. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. Fig, 78.— Characowa , (^. \. black, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, incurved at discal fold aud ending below vein 3 ; an obliipic black shade from cilia below apex, its inner extremity bent downwards ; a terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia whitish with tine black lines near base and tips. Hind Aving grey-white sufi'used with fuscous ; the underside fuscous, the cell and inner area wtiiti>h. Hub. Congo Fuee State, Makala Distr. {Powell-Cotton), typo f S in Coll. Uethune-liaker. Exp. 22mil
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. Fig, 78.— Characowa , (^. \. black, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, incurved at discal fold aud ending below vein 3 ; an obliipic black shade from cilia below apex, its inner extremity bent downwards ; a terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia whitish with tine black lines near base and tips. Hind Aving grey-white sufi'used with fuscous ; the underside fuscous, the cell and inner area wtiiti>h. Hub. Congo Fuee State, Makala Distr. {Powell-Cotton), typo f S in Coll. Uethune-liaker. Exp. 22millim. '•. Hind wing of male wilh tlie tenneii triincite towards (ormis wliicli is lobed and with tufts of long liair, tlie inner margin s'aort; vein 4 froni 3 just before Lernien in male only. 6492. Characoma metalopliota. Blcnina metalopliota, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. iv. p. 52G (ISOf)). Head and thorax white mixed with rufous and some black scales, the leguloe w^ith slight dark line near tips ; antenna3 fuscous except towards base ; fore tibitB with some black points, the tarsi black ringed with white, the mid tarsi black at tips; abdomen fuscous brown, paler at base, the ventral surface white. Fore wing white tinged iu parts with rufous and irrorated with fuscous ; subbasal line black, waved, from costa to submedian fold, a black streak. Fig. 7i'.— Characoma mctalophota, (^. \. before it in cell; antemedial line black, oblique, waved, with oblique black streaks above and below vein 2 from it to jjostmedial line ; reuiform indicated by some slight black marks ; postmedial line black, oblique and slightly sinuous from costu to vein <3 where. 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, 1860-1936. London Printed by order of
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