. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. 2C0 NocxriDJE. 6534. Chloethripa chlorana. SaiTofhripa chlorana, Iliupsn. Moths Incl. iv. p. 528 (1896). Head and thorax dark sap-green with a few whitish scales, the patagia Llackish at tips ; antennae brown ; abdomen fuscous brown, tlie crests with wliite mixed ; pectus, femora, and ventral surface of abdomen whitish, the tibice and tarsi brown, the spurs and tarsi ringed with white. Fore wing sap-green irrorated with white ; a diffused black and chocolate-brown shade from base in and below cell to middle of terme
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. 2C0 NocxriDJE. 6534. Chloethripa chlorana. SaiTofhripa chlorana, Iliupsn. Moths Incl. iv. p. 528 (1896). Head and thorax dark sap-green with a few whitish scales, the patagia Llackish at tips ; antennae brown ; abdomen fuscous brown, tlie crests with wliite mixed ; pectus, femora, and ventral surface of abdomen whitish, the tibice and tarsi brown, the spurs and tarsi ringed with white. Fore wing sap-green irrorated with white ; a diffused black and chocolate-brown shade from base in and below cell to middle of termen, extending to costa beyond the antemcdial line, some brown suffusion on apical part of costa and termen ; antemedial line slight, white, very oblique to above vein 1, then re- curved to inner margin ; small black spots at middle of cell and ou. Fig. 04 — Chloethripa chlorana, J. % discocellulars; postmedial line fine, while, very oblique and sliglitlj- sinuous from costa before middle to vein 6, strongly incurved below vein 3, and angled outwards at vein 2 ; subterminal line white, slight, curved and minutely dentate to discal fold, then stronger, angled outwards at vein 4, then incurved and ending on termen at submcdian fold ; the inner area tinged with rufous towards tornus, the cilia fuscous chequered with white at tips, bright rufons towards tornus. Hind wing fuscous brown, the cilia whitish at tips. Hah. SiKHiM, 1800' (Dudgeon), 1 (^ typo; Assam, Khasis, 1 5 . JSlr^j. 24 millim. Genus MNIOTHRIPA, nov. Type, M. lichcnigcra. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi iiptiirncd, 2ncl joint reaching to vertex of head and very broadly rounded with scales in front, theoj-d moderate; frons smooth, with tuft of hair above ; eyes large, round ; antennai of male almost Bimple ; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the metathorax with depressed crest; fore tibias broadly fringed on both sides with scales, the mid and hind tibire moderately scaled; abdomen with dorsal crests o
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