. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. CTCLOSIELLA.—TEISCHALIS. 549. Fig. —Cyclosidla clulcicula, ^. Tjpe. ahsconditana. Head, tcgulae, and patagia orange; extremity of patagia and thorax purj)lish fuscous; legs and abdomen pale yellow. Fore wing grey-brown; an orange fascia on costa from base of inner margin, widening on apical area and narrowii^g to a point at tornus, defined below by brilliant purple ; an obscure purple patch on middle of inner margin. Hind wing pale fuscous, the costa and termen pale yellow, H((h. Assam, 1 $ ; 8. India, 1 S', Ceylon (Green)
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. CTCLOSIELLA.—TEISCHALIS. 549. Fig. —Cyclosidla clulcicula, ^. Tjpe. ahsconditana. Head, tcgulae, and patagia orange; extremity of patagia and thorax purj)lish fuscous; legs and abdomen pale yellow. Fore wing grey-brown; an orange fascia on costa from base of inner margin, widening on apical area and narrowii^g to a point at tornus, defined below by brilliant purple ; an obscure purple patch on middle of inner margin. Hind wing pale fuscous, the costa and termen pale yellow, H((h. Assam, 1 $ ; 8. India, 1 S', Ceylon (Green), 1 §; Burma, llangoon, 2 § type ; Borneo. ^ay>. 12-18 miliim. Genus TRISCHALIS. Trischalis, HmpsD. Moths Iiid. ii. p. 101 (1894) Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not reaching as far as frons ; antenn:i3 of male minutely ciliated ; tibire with the spurs long. Jb'ore wing short and broad, the costa strongly arched, the apex rounded ; vein 2 from middle of cell; 3 from before angle ; 4, 5 stalked ; (i, 7 and 8, U stalked ; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3 i'rom near angle; 4, 5 stalked ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. A. Fore wing with whorl-sliaped mark on inner area subaurcina. B. Fore wing without whorl-shaped mark on inner area. ... ahsconditana. 1175. Trischalis subaurana. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 15.) Tospitls suhaurana, Wlk. x.\viii. 432 (1863); Kirby, Cat Het. p. 365. I'aUene metalliyera, Butl. A. H. (5) x. p. 'Am (1882); Ivirby, Cat. Het. p. 364. 5 . Golden yellow. Fore wing with pale purplish-fuscous line from middle of cell recurved to above inner margin near base, then more prominent, running up to vein 2 and round back again to vein 1 before middle ; a pale purplish silvery line often diffused from below costa beyond middle, curved to middle of termen and tornus ; some silvery scales on apical part of costa. Hind wing paler. Eab. Andamans, 1 $ ; Labuan {Everett), 1 $; Borneo, Sarawak ( Wallace), 1 $ type ; New Britain
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