. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. ^^S.—Tricholepis erubescens, cf. j. (From Moths Ind. ) Lm^va thickly clothed with short brown hair. and mesothorax fuscous patches ; Genus GYMNASURA, nov. Type, G. sagincea. Proboscis fully dcTeloped; palpi porrect, not reaching beyond the frons, which is somewhat prorainent; antenna' of female with bristles and cilia; hind tibiaj with the medial spurs absent. Fore wing with vein 2 from middle of cell, oblique; 3 from well before angle ; 5 from well above angle; 6 from well below upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. ^^S.—Tricholepis erubescens, cf. j. (From Moths Ind. ) Lm^va thickly clothed with short brown hair. and mesothorax fuscous patches ; Genus GYMNASURA, nov. Type, G. sagincea. Proboscis fully dcTeloped; palpi porrect, not reaching beyond the frons, which is somewhat prorainent; antenna' of female with bristles and cilia; hind tibiaj with the medial spurs absent. Fore wing with vein 2 from middle of cell, oblique; 3 from well before angle ; 5 from well above angle; 6 from well below upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9; 10 free; 11 slightly anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3 from close to angle; 4, 6 from angle; 6, 7 stalked; 8 from towards end of cell. Wings thinly scaled. *898 Gymnasura saginsea. Calligenia saginaa. Turner, Tr. E. Soc. S. Austr. 1899, p. 11. Head and thorax pale yellow ; palpi fuscous at tips ; patagia with fuscous spots; fore and mid tibia) with abdomen whitish. Fore wing pale yellow : the costa fuscous towards base ; a dark point in base of cell ; a dark fascia below the cell from base to the antemedial curved line, which is angled inwardsin submedian fold and is conjoined at middle to the medial line which is angled inwards to it; a black dis- coidal point; the postmedial line angled outwards below costa, then very oblique and joining the antemedial line near inner margin ; the subterminal line irregular, dentate, with strong dentations extending almost to termen on veins G and 4. Hind wing yellowish white. Hah. Queensland, Cairns (C. J. Wild), type t $ in Coll. Turner. Eopp. 24 Fig. 339.—Gymnasura saginaa, 5-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Hampson, George Francis, Sir, 1860-193
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