. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. PREPIBLLA. CHIOXOSIA. 359 756. Prepiella sesapina. (Plate XXVIII. fig. 7.) Mcepha sesapina, Biul. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1877, p. 329; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 291. c?. Head and thorax yellow ; antennge except at tips, and a slight streak on vertex of head fuscous; tibiae banded with fuscous ; abdomen pale crimson. Fore wing ochreous yellow ; a black spot at base of costa; the basal area with black streaks on vein 12, subcostal and median nervures, a line arising from the basal end of last strongly dentate outwards on vein 1, curved round
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. PREPIBLLA. CHIOXOSIA. 359 756. Prepiella sesapina. (Plate XXVIII. fig. 7.) Mcepha sesapina, Biul. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1877, p. 329; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 291. c?. Head and thorax yellow ; antennge except at tips, and a slight streak on vertex of head fuscous; tibiae banded with fuscous ; abdomen pale crimson. Fore wing ochreous yellow ; a black spot at base of costa; the basal area with black streaks on vein 12, subcostal and median nervures, a line arising from the basal end of last strongly dentate outwards on vein 1, curved round above inner margin and becoming the autemedial line, which is strongly curved, slightly dentate inwards in cell and strongly below the cell; the postmedial line running out to a long tooth beyond the cell, then oblique and ending at tornus; a series of short streaks on the veins of termiual area ; a fine terminal black line ; the cilia black towards tornus. Hind Aving crimson, with small apical brown patch; the cilia brown to vein 2, then orange. Ab. 1. Fore wing with crimson discoidal spot and streaks on veins 1 and 2 before the postmedial line.—Bolivia, Fore wing with vein II curved and approximated to 12 ; hind wing with veins 3, 4 strongly stalked. Hah. Brazil, Espiritu Santo, 1 ^ tj'pe; Bolivia, Chaco {Gar- lepp), 1 S' Exp. 10 millim. Genus CHIONOSIA, nov. Type, C. apicalis. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, slender, not reaching vertex of head ; antennaj of male ciliated ; tibia; witli the sjjurs moderate. Fore wing rather narrow, the costa truncately oblique towards apex; vein 2 from middle of cell ; 3 from long before angle; -1, 5 from angle, or 5 from above angle ; 6, 7, 8 stalked; 9 absent; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from well beyond middle of cell; 3, 4 coincident; 5 absent; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. A. Fore wing witliout fuscous medial band apicalis. B. Fore wing with fuscous medial baud zonula. 757. Chionosia apicalis. Calligenia ap
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