. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 480 ARCTIAD^. except at base, black ; frons, vertex of head, tegulae, patagia, meso- and metathorax with black spots ; pectus and legs black, the coxae yellow; abdomen black. Fore wing brownish black; the veins streaked with greyish towards base ; a yellow point at base. Hind wing fuscous black. Hah. Celebes, Bonthain, type t $ in Coll. Snellen, hhp. 34 millim. Genus UTETHEISA. Type. Utetheisa, Hubn. Verz. p. 168 (1827) bella. Deiopcia, Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 92 (1829) piilchella. Proboscis fully clevelopecl; pal
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 480 ARCTIAD^. except at base, black ; frons, vertex of head, tegulae, patagia, meso- and metathorax with black spots ; pectus and legs black, the coxae yellow; abdomen black. Fore wing brownish black; the veins streaked with greyish towards base ; a yellow point at base. Hind wing fuscous black. Hah. Celebes, Bonthain, type t $ in Coll. Snellen, hhp. 34 millim. Genus UTETHEISA. Type. Utetheisa, Hubn. Verz. p. 168 (1827) bella. Deiopcia, Steph. 111. Brit. Ent., Haust. ii. p. 92 (1829) piilchella. Proboscis fully clevelopecl; palpi upturned, not reaching vertex of head ; antennas of male usually ciliated ; tibiie with the spurs moderate. Fore wing long and narrow ; vein 2 from just beyond middle of cell, oblique ; 3 from well before angle ; 5 from well above angle ; 6 from well below upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole, 7 from end of areole ; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3 from well before angle ; .5 from well above angle; 7 from just before upper angle ; 8 from middle of cell. Sect. I. Hind wing of male with a fold on inner area above containing a tuft of long hair. A. Fore wing with crimson spots. a. Fore wing with the patch in end of cell pure white ou upper and undersides, and extending to lower angle of cell elatti. b. Fore wing with the patch in end of cell yellowish white on upperside, crimson on underside, and not extending to lower angle of cell cruentata. B. Fore wing without crimson spots Jactea. 2084. Utetheisa elata. IS'octua elata, Fabr. Ent. Syst. p. 440 (1798). Uthetheisa mn<6/a, Hiibn. Zutr. Ex. Schmett. iii. p. 29, ff. 521, 522 (1827), nee Dalm.; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 55. Euchelia formosa, Boisd. Faune Madag. p. 85 (1833); Kirby, Cat. Het, p. 346. Beiopeia diva, Mab. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) ix. p. 305 (1879): Kirby, Oat. Het. p. Fig. 215.— Vtethcim elata, J. J. Head and thorax white, rarely tinged with yellow; palpi, excep
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