. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 508 of fore wing orange with diffused fuscous streaks from base and a slight discoidal spot, Hab. Natal, Kimbolton {Hutchinson), 1 <$; Basutoland, Machacha, 10,000' (Crawshay), 3 d type. Exp. 20 millim. Genus MONOSYNTAXIS. Monotasds, Hmpsn. Cat. Lep. Phal. ii. p. 181 (1900), nee Hulst. Lep. 1898. Monosyntaxis, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (7) vii. p. 466 (1901). *375 a. Monosyntaxis persimilis. Monosyntaxis persimilis, Eoths. Nov. Zool. xix. p. 224 (1912). Antennae of male bipectinate with rather long branches to nea
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 508 of fore wing orange with diffused fuscous streaks from base and a slight discoidal spot, Hab. Natal, Kimbolton {Hutchinson), 1 <$; Basutoland, Machacha, 10,000' (Crawshay), 3 d type. Exp. 20 millim. Genus MONOSYNTAXIS. Monotasds, Hmpsn. Cat. Lep. Phal. ii. p. 181 (1900), nee Hulst. Lep. 1898. Monosyntaxis, Swinh. A. M. N. H. (7) vii. p. 466 (1901). *375 a. Monosyntaxis persimilis. Monosyntaxis persimilis, Eoths. Nov. Zool. xix. p. 224 (1912). Antennae of male bipectinate with rather long branches to near apex. 8 . Head dark brown, the vertex yellow, the palpi yellow, black at tips ; thorax silvery white, the tegula? except at base and the basal half of patagia suffused with orange-yellow, the patagia and prothorax with dark brown spots; pectus and legs white, the fore legs in front, femur, tibial joints of mid and hind legs and the tarsi. Fig. 109.—Monosyntaxis persimilis, <$. \. at extremities fuscous ; abdomen white, the anal tuft yellow. Fore wing silvery white ; the costal edge black towards base ; a narrow obliquely curved black-brown medial band from cell to inner margin and a spot beyond lower angle of cell. Hind wing semihyaline white. Underside of fore wing and the costa of hind wing suffused with orange-yellow. Sab. Dutch N. Guinea, Mt. Goliath (Meek), type f c? in Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 40 millim. *375 b. Monosyntaxis metallescens. CEonistis metallescens, Roths. Nov. Zool. six. p. 225 (1912). Antenna? of male bipectinate with moderate branches, the apical part serrate; fore wing with vein 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form a broad areole. Head and thorax cupreous brown, the vertex of head, teguhe, and patagia silvery white suffused with golden yellow; pectus and legs. 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 perfectl
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