. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. with black spots. Fore wing with black spot at base of costa, the costal edge blackish to the antemedial line, which expands sliglitly at costa, is slij^'htly angled outwards in cell, inwards in submedian fold, then oblique to join the postmedial line on inner margin ; a prominent black spot in cell and a dis- coidal point; the postmedial line bent out- wards between veins 6 and 4, then very oblique, some conjoined black streaks beyond it above middle running up to costa before apex and below middle, the lowest running to tornu
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. with black spots. Fore wing with black spot at base of costa, the costal edge blackish to the antemedial line, which expands sliglitly at costa, is slij^'htly angled outwards in cell, inwards in submedian fold, then oblique to join the postmedial line on inner margin ; a prominent black spot in cell and a dis- coidal point; the postmedial line bent out- wards between veins 6 and 4, then very oblique, some conjoined black streaks beyond it above middle running up to costa before apex and below middle, the lowest running to tornus ; a terminal series of stria3; cilia ochreous. Hind wing rather yellower; some slight fuscous suffusion on terminal area towards apex and a slight line on apical half of termen. Hah. Ceylon, Nawalapittia (Green), 1 c^ type. Exp. 22 millim. Cocoon suspended by a cord and formed of network strengthened by two cross bands. Fig. 237.—Holocraspedmn niqripuncta, (^. \. (Froiii Moths lud. vol. ii.) Genus NUDOSIA, nov. Type, N. fuscifusa. Proboscis aborted; palpi minute; autennre of male minutely serrate and ciliated, the basal joint rather long; hind tibire with the medial spurs absent. Fore wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3 from well before angle ; 5 from well above angle; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8 stalked, 9 absent, 10 free ; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3, 4 coincident; 5 from well above angle ; 6, 7 coincident; 8 from towards end of cell. 710. Nudosia fuscifusa, n. sp. (S. Pale orange-yellow : vertex of head whitish. Fore wing suffused with fuscous except at base, on costa, and the terminal area; the veins and the discal and submedian folds with fine yellow streaks, the outer edge of the fuscous area very irregular, trun- cate towards apex, slightly pro- duced at vein 6 and produced to termen at vein 4 and tornus. Hind wing paler yellow, with. Fig. 238.—Nudosia fuscifusa, ^. \. slight tinge of fuscous on disk. Hah. Peetj, Ca
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