. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. NEAXESTIS. PAEAXESTIS, 641 7090. Neaxestis piperita. CPlate CXCI. fig. 7.) Arcyophora x>i;perita, Hmpsii. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 585 (1905). 2. Head ochreons; thorax ochreous suffused with, browa; pectus, legs, and abdomen whitish. Fore wing ochreous thickly irrorated with brown, the terminal half tinged with rufous and the terminal area very minutely striated with brown ; an indistinct antemedial line slightly excurved below costa, then oblique ; an indistinct postmedial line excurved from below costa to vein 5, then sli
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. NEAXESTIS. PAEAXESTIS, 641 7090. Neaxestis piperita. CPlate CXCI. fig. 7.) Arcyophora x>i;perita, Hmpsii. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 585 (1905). 2. Head ochreons; thorax ochreous suffused with, browa; pectus, legs, and abdomen whitish. Fore wing ochreous thickly irrorated with brown, the terminal half tinged with rufous and the terminal area very minutely striated with brown ; an indistinct antemedial line slightly excurved below costa, then oblique ; an indistinct postmedial line excurved from below costa to vein 5, then slightly incurved; faint traces of a subterminal line. Hind wing semihyaline white, the termen tinged with ochreous. Hah. N. Nigeria, Borgu, Yelwa Lake {Migeod), 1 J type. Exp. 22 millim. Genus PAEAXESTIS, Type. Faraxestis, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 317 (1902) rufescens. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2ad joint reaching to middle of frons and slenderly scaled, the 3rd moderate; frons smooth; eyes large, round ; antennje of male with long cilia ; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and without crests; tibia; moderately fringed with hair, the mid and hind tibite with slight tufts of hair at extremity; abdomen with slight crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex somewhat produced, the termen evenly curved ; the inner margin with lobe at middle and slight scale-tooth at tornus; vein 3 from before ar/gl© of call; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalised ; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 shortly stalked ; 5 fully developed from angle of cell; 6, 7 from ujjper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell to near middle. 7091. Paraxestis rufescens. Paraxestis rufescens, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 317 (1902). cj. Head and thorax brownish ochreous tinged with pink ; pectus white ; abdomen white dorsally tinged with ochreous. Fore wing brownish ochreous irrorated with a few dark scales, the costa slightly tinged with pink; antemedial l
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