. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. EPrSEMA. 593 Genus EPISEMA. Episcma, Oclis. Selimett. Eur. iv. p. 65 (1816), non descr.; Type. Treit. Schuiett. Eur. v. (1) p. Ill ("1820) ccerukocephala. Diloba, Boisd. Ind. Metb. p. 88 (1840j cceraleocephala. Proboscis aborted, small ; palpi porrect, the 2nd joint extending to just beyond the frons and fringed with long iiair above and below, the 3rd moderate; frons smooth, witli large tuFt of hair; eyes large, round, overlumg by long cilia; antennaj of male bipectinate to apex with raiher long branches, of female minute
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. EPrSEMA. 593 Genus EPISEMA. Episcma, Oclis. Selimett. Eur. iv. p. 65 (1816), non descr.; Type. Treit. Schuiett. Eur. v. (1) p. Ill ("1820) ccerukocephala. Diloba, Boisd. Ind. Metb. p. 88 (1840j cceraleocephala. Proboscis aborted, small ; palpi porrect, the 2nd joint extending to just beyond the frons and fringed with long iiair above and below, the 3rd moderate; frons smooth, witli large tuFt of hair; eyes large, round, overlumg by long cilia; antennaj of male bipectinate to apex with raiher long branches, of female minutely serrate, with tufts of hair from basal joint and between and behind their bases; thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales, the prothorax with slight crest, the metathorax with large crest; tibia; and the tarsal joints fringed with long hair ; abdomen with ridges of hair and lateral tufts of hair but without distinct crests, the anal tuft in female large. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and slightly crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 froiu near angle of cell; 6 fi-om upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell about half the length of wing; vein 3 from before angle; 5 fully developed from above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 8445. Episema cseruleocephala. Bombyx carideocephala, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. x p. 504 (1758); Esp. Schmett. iii. pi. 58. ff. 1-4; Hubn. Eur. Schmett., Bomb. f. 196 ; Dup. Lep. Fr. vi. p. 187, pi. 85. f. 1 ; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 168. Diloba armena. Stand. Cat. Lep. Eur. ii. p. 76 (1871). Bilohn hipartita, , iirch. Naturv. Christian, xxv. no. 9, p. 12 (1903). Diloba orbimaculata, Strand. Arch. Natnrv. Christian, xxv. no. 9, p. 12 (1903). Diloba separata, Schultz, Soc. Ent. xxii. 52 (1907). Head and thorax dark brown mixed with grey-white; tegiilte red-brown, the tips white with some dai'k brown before them;. 130.—Eijisema c
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