. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. Fig. 136.—Pasteosia orientalis, $. i. whitish. Hind wing grey tinged with fuscous brown; the cilia whitish. Hab. Singapore (Ridley), 1 $ type. Exp. 22 millim. Genus PARASHADA. Parashada, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xv. p. 433 (1905) Type. truncata. Proboscis fully developed; palpi porrect, not reaching- beyond the rounded frontal prominence which has a small corneous plate below it; antennae of male with cilia and bristles; tibia? with the spurs moderate. Fore wing of male with large costal fold on underside fringed with hair ; th
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. Fig. 136.—Pasteosia orientalis, $. i. whitish. Hind wing grey tinged with fuscous brown; the cilia whitish. Hab. Singapore (Ridley), 1 $ type. Exp. 22 millim. Genus PARASHADA. Parashada, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xv. p. 433 (1905) Type. truncata. Proboscis fully developed; palpi porrect, not reaching- beyond the rounded frontal prominence which has a small corneous plate below it; antennae of male with cilia and bristles; tibia? with the spurs moderate. Fore wing of male with large costal fold on underside fringed with hair ; the neuration extremely distorted; vein 2 from middle of cell, after vein 3 the median nervure is curved upwards and backwards to the lower edge of the very large areole before its extremity from which arises veins 4, 5 ; 6 from areole; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9 ; 10, 11 from areole. Hind wing broad, the costal area highly arched ; the cell very narrow; vein 2 from before middle ; 3, 4 shortly stalked, 3 becoming coincident with 2 before termen; 5 absent; 6, 7 coincident; 8 much curved. In key differs from CEdaleosia in the hind wing having veins 6, 7 coincident. 457 a. Parashada truncata. Parashada truncata, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xv. p. 434 (1905). J. Head and thorax orange-yellow; abdomen fuscous brown, the ventral surface orange-yellow. Fore wing dull reddish Fig. 137.—Parashada truncata, rf. -j. Hind wing with the costal half pale yellow, the inner half dull brown. Rab. Sula Maxgoli (Dolierty), 1 6 type. Ex_p. 24 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Hampson, George Francis, Sir, 10th bart. , 1860-1936. London : Printed by Order of the Trustees
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