. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. CHION^^MA. 313 third of inner area white; a short white streak in cell; an elliptical white discoidal patch connected with a patch on costa, and with a black spot in end of cell and inverted-comma-shaped discoidal mark on it; the postmedial line fine, white, irregularly dentate, incurved. Fig. 225.— CTiionama divaJcara, S. \. and with a minute black streak on it below costa; a white spot on middle of inner margin; the cilia white. Hind wing pure white. 5 . Fore wing with the discoidal patch more rounded; two di
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. CHION^^MA. 313 third of inner area white; a short white streak in cell; an elliptical white discoidal patch connected with a patch on costa, and with a black spot in end of cell and inverted-comma-shaped discoidal mark on it; the postmedial line fine, white, irregularly dentate, incurved. Fig. 225.— CTiionama divaJcara, S. \. and with a minute black streak on it below costa; a white spot on middle of inner margin; the cilia white. Hind wing pure white. 5 . Fore wing with the discoidal patch more rounded; two dis- coidal spots ; the postmedial line stronger. Hah. SiKHiM (Lidderdale, Sadler), Moore Coll., 4 c? , 3 § . Exj)., c? 46, 2 56 millim. 655. Chionsema dohertyi. £i207ie doherUji, Elwes, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 394, ^dI. 32. f. 4; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 62; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 303. cJ. Pure white; palpi blackish towards tips ; antennas brownish; tegulae edged with yellow; a yellow band on thorax and patagia, and spot on metathorax; fore legs banded with brown. Fore wing with short subbasal orange-yellow band from costa ; the antemedial band excurved from costa to submedian fold, where it is angled inwards, then obliquely excurved again ; a black spot in end of cell and two on discocellulars ; the postmedial line bent inwards and attenuate towards costa, stronger and incurved below vein 4, and with a blackish point beyond it just below costa ; the terminal line faint, not reaching costa or tornus and bent inwards below apex. Hind wing pure white or tinged with yellow on terminal area. $ . Fore wing with the bands stronger, especially the postmedial band towards costa, below which it is not bent inwards. Hah. Himalayas, Moore Coll., 1 S ; Sikhim {Pilclier), 1 $ ; AssAJi, Khasis, 1 J. Exij. 34 millim. Type t in Coll. Elwes. 656. Chionaema. sikkimensis. (Plate XXVII. fig. 3.) Bizone sikhimensis, Elwes, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 395; Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii, p. 59; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. -304.
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