. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. MICEOLITA. AJIPHILITA. '603 inwards on vein 1 ; the medial area with sh'ght bhick streak above the white fascia in cell dilated at extremity into a small discoidal spot; postmedial line almost obsolete on costal area, strongly angled outwards behnv costa, oblique to the discoidal point, then minutely waved and incurved iu submedian interspace ; a diffused o])lique lirown fascia below the white fascia from apex; some sligbt dark streaks in interspaces of terminal area; a terminal series of black striifi. Hind wing brownish wbi
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. MICEOLITA. AJIPHILITA. '603 inwards on vein 1 ; the medial area with sh'ght bhick streak above the white fascia in cell dilated at extremity into a small discoidal spot; postmedial line almost obsolete on costal area, strongly angled outwards behnv costa, oblique to the discoidal point, then minutely waved and incurved iu submedian interspace ; a diffused o])lique lirown fascia below the white fascia from apex; some sligbt dark streaks in interspaces of terminal area; a terminal series of black striifi. Hind wing brownish wbite ; tbe terminal area suffused with brown ; an indistinct discoidal spot, curved postmedial line, and fine terminal line ; the underside with the costal area irroratcd with brown, a dark discoidal spot, and diffused curved postmedial line. JJah. Brazil, Castro Paraiia, type t in Coll. D. Jones. 22 millim. Genus AMPHILITA, nov. Type, A. pumiilinea. Pruboscis I'lilly developed ; palpi obliquely uptunied, tlie 2ncl joint reaching about to middle of Irons and moderately scaled, tbe '6iA short; irons smooth ; eyes large, round; nnteniise of female ciliated ; (boi-ax clotbed almost witb scales and witliout crests; build slender ; tibial slightly triuged with hair, the spurs long ; abdomen without crests. Fore \ving with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins '6 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from ]() auMstomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 fiom angle of cell; 5 obso- losient from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing witji curved wliite fascia from base through tho cell to apex arcuafa. B. Fore wmg without curved white fasciti 'jmnctiiinea. *4717. Amphilita arcuata. rarvapemia arcuata, D. .Tones, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1908, p. 165. 2 . Head and thorax bright rufous ; pectus and legs whitish tinged with brown ;
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