. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. 356 suflFused with fuscous especially in female, sometimes leaving the costal and terminal areas whitish ; the underside pale, the costal area suffused with rufous and irrorated with white. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform conjoined by a white streak in lower part of cell. Ab. 2. Fore wing without white centre to orbicular. Ab. 3. Fore wing with the white on reniform replaced by yel- lowish, the orbicular sometimes with yellow centre. Ab. 4. Vertex of thorax, basal area of fore wing, cell
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. 356 suflFused with fuscous especially in female, sometimes leaving the costal and terminal areas whitish ; the underside pale, the costal area suffused with rufous and irrorated with white. Ab. 1. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform conjoined by a white streak in lower part of cell. Ab. 2. Fore wing without white centre to orbicular. Ab. 3. Fore wing with the white on reniform replaced by yel- lowish, the orbicular sometimes with yellow centre. Ab. 4. Vertex of thorax, basal area of fore wing, cell and area on each side of subterminal line suffused with fiery red. Hah. Hawaii, Kauai, Mt. Wairaea, 4000' (Perlrns), 6 c?, 1 $ type, Olaa, 6 J, 2 $ , Kilauea, 1 5 , Haleakala, 5 J, 7 ? , Kona (Perlins), 1 d . Exp. 30-40 millim. Genus NEPHELODES. „ Type. Nephelodes, Guen. Noct. i. p. 129 (1852) c7nmedoma. Monosca, Wlk. Char. Undescr. Het. p. 29 (1869) cmmedonia. Monostola, Alph. Rom. Mem. vi. p. 37 (1892) asiatica. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint fringed with hair, the 3rd moderate ; frons smooth ; eyes large, rounded ; antenna; of male bipectiuate, typically with short branches ending in a bristle, the apical part serrate ; head and thorax clothed wilh hair only, the pro- and metathorax with spreading crests; tibia; fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal series of crests. Fore wing broad, tlie apex rectangular, tlie termen rounded ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; (j from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the arcole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with cell near base only. Sect. I. {Monostola). Antennae of male bipectinate to apex, the branches long. A. Fore wing with the postinedial line excurved above inner margin asiatica. B. Fore wing with the postmedial line not excurved above inner marg
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