. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. I/rCATJGESIA. 263 Genus LYCAUGESIA, nov. Type, Zi. hyfozoncita. Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint typically reaching to about middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 3rd moderate; Irons smooth ; eyes large, round ; antennae of male ciliated, the basal joint large ; tliorax clotlied almost entirely with scales and without crests; tibiaa smoothly scaled, the spurs long ; abdomen with dorsal series of crests. Fore wing rather nan-ow, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; vein
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. I/rCATJGESIA. 263 Genus LYCAUGESIA, nov. Type, Zi. hyfozoncita. Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint typically reaching to about middle of frons and moderately scaled, the 3rd moderate; Irons smooth ; eyes large, round ; antennae of male ciliated, the basal joint large ; tliorax clotlied almost entirely with scales and without crests; tibiaa smoothly scaled, the spurs long ; abdomen with dorsal series of crests. Fore wing rather nan-ow, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; vein 3 from well before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 6 from below upper angle; 7 from angle ; 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent fi-om middle of discoeeliulars; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Sect. I. Palpi with the 2nd joint reaching to above vertex of head, the 3rd long. 5396. Lycaugesia longipalpis. Tseudocra^fedia longipalpis, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (7) viii. p. 18 (1901). (S â Head, thorax, and abdomen rufous, the tips of tegulse and middle of patagia with some blackish and crimson scales, the abdomen with some fuscous on dorsum at middle and extremity ; palpi black at sides towards base, at extremity of 2nd joint, and near extremity of 3rd joint; fore legs blackish in front. Fore wing rufous irroi^ated with a few crimson scales ; a black and crimson subbasal point above vein 1 ; an antemedial black point on costa and black and crimson points in cell and submedian fold; black points at middle of cell and on discoeeliulars ; two obliquely. Fig. 7('3.âLijcaagcsMlongipalpis, J. \. placed black points below middle of costa ; slight postmerlial points at vein 7, discal fold, and below vein 4 ; some slight black streaks on costa towards apex ; small subterminal black spots below costa and vein 4 and a series just before termen ; a terminal series of black points placed in pairs ; cil
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