. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 84 angle of cell; 4, 5 stalked ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 10 from beyond 7 ; 11 from cell. Hind wing small ; vein 3 from before angle of cell, 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 coincident. In key differs from Thyrogonia in the fore wing having veins 4, 5 stalked, 10 from beyond 7 ; hind wing with veins 4, 5 from cell. 299 c. Pseudmelisa chalybsa. Pseudmelisa chalybsa, Hmpsn. P. Z. S. 1910, p. 391, pi. xxxvi. f. 5. 5 . Head and thorax black slightly in-orated with metallic blue; shoulders and pectus at sides w
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 84 angle of cell; 4, 5 stalked ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 10 from beyond 7 ; 11 from cell. Hind wing small ; vein 3 from before angle of cell, 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 coincident. In key differs from Thyrogonia in the fore wing having veins 4, 5 stalked, 10 from beyond 7 ; hind wing with veins 4, 5 from cell. 299 c. Pseudmelisa chalybsa. Pseudmelisa chalybsa, Hmpsn. P. Z. S. 1910, p. 391, pi. xxxvi. f. 5. 5 . Head and thorax black slightly in-orated with metallic blue; shoulders and pectus at sides with crimson spots; abdomen black with a slight metallic blue gloss ; a crimson dorsal band at base and. Fig. 1G.—Pseudmelisa chalybsa, J. }-. lateral patches on the next four segments, a slight yellow dorsal spot on 6th segment, the two terminal segments dorsally yellow, the anal tuft crimson. Fore wing brilliant metallic blue. Hind wing black shot with metallic blue. Hah. Congo, Kambove Distr. {Neave), 1 $ type. Exp. 46 milliin. 300 a. Melisa atavistis. Melisa atavistis, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (S) viii. p. 395 (1911). Fore wing of male with veins 2, 3, 4 not bent downwards ; hind. 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, 10th bart. , 1860-1936. London : Printed by Order of the Trustees
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