. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 422 NociuiD-j;. margin ; orbicular chocolate-brown defined by ochreous wbite, small and round; reniform choeolate-brovvn defined by ochreous white, emitting a short spur on inner side on subcostal nervure, angled inwards on median nervure to below the orbicular where it forms an oblique hook below the cell, on outer side slightly pro- duced at upper and lower extremities; subterrainal line ochreous white slightly defined on outer side by brown, waved, acutely. Fig. ij8.—Euminucia covfiiM, (^. \. angled inwards at vein 5 to th


. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 422 NociuiD-j;. margin ; orbicular chocolate-brown defined by ochreous wbite, small and round; reniform choeolate-brovvn defined by ochreous white, emitting a short spur on inner side on subcostal nervure, angled inwards on median nervure to below the orbicular where it forms an oblique hook below the cell, on outer side slightly pro- duced at upper and lower extremities; subterrainal line ochreous white slightly defined on outer side by brown, waved, acutely. Fig. ij8.—Euminucia covfiiM, (^. \. angled inwards at vein 5 to the postmedial line; a fine creuulate dark terminal line with black points at the interspaces. Hind wing fuscous brown, the cilia creamy white. Underside brownish grey, the basal half, except inner area of hind wing, clothed with pale rufous scales. Hah. Gold Coast, Bibianaha {SpurrelT), 1 S type, Ashanti, Obuassi {Bergman), 1 $ ; 8. NiGEPaA, Ilesha (Humfrey), 1 J. Evp. 62-64 millim. 7536. Euminucia orthogona, n. sp. (Plate CCXIII. fig. 8.) S . Head and thorax bright rufous; antennae with the shaft pale above; palpi whitish in front; pectus and legs pale rufous, the tibiae and tarsi greyish brown ; abdomen grey-brown, the hair at base rufous, the ventral surface pale ochreous. Fore wing pale. 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 may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Hampson, George Francis, Sir, 10th bart. , 1860-1936. London : Printed by Order of the Trustees


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