. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 174 XOCTriD-E. b. Fore wing without brown on median nervure nnd vein 4 ner>< B. Fore wing pure white, tlieveins not defined by streaks sjjkndida. *3771. Simyra buettneri. Arsiloiiche buettneri, Hering, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1858, p. 442, pi. 3 ; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 134. Nonagria bloomeri, Hein. Scbniett. Peutseh. i. p. 408 (1859). Head, thorax, and abdomen oclireons white slightly irrorated with brown. Fore wing oehreous white irrorated witli fnscous ; the veins with dark streaks ; diffused reddish fasciae a
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 174 XOCTriD-E. b. Fore wing without brown on median nervure nnd vein 4 ner>< B. Fore wing pure white, tlieveins not defined by streaks sjjkndida. *3771. Simyra buettneri. Arsiloiiche buettneri, Hering, Stett. ent. Zeit. 1858, p. 442, pi. 3 ; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 134. Nonagria bloomeri, Hein. Scbniett. Peutseh. i. p. 408 (1859). Head, thorax, and abdomen oclireons white slightly irrorated with brown. Fore wing oehreous white irrorated witli fnscous ; the veins with dark streaks ; diffused reddish fasciae along median nervure and vein 4 from base to termen and above and below vein 1. Hind wing whitish faintly- tinged with pink, the veins with dark streaks. Hah. N. Germany, Pomerania : S. , Taganrog. Exp. 80- 32 millim. This species is unknowaa to me, 3772, Simyra nervosa. J<^octua nervosa, Scln'ff. Wien. Verz. p. 85 (1776); Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. p. 139 (1787); Ilubn. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 226 ; Frr. Neue lit-itr. pi. lUl ; Dup. Lep. Fr. vii. p. 339, pi. 120. f. 8; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 134. Nodua oxyptera, Esp. Schmett. iv. pi. 130. f. 6 (1788). Simyra argeiitacea, Eur. Schmett., Noct. ff. 387-8(1849). Simyra torosa, Guen. Noct. i. p. 62 (1852). Head, thorax, and abdomen white mixed with pale rod-brown. Fore wing white suffused with red-brown and sparsely irrorated Avith black scales, the veins white defined by pale brown streaks especially on terminal area ; costal edge pure white. Hind wing white suffused wath pale reddish brown except at termen. Under- side of fore wing white suffused with red-brown leaving the eosta. Fig. 27.—Simyra nervosa, (^. \. and inner and terminal areas white; hind wing suffused with red- brown leaving the costal area and terminal area to vein 2 white sparsely irrorated Avith brown. Ab. 1. Fore wing w'hite slightly tinged with red-brown ; hind wing slightly suffused with red-brown along median nervure and beyond the cell.
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