. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 260 NOCTUIDiE. 6534. Chloethripa chlorana. Sarrothripa cUornna, Hmpsn. Moths Incl. iv. p. 528 (1896). Head and thorax dark sap-green with a few whitish scales, the patagia blackish at tips ; antcnna3 brown ; abdomen fuscous brown, the crests with white mixed ; pectus, femora, and ventral surface of abdomen whitish, the tibise and tarsi brown, the spurs and tarsi ringed with white. Fore wing sap-green irrorated with white ; a diffused black and chocolate-brown shade from base in and below cell to middle of termen, extending
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 260 NOCTUIDiE. 6534. Chloethripa chlorana. Sarrothripa cUornna, Hmpsn. Moths Incl. iv. p. 528 (1896). Head and thorax dark sap-green with a few whitish scales, the patagia blackish at tips ; antcnna3 brown ; abdomen fuscous brown, the crests with white mixed ; pectus, femora, and ventral surface of abdomen whitish, the tibise and tarsi brown, the spurs and tarsi ringed with white. Fore wing sap-green irrorated with white ; a diffused black and chocolate-brown shade from base in and below cell to middle of termen, extending to costa beyond the anteracdial line, some brown suffusion on apical part of cost a and termen ; antemedial line slight, white, very oblique to above vein 1, then re- curved to inner margin ; small black spots at middle of cell and ou â â IS. Yig.^^âCUodhripa cldorana, S- I discocellulars; postmedial line fine, while, very oblique and slightly sinuous from costa before middle to vein 6, strongly incurved below vein 3, and angled outwards at vein 2 ; subterminal line white, slight, curved and minutely dentate to discal fold, then stronger, angled outwards at vein 4, then incurved and ending on termen at submedian fold ; the inner area tinged with rufous towards torniis, the cilia fuscous chequered with white at tips, bright rufous towards tornus. Hind wing fuscous brown, the cilia whitish at tips. Hah. SiKHiM, 1800' {Dudgeon), 1 J type; Assam, Khasis, 1 $ . Exp. 24 millim. Genus MNIOTHRIPA, nov. Type, M. lichenigera. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi iipturnecl, 2ncl joint reaching to vertex of head and very broadly rounded with scales in front, the 3rd moderate: frons smooth, VTith tuft of hair above ; eyes large, round ; antennse of male almost simple ; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the metathorax with depressed crest; fore tibite broadly fringed on both sides with scales, the mid and hind tibife moderately scaled; abdomen with dorsal crests on basal
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