. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 404 SYNTOMID^. 895. Atyphopsis obscura, n. sp. (Plate XIV. fig. 7.) $ . Grey-brown; back of head j'ellowish ; abdomen with the anal tuft yellowish, the ventral surface grey. Fore wing with obscure brownish spots at middle of cell and on discocellulars; traces of a diffused line just beyond the cell angled on vein 4, then slightly incurved ; traces of a curved subtermiual line. Hind wing pale semihyaline, the apical area and a terminal medial patch fuscous. Hah. Bkazil, Espiritu Santo, 1 § type. Exp. 30 millim. Genus ANAPHLEBIA.


. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 404 SYNTOMID^. 895. Atyphopsis obscura, n. sp. (Plate XIV. fig. 7.) $ . Grey-brown; back of head j'ellowish ; abdomen with the anal tuft yellowish, the ventral surface grey. Fore wing with obscure brownish spots at middle of cell and on discocellulars; traces of a diffused line just beyond the cell angled on vein 4, then slightly incurved ; traces of a curved subtermiual line. Hind wing pale semihyaline, the apical area and a terminal medial patch fuscous. Hah. Bkazil, Espiritu Santo, 1 § type. Exp. 30 millim. Genus ANAPHLEBIA. Ana2)klebia, Feld. Eeis. Nov. p. 1 (1874), non descr. Type. caudatula. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, reaching above vertex of head ; antenna bipectinate, with moderate branches; tibiffi with the spurs moderate. Fore wing with vein 3 from near angle of cell; 4, 5 stalked ; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 stalked. Hind wing with the cell long; vein 2 from well before angle ; 3, 4, 5 from angle ; ^, 7 from upper angle ; 8 from near angle of cell and rudimentary; male with a fold on inner area, the tornus produced to a pointed lobe ; veins 3, 4, 5 fringed with long scales on underside. *896. Anaphlebia caudatula. Anaphlehia caudatula, Feld. Eeis. Nov. ]A. 102. f. 36 (1874); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 165. 6 frons Head, thorax, and abdomen black j palpi in front, sides of fore co53e, and slight patches on tegulae and patagia white ^ abdomen shot with blue, and with traces of dorsal white line. Fore wing hyaline, the veins and margins black; the inner area very broadly black, and the ter- minal band expanding very widely on apical area. Hind wing hya- line, the costal area black; a black fascia along median ner- vure to the black apical area; the terminal black band expanding widely, and with dentate inner edge towards tornus ; the inner area and vein 2 black. Hah. Amazons, type f in Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 24 Fig. 209. Anaphlebia caudatula, t^. Genus SCIOPSYCHE.


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