. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. \^^.—Byrsia. dotata, ^. of fore wing much more reduced tliuu in the specimen from Borneo, and a 9ubai)ical spot present on underside. Hal). Malacca; Borneo,Sandakan (/V^^t), 1 $; Sumatra, Deli; Java, Malang, 1 $ . Exp. 20 niiilim. 591. Byrsia dotata. Byrsia dotata, Wlk. xxxi. 193 (18(54); Swinli. Cat. Het. Mus. Oxen. p. 9'J, pi. iii. f. 9. Cyme prhiceps, Fcld. Reis. Nov. pi. 139. f. 28 (1875j; Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. xiii. p. 90, pi. lU. f. 5; Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 293. (J . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; tarsi greyish. Fore
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. \^^.—Byrsia. dotata, ^. of fore wing much more reduced tliuu in the specimen from Borneo, and a 9ubai)ical spot present on underside. Hal). Malacca; Borneo,Sandakan (/V^^t), 1 $; Sumatra, Deli; Java, Malang, 1 $ . Exp. 20 niiilim. 591. Byrsia dotata. Byrsia dotata, Wlk. xxxi. 193 (18(54); Swinli. Cat. Het. Mus. Oxen. p. 9'J, pi. iii. f. 9. Cyme prhiceps, Fcld. Reis. Nov. pi. 139. f. 28 (1875j; Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. xiii. p. 90, pi. lU. f. 5; Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 293. (J . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; tarsi greyish. Fore wing black ; a large orange patch from near base to well beyond middle, extending to below costa, its outer edge slightly dentate at vein 4 and submedian fold ; a subter- minal orange-red band from below costa to vein 1, attenuate below and rounded above. Hind wing black-brown : the costal area pale, with orange-tinged patch below it in cell; underside yellow, with terminal black band expanding towards costa, the inner area tinged with black. 5. Hind wing with large triangular orange patch from base to beyond middle, extending to beyond lower angle of cell. Hah. Celebes {Dohertij), 1 c? , 1 9 ; Amboina ; Batohian ; Timor ( Wallace), 1 $ type. 22 millim. Genus NEOSCAPTIA, nov. Type, N. collatcralis. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, extending to just beyoud froiis; anteniiiX' ciliated ; ' with the spurs short. Fore \\ ing rather narrow; vein 2 from beyond middle of cell ; o from well before angle ; 4, 5 coincident; (i from below upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9 ; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing witli vein 2 from beyoud middle of cell; 3, 4 stalked ; 5 from well aboTe angle ; (5, 7 stalked ; 8 from before middle of cell. 592. Neoscaptia coUateralis, n. sp. $ . Black ; anal tuft greyish. Fore wing with large bright yellow patch from before middle to well beyond middle, its outer edge sinuous and dentate at veins 6 and 2; a large cupre- ous-red sub
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