosoma metarhoda, Wlk. vii. 1695 (1850); Swinh. Cat. Het. Mus. p. 184 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 230. Ardia eogena, Wlk. xxxi. 280 (18f>4); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 232. Areas lujforhoda, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) x. p. 159 (1882) ; Kirby, Cat. p. 254. Areas scmiro^ca, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) six. p. 217 (1887); Kirbv, Cat. Het. p. 254. Head and thorax orange; palj)! crimsou, the 3rd joint black ; troiis tinged with crimson ; antenntc black ; pectus, coxte, and femora crimson, the rest of lej^s black; abdomen crimson, with dorsal, lateral, and sublatcral series of black spots. Fore wing orange or ochreous, with the interspaces brownish; a black point at base almost always present; an antemedial black spot above vein 1 usually present; a spot in end of cell almost always present; three. Fig. 14o.âDiacrmu niceta, (S â {⢠spots between vein 2 and inner margin, sometimes reduced to two- or one or absent. Hind wing deep crimson, with black discoidal spot usually large ; cilia yellow. Underside of fore wing crimson. Fore wing often with vein 10 anastomosing with 11. JIab. Philippines, Manilla, type f metarhoda in Mus, Oxon. ; Eat- CHiAN (Wallace), type t eogena in Mus. Oxon.; Amboina ; Gilolo ; MrsoL; Ternate ; DoREY ( Wallace) ; N. Guinea, Kapaur (Doherti/), 1 (5", 1 $ ; LouisiADEs, St. Aignan (Meek), 1 c?, 1 ? ; N. Ireland (6r. Brown), 1 § ; N. Britain, 1 d ; Solomon Is. (Woodford, Mathetv), 3 J type semirosea ; Duke of York Is. {Matliew), '2 5 type hyporlioda. Exp., S 50, $ 60 niillim. 1818. Diacrisia nebulosa. Bhyparioidcs nebulosa, Butl. A. M. N. H. (4) xx. p. 39(i (1877); id. 111. Hot. B. M. ii. p. 5, pi. 23. f. 2; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. ;^). Bhi/parioides simplicior, Butl. Trans. Eut. Soc. 1881, p. (>; Kirbv, Cat. Het. p. 250. Head and : fulvous y
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