. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. 490 ARCTIAD^. Subsp. 1. Fore wing with subbasal series of elongate conjoined fuscous spots ; the maculate medial band more developed on costal half; the subterminal spots elongate and extending to termen. Hind wing with broad diffused fuscous terminal band reduced to shorter streaks between veins 2 and 5. Hah. Br. E. Africa, Mbaruk (Betton). Ecvp. 44 millim. 2095. Secusio pulverata. (Plate L. fig. 7.) Sectisio pulverata, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 62 (1900)
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. 490 ARCTIAD^. Subsp. 1. Fore wing with subbasal series of elongate conjoined fuscous spots ; the maculate medial band more developed on costal half; the subterminal spots elongate and extending to termen. Hind wing with broad diffused fuscous terminal band reduced to shorter streaks between veins 2 and 5. Hah. Br. E. Africa, Mbaruk (Betton). Ecvp. 44 millim. 2095. Secusio pulverata. (Plate L. fig. 7.) Sectisio pulverata, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 62 (1900). S. Head and thorax white tinged with brown; palpi black at sides; antennae with the branches brown; neck orange; tegulse, patagia, pro- and metathorax with small black spots; tibiae at extremity and tarsi streaked with black; abdomen dull white, tinged with orange towards extremity, dorsal and two lateral series of black spots. Pore wing dull white striated with pale brown ; a subbasal black mark below costaand three antemedial points in and above cell; an irregular brownish medial band from costa to sub- median fold, with a short black streak on it just above median nervure, and spot above base of vein 2 ; a postmedial point above vein 7 with brownish mark above it on costa, two between veins 5 and 3, and one on inner margin ; a terminal series of points with large spot above vein 5. Hind wing white slightly tinged with brown, with traces of curved series of subterminal spots, distinct on underside. 5 . Fore wing with postmedial black point also above vein 6. Hah. Natal, Karkloof (i)/«/'sAaZZ), 1 (S type, 5 in Mus. Capensis. Eaip., S 46, $ 50 millim. 209G. Secusio purata. Galtara purata, Wlk. xxvi. 1688 (1862).. Fig. 218.—Secusio 'purata, (^. \. c?. Brownish-grey; palpi at sides and branches of antennae black; neck with some yellow hair ; black points at extremities of patagia; legs with black streaks; abdomen with dorsal, lateral, and sublateral series of black points.
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