. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. SCOLIACMA. loa 185. Scoliacma Mcolora. Lithosia bicolora, Boisd. Voy. Astrolabe, Lep, p. 211, pi. 3. f. 9 (1832); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 288. Lithosia rubrata, Tepp. Trans. R. Soc. S. Austr. v. p. 30 (1882). Head and tegnlae crimson : palpi and aateauas blackish.; thorax and abdomen blackish; legs with more or less crimson; anal taft crimson. Fore wing crimson, the terminal area black, its inner edge running obliquely from below costa to middle of ianer margin,. Fig. 42.—Scoliacma bicoiora, cS • \- the basal half
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. SCOLIACMA. loa 185. Scoliacma Mcolora. Lithosia bicolora, Boisd. Voy. Astrolabe, Lep, p. 211, pi. 3. f. 9 (1832); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 288. Lithosia rubrata, Tepp. Trans. R. Soc. S. Austr. v. p. 30 (1882). Head and tegnlae crimson : palpi and aateauas blackish.; thorax and abdomen blackish; legs with more or less crimson; anal taft crimson. Fore wing crimson, the terminal area black, its inner edge running obliquely from below costa to middle of ianer margin,. Fig. 42.—Scoliacma bicoiora, cS • \- the basal half often more or less completely suffused with black except on costal area and inner margin ; cilia crimson. Hind wing with the basal half crimson, the terminal half black with rather irregular inner edge running obliquely to inner margin above tornus ; cilia crimson. Hah. N. S. Wales, 5 $ ; Victoria ; S. Australia ; Tasmania, 2 c?, 3 $ {Alljiort, J. J. Walker). E:i)£. 34 millim. B. Hind wing of male normal. a. Fore wiag grey with while costal fascia spilarchx (5). b. Fore wing uniform brown bruiinea (5). c. Fore wing ochreous pactolias. *186. Scoliacma spilarclia. Tigrioides spilarcha, Meyr. P. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. (2) i. p. 699 (1886); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 341. 5. Head and thorax fuscous grey; frons white; abdomen sparsely clothed with pale 3'ellow hair. Fore Aving fus- cous grey; a broad white costal fascia from base atten- uated to a point beyond middle; obliquely placed post medial obscure dark points at junction of veins 3, 4 and on inner margin ; cilia pale ochreous. Hind wing ochreous yellow. Hah. N, S. Wales, Sydney, type f $ in Coll. Meyrick. Exjd. 28 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum. (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Hampson, George Francis, Sir, bart. , 1
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