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. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 208 KOCTUIDJK. tuft of liair above ; eyes large, roiiiicl; aiitennro of male with fasciculate cilia ; tliorax clothed with scales and liair mixed, the pi'O- and metathorax with spreading crests, the patagia very broadly dilated with scales at extremity ; 1ibia3 moderately fringed with hair, tlie fore and hind tibite not spined, the latter rarely with one or two spines between the mid and terminal spurs ; abdomen with very large dorsal crest at base followed by a series of small crests. Fore wing witli tlie apex rounded, the t
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 208 KOCTUIDJK. tuft of liair above ; eyes large, roiiiicl; aiitennro of male with fasciculate cilia ; tliorax clothed with scales and liair mixed, the pi'O- and metathorax with spreading crests, the patagia very broadly dilated with scales at extremity ; 1ibia3 moderately fringed with hair, tlie fore and hind tibite not spined, the latter rarely with one or two spines between the mid and terminal spurs ; abdomen with very large dorsal crest at base followed by a series of small crests. Fore wing witli tlie apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and higidy ci'enulate ; 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 eel!. Hind wing with the cell about lialf the length of wing; veins 3, 4 from angle; 5 fully developed from above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Sect. I. Femora of male fringed with long hair, the mid femora dilated with a groove containing tufts of large scales and hair. A. Hind tibije of male fringed with long hair ; hind wing with the termen somewhat excurved at middle, the costa lobed near base. a. Fore wing of male with the termen somewhat excised from vein 4 to turnus. 8005. Zale discisigna. Homoptera discisigna, Wlk. xiii. 1066 (1857); Druce, Biol. , Het. i. p. 345. Xylis ustipennis, Druce, Biol. , Het. i. p. 342 (part.), nee "W'lk. Homoptera amona, Druce, Biol. , Het. i. p. 344 (part.). Head, thorax, and abdomen light red-brown mixed wdth some dark brown ; palpi dark brown Mdth jjale band at base of 3rd joint;. Fig. 54.—Zale discisigna, ^. \. pectus whitish tinged with rufous ; tarsi fuscous ringed with white ; ventral surface of abdomen ochreous white tinged with brown on. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of t
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