. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 224 XOCTUIDiE. golden brown fascia diffused on inner side from costa before apex to npper angle of cell defined bj- white on outer side indented by the slight dark streaks on the veins of terminal half, the terminal area. Y\gAS. —Stom'ifrontia alhifdsciata, J. }. irrorated with golden brown. Hind wing pure white. Underside of fore wing suffused with golden brown ; hind wing white, the costal area tinged with golden brown. Hah. Natal, Mooi E., 2 5 tj-pe; Cape Colokt, Brak Kloof ((?. White), 1 $ . Exp. 38 millim. Genus CEPHALOS
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 224 XOCTUIDiE. golden brown fascia diffused on inner side from costa before apex to npper angle of cell defined bj- white on outer side indented by the slight dark streaks on the veins of terminal half, the terminal area. Y\gAS. —Stom'ifrontia alhifdsciata, J. }. irrorated with golden brown. Hind wing pure white. Underside of fore wing suffused with golden brown ; hind wing white, the costal area tinged with golden brown. Hah. Natal, Mooi E., 2 5 tj-pe; Cape Colokt, Brak Kloof ((?. White), 1 $ . Exp. 38 millim. Genus CEPHALOSPARGETA. Type. Cephalospargeia, Moschl. Abb. Senck. Ges. xvi. p. 119 (1890) elmigata. Proboscis fully developed; palpi porrect to just beyond frons wbich has a large rounded prominence with raised edges ; eyes large, round ; antenna? of male laminate ; thorax clothed chiefly with scales and without crests ; tibi« moderately fringed with hair, the spurs long; abdomen without crests. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex rounded, the termen obliquely curved and not crenulate ; vein 3 From near angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8. 9, 10 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 stalked ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 stalked; 8 approximated to the cell to middle. *3841. Cephalospargeta elongata. C'pphalosparqeta ehnqaia, Moschl. Abh. Senek. Ges. xvi. p. 120 (1890); Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het. p. 378. S . Head and thorax ochreous white ; palpi greyish yellow, the head and tegulse with brown scales mixed; abdomen greyish yellow, the ventral surface white. Fore wing ochreous white mixed v^ath. 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, 10th bart. , 1860-1936. London : Printed by Ord
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