. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. 09.—Hypcrcalymnia metaxantha, ^. \. terminal area rufous with an ill-defined oblique whitish bar across apex; a terminal series of slight brownish points; cilia brownish white. Hind wing pale yellow. Hub. CoxGO, Katanga Distr. {Neave)^ 1 J type. Exp. 34 millim. Genua MUSOTHYMA. JMusothi/nia, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1897, p. 37') Type. cijanastis- Proboscis fully developed ; palpi slender, upturned to above vertex of head ; frons with rounded prominence with sniiiU corneous plate below it; eyes smooth ; antenn:T3 of male min
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. 09.—Hypcrcalymnia metaxantha, ^. \. terminal area rufous with an ill-defined oblique whitish bar across apex; a terminal series of slight brownish points; cilia brownish white. Hind wing pale yellow. Hub. CoxGO, Katanga Distr. {Neave)^ 1 J type. Exp. 34 millim. Genua MUSOTHYMA. JMusothi/nia, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1897, p. 37') Type. cijanastis- Proboscis fully developed ; palpi slender, upturned to above vertex of head ; frons with rounded prominence with sniiiU corneous plate below it; eyes smooth ; antenn:T3 of male minutely ciliated ; thorax smoothly t^caled ; abdomen with dorsal crests on 1st three segments, the crest on ord segment large, the male with large lateral tul'ts at biise from edge of stigmata. Fore wing with veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of discoccllulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomos- ing with the cell near base only. *4542. Musothyma cyanastis. JSIusothi/ma cyanastis, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1897, p. 375. S. Head and teguloe pale ochreons, the 3rd joint of palpi and frons above black; thorax olive-brown; abdomen olive-brown, whitish below. Fore Aving brownish ochrcous thickly irrorated. Fig. 70.—Mwiothyma cyanastis, S. \. Avith large black scales to the postmcdial line; a slate-coloured fascia on inner margin, bent upwards on inner side of postmcdial lino to vein 2 where it is met by an obscure diffused oblique blackish baud from middle of costa; i)ostmedial line whitish,. 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, 1860-1936. London Printed by order of the Trustees
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