. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 0]\EOEPHI]S'A. 408 //. Patagia not dilated with scales at extremity. aP. Fore wing with the inner margin excised towards tornus EospiiOROPTEUyx, p. 446. Ifi. Fore wing with the inner margin not excised towards tornus Piiytometea, p. 4513. h*. Abdomen with ridges of hair on basal segments, but without crests. fl*. Eyes small, elliptical OmorpiiinA, p. 403. b^. Eyes large, round 'lusia, p. 581. Genus OMOEPHINA. ^ Type. Omorphina, Alph. Ilor. Soc. Ent. Eoss. xxyi. p. 452(1892) aiirantiaca. Pi'oboscis fully developed ; p
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 0]\EOEPHI]S'A. 408 //. Patagia not dilated with scales at extremity. aP. Fore wing with the inner margin excised towards tornus EospiiOROPTEUyx, p. 446. Ifi. Fore wing with the inner margin not excised towards tornus Piiytometea, p. 4513. h*. Abdomen with ridges of hair on basal segments, but without crests. fl*. Eyes small, elliptical OmorpiiinA, p. 403. b^. Eyes large, round 'lusia, p. 581. Genus OMOEPHINA. ^ Type. Omorphina, Alph. Ilor. Soc. Ent. Eoss. xxyi. p. 452(1892) aiirantiaca. Pi'oboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reacliing to vertex of head and fringed witii long hair in front, the 3rd moderate; froiis smooth, with tuft of hair; eyes rather small and elliptical, overhung by long cilia; antenn£e of male minutely ciliated ; thorax clothed with hair only and with- out crests; tibio3 fringed with rather long hair; abdomen dorsally clothed with rough hair at base but without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell, 6 from upper angle, 9 I'rom 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell about half the lengtii of wing ; veins 3, 4 from angle; 6 fully developed from just above angle; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 8220. Omorphina anrantiaca. Omorphinti auranticwa, Alph. Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. xxvi. p. 452 (1892); id. Eom. Mem. ix. p. 41, pi. i. f. 2; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 220. Omorphina chrysostigma, Piing. Iris, xix. p. 223 (1906). Head and thorax rufous ; antennae grey ; palpi grej^ mixed with brown ; tarsi grey; abdomen dark grey-brown with some rufous hair towards base of dorsum, the anal tuft rufous, the ventral surface grey. Fore wing rufous slightly tinged Avith greyish, the postmedial area somewhat paler; an indistinct brown antemedial. Fig. 103.âOmorphina auraiitiaca, S â \- line, incurved in
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