. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. NEPHELOSIA. AREVA. 215 449. Nephelosia caecina. Lithoda cacina, "Oruce, Biol. , Ilet. ii. p. 400, pi. 78. f. 7 (1897 j. $. Head and thorax grey and fuscous ; abdomen fuscous, the anal tuft ochreous. Foro wing whitish, the basal half suffused with fuscous and irrorated with black ; a blackish patch below the cell from middle to near tornus running up beyond the cell to vein 6; cilia tinged with fuscous. Hind wing fuscous black. Under- side fuscous, with the terminal area of fore wing and apex of hind Aving black.
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. NEPHELOSIA. AREVA. 215 449. Nephelosia caecina. Lithoda cacina, "Oruce, Biol. , Ilet. ii. p. 400, pi. 78. f. 7 (1897 j. $. Head and thorax grey and fuscous ; abdomen fuscous, the anal tuft ochreous. Foro wing whitish, the basal half suffused with fuscous and irrorated with black ; a blackish patch below the cell from middle to near tornus running up beyond the cell to vein 6; cilia tinged with fuscous. Hind wing fuscous black. Under- side fuscous, with the terminal area of fore wing and apex of hind Aving black. Ilah. Guatemala, San Isidro, 1600 ft. {Cliamfion), 1 $ type, Godman-Salvin Coll. Exp. 20 Fig. 130.—Nephelosia ccecina, ^. Genus AREVA. Areva, Wlk. ii. 525 (1854) Type. latlcilia. Proboscis fully developed; palpi porrect, clothed with rough hair and exteuding to just beyond Irons ; antenna; of male with long bristles and cilia; tibiiB wiih the spurs moderate ; abdomen clothed with rough hair. Fore wing long and narrow, vein 2 from middle of cell; 3 from well before angle; 4, 5 stalked ; the discocellulars very oblique; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3,4 shortly stalked; 5 absent; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. Sect. I. Fore wing of male witli fringe of very long hair on underside from base of median nervure to upper angle, covered by the lobed costa of hind wing ; the upper angle of cell produced, and the discocellulars almost in line with median nervure. 450. Areva latlcilia. Areva laticilia, Wlk. ii. 526 (1854); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 338. Areva jubata, Feld. Eels. Nov. pi. 139. f. 52 (1875). S . White ; palpi, lower part of frons, vertex of head, and thorax fuscous brown. Fore wing with the costal edge brown, the inner. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations m
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