. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. NEOCLEPTEIA. IIHODOCLEPXRIA. 33 to inner margin ; the postmedial line dentate and produced to white points on the veins, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 3, then incurved and with indistinct line beyond it; the subterminal line pale, angled outwards below costa, inwards at discal fold, then excurved and with dark mark on its inner side at costa; a terminal series of black points and often some black marks at middle ; cilia chequered fuscous and rufous. Hind wing white, the basal and inner areas sometimes tinged with


. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. NEOCLEPTEIA. IIHODOCLEPXRIA. 33 to inner margin ; the postmedial line dentate and produced to white points on the veins, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 3, then incurved and with indistinct line beyond it; the subterminal line pale, angled outwards below costa, inwards at discal fold, then excurved and with dark mark on its inner side at costa; a terminal series of black points and often some black marks at middle ; cilia chequered fuscous and rufous. Hind wing white, the basal and inner areas sometimes tinged with fuscous; a more. Fig. 15.—Ncocleptria jnmctifera, J. \. or less prominent dark discoidal lunule : the terminal area black, with diffused inner edge and often with pale subterminal spot at middle : cilia white, with dark line at base. Underside white ; fore wing with the orbicular and reniform stigmata black ; both wings with fuscous postmedial band. Hab. N. Australia, Roebuck E. (J. J. Walkej-), 3 $ ; W. Aus- tralia, Sherlock 11. (Clements), 3 dl", 5 $, Geraldton (Saunders\ 2 2; jS". S. Wales, Broken Hill (Lower), 3 J, 6 5 ; Victoria, Melbourne ; hab. ? 1 c?, 5 ? type. E,vp. 32-38 millim. Genus RHODOCLEPTRIA, nov. Type, -??. Incarnata. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi oblique, fringed with long hair in front, the 3rd joint sliort; frons with rounded prominence, with corneous plate below it; eyes large, rounded ; antennre of male almost simple ; head and thorax clothed with hair, without crests; fore tibia short and broad, with long curved claw on inner side and short claw on outer; mid and hind tibiw spined. Fore wing with veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 0 from upper angle ; 9 from KJ anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; <J, 7 from upper angle 40. Rhodocleptria incarnata. Noctua incarnata, Freycr, Beitr. iii. pi. i.^(i, f. 4 (1839), & iv. pi.


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