. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 418 AECTIAD^. Genus CYBOSIA. ^ Type. Cyhosia, Hiibn. Verz. p. 167 (1827) mesomella. Proboscis aborted, minute; palpi porrect, not reaching beyond the froos, which is clothed with rough hair ; antennas with bristles and cilia ; tibia with the spurs moderate; abdomen clothed with rough hair. Fore wing with vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3 from well before angle ; 5 from above angle; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10 free; 11 anastomosing with I'i. Hind wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of c
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 418 AECTIAD^. Genus CYBOSIA. ^ Type. Cyhosia, Hiibn. Verz. p. 167 (1827) mesomella. Proboscis aborted, minute; palpi porrect, not reaching beyond the froos, which is clothed with rough hair ; antennas with bristles and cilia ; tibia with the spurs moderate; abdomen clothed with rough hair. Fore wing with vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3 from well before angle ; 5 from above angle; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10 free; 11 anastomosing with I'i. Hind wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell; 3 from close to angle; 4, 5 stalked ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from before middle of cell. 886. Cybosia mesomella. , Tinea mesomella, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 535 (1758); Clerck, leones, pi. 4. f. 14 ; Godt. Lep. Fr. v. p. 11, pi. 41. f. 1; Stand. Cat. p. 53 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 355. lioctua eborina, Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 68 (1776); Hiibn. Eur. Schrnett. ii. ff. 104,266; Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 100; Esp. Schmett. iv. p. 98, pi. 93. ff. 1-5. Thcdcena quatrilis, Fourcr. Ent. Paris, ii. p. 294 (1785). Lithosia Marella, Haw. Lep. Brit: p. 148 (1809). Head and tegulse orange-yellow; thorax and basal half of abdomen whitish ; ter- minal half of abdomen, pectus and legs orange- yellow, the last streaked with fuscous. Eore wing yellowish white; the costa orange-yellow, widening towards apex; termen and Fig. 329.—Cyhosia me&omella, (^. \. cilia orange-yellow; black points just beyond middle, below costa, and on vein 1. Hind wing suffused with fuscous, the termen and cilia orange-yellow. Ab. 1. Thorax, basal half of abdomen, and fore wing orange- yellow. Hah. Europe, Central, JSTorth Central, and Eastern ; Asia, Western and JSTorthern, Zell. & Frey Colls. Ex]). 30-34 millim. Larva. Meyrick, Brit. Lep. p. 29; Barrett, Lep. Brit. ii. p. 207, pi. 66. f. 6. Blackish; hairs black; head and a patch on 1st somite deep black. Food-plant, lichens ; 8-5. Genus PHILEA. Type. Ph
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