. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. nyPODEVA. — METAPTVA. 601 7018. Hypodeva nocturna. (riate CLXXXIX. fig. 26.) Westerinannia nocturna, Hnipsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 591 (1005). cJ. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale grejish brown. Fore wing pale reddish brown sufl:'Lised with grej-ish and irrorated with a few dark scales ; an oblique brown striga from middle of costa ; a slight curved discoidal bar; an oblique brown streak from costa beyond middle to vein 0 with a grojer jjateh be5ond it; traces of a subterraiual line cxcurved below costa and at middl
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. nyPODEVA. — METAPTVA. 601 7018. Hypodeva nocturna. (riate CLXXXIX. fig. 26.) Westerinannia nocturna, Hnipsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 591 (1005). cJ. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale grejish brown. Fore wing pale reddish brown sufl:'Lised with grej-ish and irrorated with a few dark scales ; an oblique brown striga from middle of costa ; a slight curved discoidal bar; an oblique brown streak from costa beyond middle to vein 0 with a grojer jjateh be5ond it; traces of a subterraiual line cxcurved below costa and at middle. Hind wing uniform rather pale red-brown ; the underside greyer, tinged with fuscous from lower angle of cell to tei'men. }fah. Nigeria, Old Calabar {Crompton), 1 J typo. Exp. 38 millim. Genus METAPTYA. Type. Metaptya, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. iv. p. 522 (1896) scncca. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2iid joint reaching to about vertex of head and slenderly scaled, the 3rd moderate ; irons smooth ; eyes large, round; antenna of male ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the nietathorax with dorsal ridge-like crest; tibi;e slightly fringed with hair ; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal segments, the crest on 2nd segment large. Fore wing with the apex produced and acute, the termen scmiewhat excised below apex and excurved at middle ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 Irom upper angle ; 9 and Itl anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell, liind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 fully developed from just above angle; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the ceil near base only; the tornus with a large fan of scales. Sect. I. Fore wing with the termen angled at veins 7 and 4 and excised between those points. 7019. Metaptya lucida. Metaptya lucida, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 587 (1905). d". Head, thorax, and abdomen brownish grey; palpi white in front; tarsi with fuscous bands. Fore Aving ochreous brown. Please
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