. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. SOZUSA. MACBOSIA. 129' Head orange; thorax bluish leaden-grey, with orange patch on metathorax; pectus and legs orange, fore and mid legs streaked with fuscous; abdomen orange, greyish towards base. Fore wing pale fuscous grey, with a bluish tinge towards base ; a short fascia. ^^i,ii6p^ Fig. 75.—Sozusa scutellata, cJ. \. on base of inner margin and a costal fascia orange; cilia orange. Hind wing pale orange-yellow. Hah. Natal, 'EstcowYt {Hutcliinson), 1 (^, 2 5 ; Cape Colont, Transkei {Miss F. Barrett), 2 J .
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. SOZUSA. MACBOSIA. 129' Head orange; thorax bluish leaden-grey, with orange patch on metathorax; pectus and legs orange, fore and mid legs streaked with fuscous; abdomen orange, greyish towards base. Fore wing pale fuscous grey, with a bluish tinge towards base ; a short fascia. ^^i,ii6p^ Fig. 75.—Sozusa scutellata, cJ. \. on base of inner margin and a costal fascia orange; cilia orange. Hind wing pale orange-yellow. Hah. Natal, 'EstcowYt {Hutcliinson), 1 (^, 2 5 ; Cape Colont, Transkei {Miss F. Barrett), 2 J . Exj>. 32-36 millim. Type f in Mus. Stockholm. Genus MACROSIA, nov. Type, Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not reaching as far as f rons; antenna of male with bristles and cilia; tibi£e with the spurs moderate; abdomen clothed with rough hair. Fore wing long and narrow, the apex rounded ; vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3, 4 coincident; 5 absent; 9 from 10, anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 6 and 7 from areole ; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3, 4 on a long stalk; 5 absent; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 251. Macrosia fumeola. Lithosia fmneola, Wlk. ii. 508 (1854); Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 327. S. Head orange-yellow; thorax grey, the tegulse in front, shoulders, and a patch on metathorax orange; pectus and legs orange, the tibiae slightly striped with fuscous; abdomen orange- C Fig. 76.—Macrosia fumeola, (^. \, yeUow. Fore wing brownish yellow, slightly suffused with grey towards base and on inner area; the edges of costa and inner margin orange ; the costa black near base. Hind wing yellow. $ . Fore wing grey, with the costal and inner margins narrowly yellow. Hah. Gekman E. Afeica, Dar-es-salaam; Cape Colony, type $ , Knysna 2 $ {Trimen), Annshaw (Miss Barrett), 1 c?. Exp. 42 millim. vol. II. K. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for r
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