. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. RHODOGASTRIA. 501 antennae brown, the 1st joint crimson ; tegulie with pair of black points and edged with crimson ; patagia, pro- meso- and metathorax with paired black spots ; coxiu and I'emora above crimson ; abdomen. Fig. 224.—lihodogastria riibripes, (S. \. orange above, two lateral series of black spots ; wings semihyalinc ; fore wing with subbasal black point on median nervure; hind wing of male with the fringe of hair orange-fulvous. Ab. 1. Abdomen with the 1st and last three segments dorsally white.—Thursday 1. Hab. Th
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. RHODOGASTRIA. 501 antennae brown, the 1st joint crimson ; tegulie with pair of black points and edged with crimson ; patagia, pro- meso- and metathorax with paired black spots ; coxiu and I'emora above crimson ; abdomen. Fig. 224.—lihodogastria riibripes, (S. \. orange above, two lateral series of black spots ; wings semihyalinc ; fore wing with subbasal black point on median nervure; hind wing of male with the fringe of hair orange-fulvous. Ab. 1. Abdomen with the 1st and last three segments dorsally white.—Thursday 1. Hab. Thuksday I. {Matlmv), 1 c^ ; N. Austealia., Pt. Darwin (./. ./. Walker), 1^,1$; Queensland, C. York (Elsey), 2 $ type. Exj). 56-60 millim. 2112. Rhodogastria brunnea, n. sp. (Plate L. fig. 5.) (S. Head brownish yellow, with black spots at sides of joints of palpus, above frons, and on vertex of head; thorax brown, the tegula?, shoulders, patagia, pro- meso- and metathorax with black spots ; pectus and base of legs yellowish, the fore coxie with black spots; abdomen orange, with two lateral series of black spots, the ventral surface yellowish. Fore wing brown ; the disk somewhat hyaline ; the discocellulars darker, with conjoined hyaline white patches beyond them above veins 4, 5, 6. Hind wing brown ; the inner area tinged with orange; a hyaline fascia in and bejond upper part of cell. Hah. 11. Niger, Sapele (F. W. Sam2)son), 1 J type. Ex^. 56 millim. *2113. Rhodogastria roseibarba. (Plato L. fig. 9.) Rhodogastria roseibarba, Druce, A. IM. N. 11. (7) vii. p. 71 (1901). <S . Head and thorax pale grey-brown ; palpi crimson, with black spots on the joints at sides ; antenmo dull crimson ; frons, vertex of head, tegulae, patagia, pro- meso- and metathorax with black spots ; legs crimson and pale brown ; abdomen ochi'cous whitish, the 1st and last two segments dorsally pale crimson, lateral and sublateral scries of black points. Fore wing pale brown, with black point at base of
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