. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. GONOSPILEIA.—MEGISTOCLISMA. 55 vein 6 and excurved below vein 3, the area beyond it yellowish below vein 6, where it is joined by some yellowish from apex. Hind wing yellow tinged with rufous ; a brown subterminal shade, excurved at diseal fold and ending at tornus ; the termen and cilia rufous. Underside of both wings yellow suffused with Fig. 13.—Gonospilcia mun'da, J'. \. Ab. 1. iinmuiiita. Fore wing with the markings almost obso- lete, without the triangular chocolate-brown patch before the antemedial line or the c
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. GONOSPILEIA.—MEGISTOCLISMA. 55 vein 6 and excurved below vein 3, the area beyond it yellowish below vein 6, where it is joined by some yellowish from apex. Hind wing yellow tinged with rufous ; a brown subterminal shade, excurved at diseal fold and ending at tornus ; the termen and cilia rufous. Underside of both wings yellow suffused with Fig. 13.—Gonospilcia mun'da, J'. \. Ab. 1. iinmuiiita. Fore wing with the markings almost obso- lete, without the triangular chocolate-brown patch before the antemedial line or the chocolate-brown before the postmedial line. Ab. 2. Similar but both wings grey-brown tinged with red- brown. Ab. 3. Wings grey-brown without red-brown tinge ; fore wing with the black markings present. Hab. KfssiA, Sarepta, Zeller, Frey, D'Emmich, Leech and Crowley Colls.; Armenia ; W. Turkestan, Transcaspia, Buchara, Ferghana ; E. Turkestan, Hi. Exp. 32-40 millim. Genus MEGISTOCLISMA, nov. Type, M. rihbei. Proboscis fully developed; palpi with the 2iid joint obliquely upturned, reacliing to above \ of head and fringed with hair in front and behind, the 3rd porrect, long, slender, and somewhat dilated at extremity; frons smooth, with slight tuft of hair above; eyes large, round ; antennaj of male minutely ciliated; tliorax clothed with scales and hair mixed, and without crests; fore tibite and Ist joint of tarsus of male fringed with long hair, the mid and hind tibia; smootiily scaled, the fure and hind tibiaj not spined ; abdomen smoothly scaled and witliout crests. Fore wing with the costa highly arched towards apex which is rounded, the termen evenly curved and strongly crenulate; vein 3 from well before angle of cell; 5 from just above angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 auiistomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Iliud wing witii the termen liighly crenulate ; the cell about one-third length of wing; vein 3 from just before angle; 4, 5 from angle; 6
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