. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 320 NOCTtJID.^. above inner margin ; an elliptical diseoidal spot defined bj' rufous, its centre also faintly defined by ruFous, placed on a large oblique elliptical pale rufous patch which extends to submedian fold ; postmedial line double, blackish, strongly bent outwards below costa, then sinuous, angled inwards at vein 2 and outwards at submedian fold; subterminal line black, obliijuc towards costa,. Fig. 114.— rufiraedia, J. \. angled outwards at vein 7 and slightly excurved at middle. Hind wing white, the vei
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 320 NOCTtJID.^. above inner margin ; an elliptical diseoidal spot defined bj' rufous, its centre also faintly defined by ruFous, placed on a large oblique elliptical pale rufous patch which extends to submedian fold ; postmedial line double, blackish, strongly bent outwards below costa, then sinuous, angled inwards at vein 2 and outwards at submedian fold; subterminal line black, obliijuc towards costa,. Fig. 114.— rufiraedia, J. \. angled outwards at vein 7 and slightly excurved at middle. Hind wing white, the veins towards termen, apical area and termen suffused with brown ; cilia white, brown at base from apex to vein 2. Ab. 1. Fore wing without the rufous discal patch, the diseoidal annulus defined by blackish ; hind wing with the terminal area more strongly suffused with brown. Hah. MozAMBiauE, Shilouvane (Junod), 1 $ ; Ehodesia, Bala- wayo (Eyles), 1 $ type. Ev2}. 30-36 millim. Genus (EDICRASPIS, nov. Type, (E. suhfervida. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2ad joint reaching to vertex of head and with large tuft of scales behind at extremity, the 3rd luoderate ; froiis smooth, with tuft of scales ; eyes large, round ; antennje of female almost simple; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the pro- thorax with hump-shaped crest, the metathorax with depressed crest; tibite slightly fringed witli hair ; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the costa slightly lobed just beyond middle; the apex rectangular, the termen evenly curyed and crenulate; veins 3 and 6 from close to angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form a short areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 fully developed from well above angle; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell to middle. 6625. (Edicraspis suhfervida, n. sp. 5 . Head and thorax purplish grey mixed with black; pectus, mid femora, hind leg, and abdomen
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