. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. PISABA. CELAMA. 5 Genus PISARA. „ Type. Pisara, Wlk. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. vi. p. 117 (1S62) opalina. Necla, Wlk. xxvii. 99 (1863) opalina. Proboscis fully developed; palpi porrect, extending about the length of head, the 2nd joint roughly scaled above and below, the 3rd moderate, slightly scaled; frons with tuft of scales ; antemiiB with tuft on basal joint; tibi^ with the spurs well developed. Fore wing triangular ; veins 3, 4 stalked ; 5 from above angle of cell; 6 from below upper angle; 7, S shortly stal
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. PISABA. CELAMA. 5 Genus PISARA. „ Type. Pisara, Wlk. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. vi. p. 117 (1S62) opalina. Necla, Wlk. xxvii. 99 (1863) opalina. Proboscis fully developed; palpi porrect, extending about the length of head, the 2nd joint roughly scaled above and below, the 3rd moderate, slightly scaled; frons with tuft of scales ; antemiiB with tuft on basal joint; tibi^ with the spurs well developed. Fore wing triangular ; veins 3, 4 stalked ; 5 from above angle of cell; 6 from below upper angle; 7, S shortly stalked ; 9, 10 absent; 11 oblique. Hind wing with vein 3 from angle of cell; 4 absent; 5 from middle ofdiscocellulars; 6, 7 shortly stalked; 8 from middle of cell. 2. Pisara opalina. Pisara opalina, Wlk. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. vi. p. 118(1862); Swiuh. Cat. Het. Mus. Oson. p. 131, pi. 4. f. 14; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 381. Necla canioralis, Wlk. xxvii. 100 (1863). Nola basimicans, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 139 (1894). 2. Silveiy grey, irrorated with fuscous ; palpi tinged with fuscous at sides. Fore wing with tuft of fuscous and grey scales in base of cell, and ferruginous tufts in end of cell and on disco- cellulars ; an oblique blackish subbasal line from costa to vein 1 ; a curved antemedial line; an indistinct postmedial line, sharply bent outwards from be- low costa to vein 3 ; an irregular diffused sub- terminal line angled out- wards at veins 6 and 3 ; a slight terminal shade. Hind wing suffused with "Sffi'" w \\\ wxy \^^ fuscous towards termen; cilia white, with a fine fuscous line through Fig. 3.—Pisara opalina, cj. f. them. cJ. Fore wing with the basal area suffused with golden bronze ; the antemedial line straighter; the tufts fuscous ; the subterminal line not angled at vein 6. Hah. BiJEMA, E. Pegu (Doherty), type f basimicans in Coll. Elwes; BoKNEo, Sarawak (Wallace), 1 5? type canioralis, 1 c? type fin Mus. Oxon. Exp. 24 millim. Genus CELAMA. Type. Celama, W
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