. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. SEUDYRA, 433 and defiued b}- yellowish on outer side, oblicjuely incurved from costa to vein 4 where it is angled outwards, then oblique and below vein 2 slightly incurved, below submedian fold defined by black on inner side and with leaden-grey band on outer followed by a deep crimson-red patch; a series of deep crimson-red strise just before termen with some yellow before and beyond them beyond the apical red patch ; a very slight brown terminal line ; cilia brown mixed with yellow. Hind wing orange-yellow with irregular bl
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. SEUDYRA, 433 and defiued b}- yellowish on outer side, oblicjuely incurved from costa to vein 4 where it is angled outwards, then oblique and below vein 2 slightly incurved, below submedian fold defined by black on inner side and with leaden-grey band on outer followed by a deep crimson-red patch; a series of deep crimson-red strise just before termen with some yellow before and beyond them beyond the apical red patch ; a very slight brown terminal line ; cilia brown mixed with yellow. Hind wing orange-yellow with irregular black-brown subterminal band, towards apex almost extending to termen and with some reddish beyond it, its outer edge slightly dentate at the veins and its inner edge angled inwards in discal fold and expanding below vein 2. Underside of fore wing with the basal and costal. Fig. 207.—Seiidyva loiigipeiiiiis, (^. \. areas yellowish, the apical area suffused with red, the rest of terminal area pale brownish becoming whitish at tornus, the cell white except towards base, the orbicular and reuiform black-brown, the latter conjoined by a patch above base of vein 2 with a large black-brown patch below the cell extending from before middle to near tornus; hind wing with a black diseoidal point, the apical area suffused w^th red bounded by the sinuous red postmedial line which is strongly excurved at vein 4, then oblique to submedian fold and bent outwards to vein 1 where it terminates. ffab. SiKHiM (Lidderdale, Dudgeon), 5 S ; Assam, Silhet, 1 (S type. Exp. 04-70 milUm. 4906. Seudyra catocalina. Phcegorista cafovalina. Wlk. xxxv. 1859 (1866); Butl. 111. Het. B, M, v. p. 20, pi. 82. f. 9; Kirby, Oat. Lep. Het. p. 38. Zalissa exigui^ascia, Swiuh. Cat. Het. Mus. Oxou. i. p. 167 (1892); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 156. Head and thorax dark reddish brown tinged with leaden grey; palpi orange at base; tegulse with slight orange line near base and leaden-grey tips ; fore legs grey mixed with
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