. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. TO AN A. JIETACAUSTA, 5319. Toana rotundipennis, n. sp. 207 S . Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous tinged witK rufous ; fore tibiae and the tarsi blackish. Fore wing ochreous slightly tinged with rufous ; a small round black discoidal spot ; traces of an oblique brownish postmedial bar from costa and a point in submedian fold ; some black points on costa towards apex ; a terminal series of black points except towards tornus and a black. Fig. 48.— T('ana rotuiidipenniii, (^ . f. point at middle of cilia. Hind wing ochreous sli
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. TO AN A. JIETACAUSTA, 5319. Toana rotundipennis, n. sp. 207 S . Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous tinged witK rufous ; fore tibiae and the tarsi blackish. Fore wing ochreous slightly tinged with rufous ; a small round black discoidal spot ; traces of an oblique brownish postmedial bar from costa and a point in submedian fold ; some black points on costa towards apex ; a terminal series of black points except towards tornus and a black. Fig. 48.— T('ana rotuiidipenniii, (^ . f. point at middle of cilia. Hind wing ochreous slightly tinged with brown; a faint fuscous discoidal point and oblique brownish post- medial line; some slight dark points on termen except towards tornus. Underside of fore wing suffused with brown except at costa which is reddish ; hind wing with the costa tinged with reddish, a black discoidal point and curved postmedial line. Hob. WooDLAEK I. (MeeJc), 1 S type. Eaj^. 12 millim. 5320. Toana acidalica, n. sp. (Plate CLV. fig. 9.) 2 . Head and thorax pale olive with a faint rufous tinge, the head suffused with fuscous. Eore wing pale olive irrorated with silvery scales ; a slight blackish antemedial line strongly excurved below the cell; a blackish point in middle of cell and two small black discoidal spots ; postmedial line blackish, excurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved and slightly waved, some black points beyond it on costa; a faint fuscous subterminal line slightly excurved at middle; a terminal series of prominent black points. Hind wing pale olive irrorated with silvery scales ; a black discoidal point; traces of a curved minutely waved postmedial line; a faint curved subterminal shade; a terminal series of prominent black points; the underside suffused with brown, a faint dark discoidal bar. Hub. Sierra Leone {Clements), 1 2 type. Eccjh 16 millim. Genus METACAUSTA, nov. Type, M. usfata. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, slender, the 2nd joint reachin
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