. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. US NOCTUID*. few dark scales ; antemedial line double, oblicjue from costa to sub- median fold, where it is nnpled, then angled sli^rhtly inwards on vein 1 ; clavifonn absent; orbicular small, round, brif^lit rufous defined ])y black ; reniform bri;;]»t rufous defined by black on inner side onlv, diffused on outer side with a black i)oint in ui)i)er part, medial line represented by an obli(iue black stripa from costa ; postmedial line black, dentate and produced to whitish ])oint8 on the veins, exourved from costa to vein 4, th
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. US NOCTUID*. few dark scales ; antemedial line double, oblicjue from costa to sub- median fold, where it is nnpled, then angled sli^rhtly inwards on vein 1 ; clavifonn absent; orbicular small, round, brif^lit rufous defined ])y black ; reniform bri;;]»t rufous defined by black on inner side onlv, diffused on outer side with a black i)oint in ui)i)er part, medial line represented by an obli(iue black stripa from costa ; postmedial line black, dentate and produced to whitish ])oint8 on the veins, exourved from costa to vein 4, then incurved ; subterminal line black with diffused fuscous on inner side, slifjhtly angled outwards at veins 7, 0, 4, :{, then incurved ; a fine waved lilack terminal line ; cilia with a slight dark line through them. Hind wing red-brown, the terminal area darker; traces of a curved postmedial line; cilia ochreous with a slight dark line through them; the underside reddish grey with dark discoidal point and curved postmedial line. 7/(j?>. S. France ; Spain ; Algeria, ^.r^j. 34 millim. This species is unknown to me. 2218. Metopoceras felicina. Pofia felicina, Donz. Ann. See. Ent. Fr. 1844, p. 199, pi. 0. f. 2 ; Schaff. Eur. Schiuett, Noct. f. 485; Staud. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 175. Head and thorax purplish red-brown irrorated with a few black scales ; tarsi fuscous with yellowish rings ; abdomen grey irrorated with black, the anal tuft rufous. Fore wing purplish red-brown irrorated with large raised gre)' scales, especially before medial part. 'f Fig. 31.—Metopocerasfelicina, (J. \. of antemedial line and on medial area except towards inner margin ; subbasal line very indistinct, slightly defined by grey on outer side, ending at submedian fold ; antemedial line deep rufous, indistinct, slightlv waved; orbicular represented by a small rufous spot in cell, the reniform by a rufous ])atch with obliipie bar to it from costa ; l)ostmedial lino very indistinct, rufous slightly
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