. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. NEAXESTIS. PAEAXESTIS, 641 7090. Neaxestis piperita, (^riate CXCI. fig. 7.) Arci/ophom -piperita, Hmpsa. A. M. N. II. (7) xvi. p. 585 (1905). 2. Head ochreons; thorax ochreous suffused with brown; pectus, legs, and abdomen whitish. Fore wing ochreous thickly irroratod with brown, the terminal half tinged with rufous and the terminal area very minutely striated with brown ; an indistinct antemedial line slightly excurved below costa, then oblique ; an indistinct line excurved from below costa to vein 5, t
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. NEAXESTIS. PAEAXESTIS, 641 7090. Neaxestis piperita, (^riate CXCI. fig. 7.) Arci/ophom -piperita, Hmpsa. A. M. N. II. (7) xvi. p. 585 (1905). 2. Head ochreons; thorax ochreous suffused with brown; pectus, legs, and abdomen whitish. Fore wing ochreous thickly irroratod with brown, the terminal half tinged with rufous and the terminal area very minutely striated with brown ; an indistinct antemedial line slightly excurved below costa, then oblique ; an indistinct line excurved from below costa to vein 5, then slightly incurved ; faint traces of a subterminal line. Hind wing somiliyaline white, the termen tinged with ochreous. Hah. IS". Nigeria, Borgu, Yelwa Lake (Mir/eod), 1 5 type. Ux2J. 22 millim. Genus PAEAXESTIS. Type. Faraxcstis, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 317 (1902) rvfescens. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2ncl joint reaching to middle of Irons and slenderly scaled, the 3rd moderate; f'rons smooth; eyes large, round; antenniB of male with long cilia ; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and without crests; tibiic moderately fringed with hair, the mid and hind tibiiB with slight tufts of hair at extremity ; abdomen with sliglit crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex somewhat produced, the termen evenly curved ; the inner margin with lobe at middle and slight scale-tooth at tornus; vein 3 from before angle of call; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalised ; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 shortly stalked ; 5 fully developed from angle of cell; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell to near middle. 7091. Paraxestis rufescens. Pamxestis rufescens, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 317 (1902). S, Head and thorax brownish ochreous tinged with pink ; pectus white ; abdomen white dorsally tinged with ochreous. Fore wing brownish ochreous irrorated with a few dark scales, the costa slightly tinged with pin
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