. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Genus MELALEUCIA, nov. Type, M. ohliquifafcinta. Proboscis well developed. Palpi oblique, projecting about the length of head, the 2nd joint roughly scaled above and below, the 3rd naked, acuminate; frons smooth; antennK of female sim))le, the b:i8al joint not tufted; tibiie with the spurs well devclojied. Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from below upper angle ; 7 from angle ; 8, 9 stalked from before angle; 10 absent; 11 oblique. Hind wing with vein 3 from angle of cell ; 4 absent; 5 from m
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Genus MELALEUCIA, nov. Type, M. ohliquifafcinta. Proboscis well developed. Palpi oblique, projecting about the length of head, the 2nd joint roughly scaled above and below, the 3rd naked, acuminate; frons smooth; antennK of female sim))le, the b:i8al joint not tufted; tibiie with the spurs well devclojied. Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from below upper angle ; 7 from angle ; 8, 9 stalked from before angle; 10 absent; 11 oblique. Hind wing with vein 3 from angle of cell ; 4 absent; 5 from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 161. Melaleucia obliquifasciata. Kola obliquifasciata, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. iv. p. 503 (189(5). $. Head white; palpi at sides and antennjB blackish; tegulae and patagia Avhite, the latter blackish at base; thorax and abdomen fuscous. Fore wing white, with blackish patch at base of costa edged with raised black scales ; an obliquo black-edged fuscous band irrorated Avith leaden scales from middle of costa to vein 1, somewhat constricted at middle and incurved at lower end, with a white spot on it at middle and a tuft of raised black scales at lower angle of cell ; an obscure irregularly sinuous subterminal line, with patches of fuscous suffusion beyond it extending on inner half to the oblique band ; cilia blackish. Hind wing brownish fuscous, with dark discoidal ])oint and fine terminal line. Uab. Ceylon {Green)^ 1 $ type. Exp. 14 Fig. 23.—Melaleucia obligui/asciafa, $.. 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, 1860-1936. London Printed by order of the Trustees
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