. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 300 AECXIAD^. 628. CMonaBma ridleyi, n. sp. (Plate XXXIY. fig. 14.) c?. White; palj^i tinged with crimson; tegulse and patagia edged with crimson; metathorax and legs with crimson bands; abdomen tinged with crimson. Pore wing with the costal edge crimson to the antemedial band ; a subbasal line not reaching inner margin; the antemedial band moderately broad and slightly bent inwards to costa; small black spots in end of cell and at angles, the two upper slightly edged by crimson scales, the lower on a short cri
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 300 AECXIAD^. 628. CMonaBma ridleyi, n. sp. (Plate XXXIY. fig. 14.) c?. White; palj^i tinged with crimson; tegulse and patagia edged with crimson; metathorax and legs with crimson bands; abdomen tinged with crimson. Pore wing with the costal edge crimson to the antemedial band ; a subbasal line not reaching inner margin; the antemedial band moderately broad and slightly bent inwards to costa; small black spots in end of cell and at angles, the two upper slightly edged by crimson scales, the lower on a short crimson striga ; a moderately broad incurved postmedial band expanding on costa and in submedian fold ; a dentate terminal band extending round the apex. Hind wing tinged with crimson, especially on terminal area; the termen nearly straight, the tornus slightly lobed. Hah. SiNGAPOEE {Ridley), 1 S tj'pe. Exp. 30 millim. 629. CMonasma amabilis. Bizone amabilis, Moore, P. Z. S. 1877, p. 597, pi. 59. f. 2; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 57 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 302. ,5 . White ; palpi and antennae scarlet: tegulse and thorax with scarlet bands ; legs scarlet and white; abdomen dorsally tinged with scarlet except towards base. Fore wing with scarlet subbasal band expanding towards costa and not reaching inner margin; an antemedial band slightly bent inwards to costa and outwards to inner margin ; an oblique postmedial band slightly expanding below middle ; a scarlet spot in end of cell and two on disco- fiellulars almost conjoined, and a short subcostal streak beyond the postmedial line ; a terminal band extending round the apex. Hind wing white tinged with crimson ; a scarlet patch on middle ,of costal area extending to median nervure. 5 . Fore wing with one scarlet discoidal spot. Ilab. Andamans, Moore Coll., 1^,1$ type ; Car Xicobae, 1 $ . Ea?p., d 22, 2 24 millim. &\ Fore wing of female with vein 6 from cell; 9 from 7. 630. Chionsema efifracta. Barsine effracta, Wlk. ii. 546 (1854);
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