. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 412 NOCTTJlDiE. shaped white mark between cell and angle of antemedial line, defined by black on outer side ; orbicular and reniform white with greyish centres and defined by black, the former rather small, round, the latter narrow, open above and somewhat angled inwards on median nervure, a greenish-black patch and black streak between them in cell; postmedial line bent outwards below costa, then. Fig. 139.âHypnotype placens, 5- r- dentate, oblique below vein 4 ; subterminal line represented by twa dentate bla
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 412 NOCTTJlDiE. shaped white mark between cell and angle of antemedial line, defined by black on outer side ; orbicular and reniform white with greyish centres and defined by black, the former rather small, round, the latter narrow, open above and somewhat angled inwards on median nervure, a greenish-black patch and black streak between them in cell; postmedial line bent outwards below costa, then. Fig. 139.âHypnotype placens, 5- r- dentate, oblique below vein 4 ; subterminal line represented by twa dentate black marks below costa and a series of dentate and lunulate marks just before termeu from vein 6 to tornus, largest at middle and above tornus ; cilia grey mixed with white and fuscous. Hind wing white, the costal area and termen and veins of terminal area brown ; cilia white with brown line through them from apex to vein 2 ; the underside with postmedial series of short brown streaks on the veins showing through to upperside. Hah. Colombia, Bogotii (Stevens), 1 5 type. Exp. 46 millim. Genus SYMPISTIS. Sympistis, Kiibn. Yerz. p. 261 (1827) Type. melaleuca. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2Dd joint fringed wiih long hair in front, the 3rd small; irons smooth ; eyes small, reniform ; antennae of male typically minutely ciliated ; head and thorax clothed with rough scales and hair and without crests; pectus and legs clothed with long hair; abdomen clothed with long hair and without crests. Fore wing short, triangular, the termen evenly curved ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of disco- cellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Sect. I. Antennae of male with fasciculate cilia. A. Fore wing with triangular black mark on basal inner area con- taining a hooked ochreous-w
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