. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. KUDAKIA. GTMXOCHEOMA. 537 antemedial fulvous triangular patch on costa, with the oblique dark antemedial line arising from its apex; a prominent black spot in cell; an irregular fulvous patch from costa to lower angle of cell, with a black point just beyond it, the dark postmedial line arising from its extremity, oblique and sinuous to submedian fold, then bent outwards; an oblique triangular fulvous patch on a])ieal part of costa met by some irregular markings on medial part of termen ; an oblique wedge-shaped
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. KUDAKIA. GTMXOCHEOMA. 537 antemedial fulvous triangular patch on costa, with the oblique dark antemedial line arising from its apex; a prominent black spot in cell; an irregular fulvous patch from costa to lower angle of cell, with a black point just beyond it, the dark postmedial line arising from its extremity, oblique and sinuous to submedian fold, then bent outwards; an oblique triangular fulvous patch on a])ieal part of costa met by some irregular markings on medial part of termen ; an oblique wedge-shaped dark mark above torn us ; some fulvous points on termen. Hind wing yellowish white, with slight discoid al point. Fore whig with vein 6 given off beyond 8. Hah. Qtjbeksland, Brisbane (!^^6n^er), 1 $ , type t S in Coll. Turner. Exp. 16 millim. Genus GYMNOCHROMA, nov. Type, G. fiolvipicta. Proboscis fully developed; palpi porrect, not reaching beyond the frons and clothed with rough hair; head, thorax, and abdomen clothed with rough hair ; antennjB ciliated, the basal joint long and fringed with rough hair in front; tibiffi with the spurs moderate. Fore wing rather narrow; vein 2 from middle of cell; 3 from long before angle; 5 from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 stalked; 8 absent; 9 from angle; 10,11 free. Hind wing with -vein 2 from middle of cell; 3 from long before angle ; 5 from long above angle ; 6, 7 strongly stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. Wings sparsely clothed with hair- like scales. 1150. Gymnochroma fulvipicta. Niularia fulvipicta, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. iv. p. 501 (1896). S . Head, thorax, and abdomen white, thorax and abdomen above towards extremity tinged with purplish fuscous. Pore wing white; some fuscous suffusion on basal area, and three indistinct lines, the second with a fulvous point on median nervure, the third with fulvous points at costa, median n ervure and vein 1, and angled on median nervure; the terminal area suffused with fuscous ; a dark-edged postmed
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