. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 512 ARCTIAD^. Ab. 2. imminuta. Fore wing with postmedial black point on vein 1 and subterminal points above veins 1, 4, 6, and 7.—Annshaw. Ab. 3. Fore wing with the cilia black.—Somaliland. Ab. 4. Fore wing also with a short subterminal bar from costa, developed on underside into a short broad band. Hah. Madagascar, type t imminuta in Mus. Frankfort; Somali- land (Gillett), 1 $ : Be, E. Africa, Teita (Jachson), 1 c?, Vol (Bstton),! 5 5 type/errifg'mea ; MozAMBiauE ; Mas honaland, Salis- bury (Marshall), 2 (S ;
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 512 ARCTIAD^. Ab. 2. imminuta. Fore wing with postmedial black point on vein 1 and subterminal points above veins 1, 4, 6, and 7.—Annshaw. Ab. 3. Fore wing with the cilia black.—Somaliland. Ab. 4. Fore wing also with a short subterminal bar from costa, developed on underside into a short broad band. Hah. Madagascar, type t imminuta in Mus. Frankfort; Somali- land (Gillett), 1 $ : Be, E. Africa, Teita (Jachson), 1 c?, Vol (Bstton),! 5 5 type/errifg'mea ; MozAMBiauE ; Mas honaland, Salis- bury (Marshall), 2 (S ; Natal, Weenen, 1 c? ; Cape Colony, Bedford {Mansell Weale), Annshaw (Miss F. Barratt), 1 cS. Exp. 20-24 millim. *1101. Philenora omophanes. Sccsodora omophanes, Meyr. P. Linn. See. N. S. W. (2) i. p. 731 (1886); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 348. (5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen light reddish fuscous, with a few white scales. Fore wing thinly scaled, light reddish fuscous ; a somewhat curved fuscous line from one-third costa to middle of inner margin ; a small discoidal spot; the postmedial line slightly angled at middle and sinuous on upper half ; cilia reddish fuscous, barred with dark fuscous. Hind wing thinly scaled, pale fulvous. Hab. Victoria, Melbourne. Exj). 14 millim. This species is unknown to me. Genus CYCLOMILTA, nov. Type, C. melanolepia. Pi'oboscis aborted ; palpi minute ; antennae of female with bristles and cilia; tibi« with the spurs moderate. Fore wing elliptical, the costa and inner margin strongly arched, the apex rounded; vein 2 from middle of cell curved at base ; 3 from well before angle; 5 from above angle ; 6 from well below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked, 7 from beyond 9 ; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell; 3, 4 shortly stalked ; 6 from above angle; 7 from before upper angle; 8 from towards end of cell. 1102. Cyclomilta melanolepia, n. sp. Miltochrista melanolepia, Dudgeon, J. Bomb. Nat. Hist. Soc. 1899, pi. ii. f. 14, ined. $ . Ora
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