. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. THAT. \THA. 43 costa, black bar from cell io vein 1, and fulvous line angled out- wards above inner margin ; orbicular and reniforni large, white, the former defined by black at sides, rather elongate elliptical, the latter defined by diff'ui-ed lolack on inner side and by a few black scales on outer,\vith slight fulvous lunule in centre ; postmedial line fulvous with a few black scales on it and strong black lunule in submedian interspace, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then strongly incurved, som


. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. THAT. \THA. 43 costa, black bar from cell io vein 1, and fulvous line angled out- wards above inner margin ; orbicular and reniforni large, white, the former defined by black at sides, rather elongate elliptical, the latter defined by diff'ui-ed lolack on inner side and by a few black scales on outer,\vith slight fulvous lunule in centre ; postmedial line fulvous with a few black scales on it and strong black lunule in submedian interspace, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, excurved to vein 4, then strongly incurved, some white points beyond it on the costal fulvous patch ; subtermiiuil line slight, fulvous, waved, angled inwards in discal fold and with bbick sjiot; beyond it to near termen : a terminal series of slight fulvous lunules; cilia chequered fulvous yellow and .wliite. Hind wing white faintly tinged with yellow, especially on inner area : a fine yellow terminal line and line through the cilia ; the underside with faint traces of curved postmedial line. Bah. Madagascar, Betsileo (Coicrt/i), 1 (S type. Exjy. 44 millim. Sect. II. Antenna; of male laminate. A. Fore wing of male with the apex soinewhat produced and acute. a. Fore wing with the subbasal mark in submedian interspace wedge-shaped dinnva. b. Fore wing with the subbasal mark iu submedian interspace a minute lunule. a\ Fore wing slightly suffused with green, the black fascia on terminal area strong crcicci. i'. Fore wing strongly with green, the black fascia on terminal area slight psorallina. 3617. Thalatha dinava. Acronyda dinawci, , 'Sov. Zdol. xiii. p. 198 (1906). (S. Head and thorax white mixed with reddish brown; palpi black except at tips ; Irons with lateral black sj)ots ; tegula) with black band at base; pectus and legs mostly red-brown, the tibiae banded with black, the tarsi black ; abdomen white irroiated with. Fig. 12.— Thalatha dinava, J', \. red-brown and suffused with black towards extrem


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