. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. Fig. 144.— Cfeipolia acrophila, (^. ]-. outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved below vein 4; subterminal line defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, excurved below costa and at middle; the costa towards apex with series of black and grey points ; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing semihyaline grey suffused with fuscous brown; the underside with small discoidal spot. Hab. Kashmir, Kardong, 14,000' (McArthur), 1 cJ, 1 $ type, Hnnza (Sir M. Convjciy), 1 5 • Exi). 24-28 millim. Genus D
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. Fig. 144.— Cfeipolia acrophila, (^. ]-. outwards below costa, then minutely dentate, incurved below vein 4; subterminal line defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, excurved below costa and at middle; the costa towards apex with series of black and grey points ; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing semihyaline grey suffused with fuscous brown; the underside with small discoidal spot. Hab. Kashmir, Kardong, 14,000' (McArthur), 1 cJ, 1 $ type, Hnnza (Sir M. Convjciy), 1 5 • Exi). 24-28 millim. Genus DASYPOLIA. Type. Dasypolia, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 44 (1852) templi. Proboscis aborted ; palpi porrect to j ust beyond frons, fringed with long hair below; fi'ons smooth; eyes large, rounded; antennoe of male typically minutely serrate with fascicles of very long cilia; head and thorax clothed with long hair only ; tibiie fringed with long hair, the tarsi with short hair; abdomen clothed with rough hair but without crests. Fore wing with veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anasto- mosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from or from just below middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle or shortly stalked ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Sect. I. Antenna of male bipectinate with long branches to apex. *2620, Dasypolia mitis. DasypoUa mitis, Piing. Iris, xis. p. 95 (1906). S . Head and thorax very pale yellow faintly tinged with rufous;. Dasypolia mitis, (^. sides of palpi and frons and antennae rufous ; abdomen yellowish white. Fore wing very pale yellow, the medial area tinged with. 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
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