. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. LYSCEIA. CONILEPIA. 219 457. Lysceia bigutta. Lysceia higutta, Wlk. ii. 541 (1854); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 339. c? . Head orange ; palpi at sides and antennae fuscons ; thorax grey-brown; abdo- men grey, the terminal segments yellow. Fore wing grey-brown; the costa blackish towards base; a black discoidal point and another below it in snb- median fold. Hind wing pale yellow. Hah. Natal, Xarkloof (Marshall), 1 S ; Cape CoLONr, Fort Pitt {Br. Smith), 1 J type. Exjo. 24-26 Fig. ]37.âLysceia bigutta, (^. Genu
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. LYSCEIA. CONILEPIA. 219 457. Lysceia bigutta. Lysceia higutta, Wlk. ii. 541 (1854); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 339. c? . Head orange ; palpi at sides and antennae fuscons ; thorax grey-brown; abdo- men grey, the terminal segments yellow. Fore wing grey-brown; the costa blackish towards base; a black discoidal point and another below it in snb- median fold. Hind wing pale yellow. Hah. Natal, Xarkloof (Marshall), 1 S ; Cape CoLONr, Fort Pitt {Br. Smith), 1 J type. Exjo. 24-26 Fig. ]37.âLysceia bigutta, (^. Genus (EDALEOSIA, nov. Tj-pp, (E. nigricosta. Proboscis aborted, minute; palpi minute, not reaching beyond the frons, which has a large rounded prominence with a corneous plate below it; antennae of male ciliated ; tibice with the spurs moderate. Fore wing long and narrow ; Tein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3 from close to angle, 5 from above angle; 6 from jusi. below upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9; 10, 11 free, oblique. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3, 4 shortly stalked ; 5 absent; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 458. (Edaleosia nigricosta, n. sp. S â Head yellowish white, slightly tinged with black; antennie black ; the back of head and tegul^e orange ; thorax yellow- ish white; patagia black in front; pectus, legs, and abdo- men orange. Fore wing yellowish white, with narrow black costal fascia ; cilia yellow. Hind wing white, the costal area fuscous. (5 type; Gambia (Moloney).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum. (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Hampson, George Francis, Sir, bart. , 1860-1936. London, Printed by Order of the Trustees
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