. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. HOMCEOCERA.—NEOTKICHUKA. 169 fore coxte with small white points ; abdomen black, with narrow yellow segmental bands ; small white subdorsal points on 1st two segments : a white spot on the ventral valve of male; wings hya- line, the veins and margins narrowly black. Fore wing with the base black, with two minute white points on it. Hind wing with the terminal band exjianding widely between veins 1 and 2. Hab. Costa Kjca (Underwood), Godman-Salvin Coll. E,vp. 40 Fig. 81.—Homceocera C7-assa, J'. Genus NEOTRICHURA. Neotri
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. HOMCEOCERA.—NEOTKICHUKA. 169 fore coxte with small white points ; abdomen black, with narrow yellow segmental bands ; small white subdorsal points on 1st two segments : a white spot on the ventral valve of male; wings hya- line, the veins and margins narrowly black. Fore wing with the base black, with two minute white points on it. Hind wing with the terminal band exjianding widely between veins 1 and 2. Hab. Costa Kjca (Underwood), Godman-Salvin Coll. E,vp. 40 Fig. 81.—Homceocera C7-assa, J'. Genus NEOTRICHURA. Neotrichura, Druce, Biol. , Ilet. ii. p. (1897). Type. penatesf. Proboscis well developed ; palpi upturned and reaching vertex of liead ; antenniB vpith the shaft dilated at middle, especially in female, bipectinate, with short branches dilated at extremity; tibife with the spurs moderate ; thorax clothed with woolly hair ; abdomen with subdorsal tufts of hair on first two segments. Fore wing with vein 3 from near angle of cell; 4, f) from angle ; (5 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked; 11 from cell. Hind wing of female with the cell very long, vein 2 from near angle; 3 and 5 absent; (i, 7 from upper angle; male with vein 2 from angle of cell; the whole apical part o" costal area bent over, forming a fold on under surface containing flocculeut white hair. 338. Neotrichura penates. Neotrichura penates, Druce, Biol, , Het. ii. p. 350, pi. 72. f. 10 (1897). Cosmosoma dukinfieldia, Schaus, Journ. New York Eut. Soc. iv. p. 132 (1897). Black; anteimoe white at tips ; frons with blue-green patch : patagia with whitish point; abdomen shot with blue, diffused blue-green at base and lateral and sublateral series of spots ; wings hyaline, the veins and margins broadly black. Fore wing with discoidal black bar conjoined to costal fascia ; two oblique pale brownish streaks on middle of inner margiu and a short streak on costa beyond middle: the terminal band w
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