. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. ASrRIDIA.—MELANOMA. 413 from it to near termen, the streak nearest costa forked, the black markings slightly outlined with grey. Hind wing pale crimson. llah. Bhutan {Dudgeon), 1 5 type. Ea^p. 28 millim. 877. Asuridia metaphaea, n. sp. (Plate XXIX. fig. 20.) 5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous yellow ; tegiila3 moro orange. Fore wing ochreons, irrorated with black scales ; the costa black towards base; obliquely placed siibbasal black marks iu. cell and above and below submedian fold ; an antemedial slightly sinuous line inc
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. ASrRIDIA.—MELANOMA. 413 from it to near termen, the streak nearest costa forked, the black markings slightly outlined with grey. Hind wing pale crimson. llah. Bhutan {Dudgeon), 1 5 type. Ea^p. 28 millim. 877. Asuridia metaphaea, n. sp. (Plate XXIX. fig. 20.) 5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous yellow ; tegiila3 moro orange. Fore wing ochreons, irrorated with black scales ; the costa black towards base; obliquely placed siibbasal black marks iu. cell and above and below submedian fold ; an antemedial slightly sinuous line incurved to costa ; an oblique medial line angled inwards almost to the medial line in cell; a discoidal point; the post medial line very oblique from costa to vein 4, where it is very acutely angled, then retracted to lower angle of cell; the veins beyond it broadly streaked with black to near termen; a fine terminal black line. Hind wing fuscous black; the base, inner margin, and cilia ochreous. Hah. SiKHiM, 2800 ft. {Pllcher), 1 $ type. Exp. 28 millim. Genus ^ Type. Melan(sma, Butl. A. M. N. H. (4) xx. p. 397 (1877) venata. Palpi porrect to just beyond the frons; proboscis fully cleveloperl ; tibifE with the spurs moclerate ; abdomen clothed with rough liair. Fore wing rather narrow; vein 2 from just beyond middle of cell ; 3 from close to angle ; 4, f) fi-om angle; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 stalked. Hind wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell; 3 from close to angle; 4, 6 from angle ; 6, 7 on a long stalk ; 8 from towards end of cell. Sect. I. Antenna; of male bipectinate, with moderate branches. 878. MelansBina venata. Melanama venata, Butl. A. M. N. H. (4) xx. p. 397 (1877) ; id. 111. Het B. M. ii. p. 6, pi. 22. f. 6; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 304. S. Ochreous; head and thorax tinged with crimson ; shoulders and mesothoraxwith black points ; tibiae and tarsi banded with black. Fore wing with the costal and terminal areas crimson ; the b
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