. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 242 AECTlADiE. Genns TUINA. ^ Type. Ihma, WIL ii. 480(1854), nee Dbl. Lep. 1847 cwgidata. Tuina, Butl, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1877, p. 326 cingulata. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, tbickly scaled, and reaching well beyond the frons which is somewhat prominent; antenna; of female roughly scaled above and with bristles and cilia; tibia with the spurs moderate. Tore wing with the costa arched, the apex rectangular ; vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3 from before angle ; 5 from above angle ; 6 fro


. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 242 AECTlADiE. Genns TUINA. ^ Type. Ihma, WIL ii. 480(1854), nee Dbl. Lep. 1847 cwgidata. Tuina, Butl, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1877, p. 326 cingulata. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, tbickly scaled, and reaching well beyond the frons which is somewhat prominent; antenna; of female roughly scaled above and with bristles and cilia; tibia with the spurs moderate. Tore wing with the costa arched, the apex rectangular ; vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3 from before angle ; 5 from above angle ; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9 ; 10, 11 free, 11 curved. Hind wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell; 3,4 stalked; 5 absent; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 from before middle of cell. 509. Tuina cingulata. Ituna civffidata, Wlk. ii. 481 (1854); Druce, Biol. , Het. i. p. 122, pi. 12. f. 11; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 287. 5 . Deep black ; base of palpi, gtilse, shoulders, and patagia flesh- coloured ; base of wings Pig. 158.— Tidna cingulata, $. \. Hah. Mexico, Jalapa ; Honbueas, 1 5 type ; Guatemala (CTiam- pion), 1 2 5 Godman-Salvin Coll. Exj). 38 millim. Genus METEEYTHEOSIA, nov. Type, M. scmgala. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, reaching well beyond frons; antenrfe of female clothed with rough scales and with bristles and cilia ; tibige with the spurs moderate. Pore wing with the costa arched, the apes rectangular ; vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3 from before angle ; 5 from above angle; 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9; 10, 11 free, 11 curved. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3, 4 from angle ; 6 absent; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 from before middle of cell; an elliptical swelling in end of cell. 510. Meterythrosia sangala. Tuina sanqala, Druce, Biol. , Het. i. p. 122, pi. 12. f. 12 (1885); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 287. 5 . Black, shoulders and tegulse orange; abdomen


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