. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. METALEPTINA. ^ 623 Sect. II. The patagia and legs normal. A. Fore wing with two small white discoidal spots. a. Fore wing dark purple-brown, the postniedial line oblique to vein ti, then excurved to vein 4 dilciica. h. Fore wing red-brown, the postmedial line obliquely ex- curved from costa to vein 4 gemiiiasfra. B. Fore wing with two black discoidal points with a few white scales on them .. .. digramma. 7057. dileuca, n, sp. (Plate CXC. fig. 19.) 5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown tinged 'with pu
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. METALEPTINA. ^ 623 Sect. II. The patagia and legs normal. A. Fore wing with two small white discoidal spots. a. Fore wing dark purple-brown, the postniedial line oblique to vein ti, then excurved to vein 4 dilciica. h. Fore wing red-brown, the postmedial line obliquely ex- curved from costa to vein 4 gemiiiasfra. B. Fore wing with two black discoidal points with a few white scales on them .. .. digramma. 7057. dileuca, n, sp. (Plate CXC. fig. 19.) 5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown tinged 'with purplish grey, the pectus and legs greyer. Fore wing dark purple-brown, suffused with silvery blue-grey to postmedial line; antemedial line pale grey defined on outer side by black, oblique and slightly curved ; a minute white spot at upper angle of cell and larger spot at lower angle; postmedial line pale grey defined on inner side by black, oblique to vein 6, excurved to vein 4, then inwardly oblique ; a fine white lino at base of cilia. Hind wing dark brown with a fine white line at base of cilia ; the underside grey thickly irrorated with brown. Hah. S. Nigeria, Lagos (Boar/), 1 5 type. Ea-jJ. 26 millim. 7058. Metaleptina geminastra. (Plate CXC. fig. 20.) Westennannia gemina»tra, Ilmpsn. A. M. N. 11. (7) svi. p. 592 (1905). 2 . Head and thorax pale reddish brown ; palpi whitish in front; abdomen fuscous brown. Fore wing reddish brown with a cupreous gloss; an oblique slightly sinuous brown antemedial line defined by whitish on inner side ; two pure white discoidal spots, the lower rather larger and placed on a diff'used paler rufous patch ; postmedial line brown defined by whitish on outer side, excurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved; a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing pale with a reddish gloss; a fine pale line at base of cilia ; the underside whitish tinged with reddish brown. Hah. S. XiGEEiA, Old Calabar {Crompton), 1 $ type. Exp. 24 millim. 7059. Metalept
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