. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. lis KOCXTJID-S:. few dark scales ; antemedial line double, oblique from costa to sub- median fold, where it is angled, then angled slightly inwards on vein 1; claviform absent; orbicular small, round, bright rufous defined by black ; reniform bright rufous defined by black on inner side only, diffused on outer side with a black point in upper part, medial line represented by an oblique black striga from costa ; postniedial line black, dentate and produced to whitish points on the veins, excurved from costa to v
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. lis KOCXTJID-S:. few dark scales ; antemedial line double, oblique from costa to sub- median fold, where it is angled, then angled slightly inwards on vein 1; claviform absent; orbicular small, round, bright rufous defined by black ; reniform bright rufous defined by black on inner side only, diffused on outer side with a black point in upper part, medial line represented by an oblique black striga from costa ; postniedial line black, dentate and produced to whitish points on the veins, excurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved; subterminal line black with diffused fuscous on inner side, slightly angled outwards at veins 7, 6, 4, 3, then incurved ; a fine waved black terminal line ; cilia with a slight dark line through them. Hind wing red-brown, the terminal area darker; traces of a curved postmedial line; cilia ochreous with a slight dark lino through them; the underside reddish grey with dark discoidal point and curved postmedial line. Hah. S. Prance ; Spain ; Algeria. Exp, 34 millim. This species is unknown to me. 2218. Metopoceras felicina. Folia felicina, Donz. Ann. Soc. Ent. Pr. 1844, p. 199, pi. 6. f. 2 ; Schaff. Eur. Schmett., Noct. f. 485 ; Staud. Oaf,. Lep. pal. p. 175. Head and thorax purplish red-brown irrorated with a few black scales ; tarsi fuscous with yellowish rings ; abdomen grey irrorated with black, the anal tuft rufous. Fore wing purplish red-brown irrorated with large raised grey scales, especially before medial part. W O-^J Fig. 31.—Metopoceras felicina, c5'> !• of antemedial line and on medial area except towards inner margin ; subbasal line very indistinct, slightly defined by grey on outer side, ending at submedian fold; antemedial line deep rufous, indistinct, slightly waved: orbicular represented by a small rufous spot in cell, the reniform by a rufous patch with oblique bar to it from costa ; postmedial line very indistinct, rufous slig
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