. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 654 K'OCTUIDJE. the medial and terminal areas purplish crimson ; an almost medial deep red line defined on inner side bj^ yellow on the crimson costal area, oblique towards costa, angled slightly outwards below costa, in cell, and submedian fold and inwards on vein 1; postmedial line deep red with a yellow band on its outer edge, oblique towards costa, angled inwards at discal fold, slightly incurved below vein 4. Fig. 184.—Phceiiicophantaflavifera, S- I- and excurved at vein 1 ; a fine dark terminal line; cilia greyish. Hind
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 654 K'OCTUIDJE. the medial and terminal areas purplish crimson ; an almost medial deep red line defined on inner side bj^ yellow on the crimson costal area, oblique towards costa, angled slightly outwards below costa, in cell, and submedian fold and inwards on vein 1; postmedial line deep red with a yellow band on its outer edge, oblique towards costa, angled inwards at discal fold, slightly incurved below vein 4. Fig. 184.—Phceiiicophantaflavifera, S- I- and excurved at vein 1 ; a fine dark terminal line; cilia greyish. Hind wing whitish tinged with brown, an indistinct curved post- medial line and fine dark terminal line; the underside white irrorated with brown, a slight discoidal striga and indistinct curved postmedial line. Hah. Argentina, Tucuman, Los Vasquez {Dinelly), 7 J , 1 $ type, Ex_p. 16-18 millim. Genus XANTHOPTERA. Type. Xanthoptera, Guen. Noct. ii. p. 240 (1852) botyoides. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to vertex of head and moderately scaled, the 3rd short; frons with rounded pro- minence produced to a slight ridge in front; eyes large, round ; antennas of m i,le minutely ciliated; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales and without crests ; tibiaj slightly fringed with hair ; abdomen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rectangular, the termen evenly curved, crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle ; 9 I'rom 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Plind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 6 nearly fully developed from well below middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. A. Fore wing with oblique dark streak from apex meeting the angle of postmedial line. a. Fore wing with dark streaks on the veins of medial area. a}. Fore wing whitish, the veins streaked with rufous, riifescens. h\ Fore wing yellow, the veins streaked with brown
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