. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 138 Genus CALYPTIS. Type. Cali/pHs, Quen. Noct. ii. p. 323 (1852) iter Proboscis fully develo])ecl ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to middle of frons and broadly scaled, the 3rd mcjderate ; frons smooth, with tuft of hair above, in male very narrow, the large round eyes being closely approximated in front; antenna; of male almost simple ; thorax clothed with hair and hair- like scales and without crests ; tibire modei'ately fringed Avilh hair, the fore and hind tibiie not spined; abdomen witli dorsal cres
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 138 Genus CALYPTIS. Type. Cali/pHs, Quen. Noct. ii. p. 323 (1852) iter Proboscis fully develo])ecl ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to middle of frons and broadly scaled, the 3rd mcjderate ; frons smooth, with tuft of hair above, in male very narrow, the large round eyes being closely approximated in front; antenna; of male almost simple ; thorax clothed with hair and hair- like scales and without crests ; tibire modei'ately fringed Avilh hair, the fore and hind tibiie not spined; abdomen witli dorsal crests on basal segments. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen typically evenly curved and not crenulute ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell about half the lengtli of wing; veins 3, 4 from angle; 5 fully developed from just above angle; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Sect. I. Fore wing with the termen slightly angled at vein 4. A. Fore wing with the postmedial line incurved from below vein (5 to vein 3, then excuived to vein 1 idonaa. B. Fore wing with the postmedial line oblique and waved from below vein 6 to vein 1 7920. Calyptis idonea. Isoctua idonea, StoH, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. p. 43, pi. 311. f. A (1780); Feld. Eels. Nov. pi. 110. f. 30. Head, tegulse, base of patagia obliquelj'', and prothorax red-brown, the rest of thorax red-brown tinged with grey ; pectus, legs, and. abdomen greyish brown, the tarsi ringed with white. Fore wing pale purplish grey, a conical patch of golden cupreous suffusion. 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. ,
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