. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. 43.—Eressa siamica, (J. 0. Hind wing normal. 230. Eressa discinota. Syntomis discinota, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. lo (1879); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. i. p. 216 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 9(3, Black suffused with metallic green ; antennae white at tips ; palpi below, frons, guloe, tegulae, patagia, and lateral spots on meso- and metathorax orange; thorax below mostly orange ; tarsi with the 1st joint white; abdomen with seven orange bands in male, six in female, more or less completely in- terrupted on dorsum. Wings hyaline, with the veins a
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. 43.—Eressa siamica, (J. 0. Hind wing normal. 230. Eressa discinota. Syntomis discinota, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. lo (1879); Hmpsn. Moths Ind. i. p. 216 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 9(3, Black suffused with metallic green ; antennae white at tips ; palpi below, frons, guloe, tegulae, patagia, and lateral spots on meso- and metathorax orange; thorax below mostly orange ; tarsi with the 1st joint white; abdomen with seven orange bands in male, six in female, more or less completely in- terrupted on dorsum. Wings hyaline, with the veins and margins narrowly greenish black. Fore wing with yel- lowish hyaline streak below costa; vein 5 widely separated from 4 and approximated to 6, with a small discocellular spot between them. Hah. Assam, Khasi Hills, Ind. Mus. & Moore Coll., type ; Tenas- SEEIM. Eay. 40 Fig. 44.—Eressa discinota, c?. Genus :THEA. Type. Hyalcethca, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) xix. p. 216 (1887) woodfordi. Proboscis well developed; palpi short, porrect, thickly scaled, and hardly reaching beyond the frons ; antenna somewhat laminate ; fore femora fringed with scales on inner side, a tuft of scales from joint of coxa' and femora ; tibue with the spurs minute. Fore wing with vein 'd from well before angle of cell; 4, 6 from angle; 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 stalked. Hind wing with the inner area. 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 the Trustees
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