. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. 332 N0CTUIDJ5. in siibniediau fold, then incurved; roniform defined bj-white; an oblitiuG white fascia from apex to a double chain-like white sub- terminal line incurved below vein 3 ; a terminal series of small black and white lunulcs. Hind wing black-brown, the cilia whitish at tips. Underside of fore wing black, greyish towards termea and witli orange patch at base. Ilah. Queensland, Makay, tj-pe t 5 in Coll. Lower. Exj:). b^ niillim. Genus LOPHOSEMA, nov. Type, L. piirpi/raiiccns. Proboscis sliglit, not function
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. 332 N0CTUIDJ5. in siibniediau fold, then incurved; roniform defined bj-white; an oblitiuG white fascia from apex to a double chain-like white sub- terminal line incurved below vein 3 ; a terminal series of small black and white lunulcs. Hind wing black-brown, the cilia whitish at tips. Underside of fore wing black, greyish towards termea and witli orange patch at base. Ilah. Queensland, Makay, tj-pe t 5 in Coll. Lower. Exj:). b^ niillim. Genus LOPHOSEMA, nov. Type, L. piirpi/raiiccns. Proboscis sliglit, not functional ; palpi obliqiisly upturned, tbe 2ncl joint reaching to vertex of head and fringed with hair above towards extreinit}', the 3rd long and dilated at extremity; frons with tuft of hair above; eyes large, round; anteunaj of male laminate, minutely serrate and ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the prothorax without crest, the meta- tliorax with depressed crest ; fure and hind tibiie broadly (ringed on each side with hair, the hind tibi;^ slightly fringed; abdomen with dorsal crests ou basal segments. Fore wing with the apex rounded, tiie termen nearly straight to vein 4, then very oblique to tornus ; veins 3 and o from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to t'oriu a long narrow areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3 and 5 from close to angle of cell; 0, 7 IVom upper angle ; 8 anastomosing witli the cell to middle. 6037. Lophosema purpurascens. Lophosema purpurascois, Schaus, A. M. N. H. (8) vi. p. 204 (1910). c5'. Head and thorax ptir|)lish grey, the vertex of head with black streak, the tegular with black streak at middle and purplish red outer edge, the patagia edged above with purplish red ; pectus in front and legs ochreous, the fore and mid tibiie with some purplish grey and streaked with black; abdomen fuscous brown, the crests greyish and red-brown, the ventral surface ochreous white. Fore. Fig. 121.—-LophMeii
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