. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. METALEPTINA. 623 Sect. IT. The patagia and legs normal. A. Fore wing with two small white discoiclal spots. a. Fore wing dark purple-brown, the postmedial line oblique to vein 6, then excurved to vein 4 dileiica. b. Fore wing red-brown, the postmedial line obliquely ex- curved from costa to vein 4 geminastra. B. Fore wing with two black discoidal points with a few white scales on them digramma. 7057. Metaleptina dileuca, n. sp, (Plate CXC. fig. 19.) 5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown tinged with purplish grey, the pectu
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. METALEPTINA. 623 Sect. IT. The patagia and legs normal. A. Fore wing with two small white discoiclal spots. a. Fore wing dark purple-brown, the postmedial line oblique to vein 6, then excurved to vein 4 dileiica. b. Fore wing red-brown, the postmedial line obliquely ex- curved from costa to vein 4 geminastra. B. Fore wing with two black discoidal points with a few white scales on them digramma. 7057. Metaleptina dileuca, n. sp, (Plate CXC. fig. 19.) 5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown tinged with purplish grey, the pectus and legs greyer. Fore wing dark purple-brown, suffused with silvery blue-grey to postmedial line; antemedial line pale grey defined on outer side by black, oblique and slightly curved ; a minute white spot at upper angle of cell and larger spot at lower angle; postmedial line pale grey defined on inner side by blaclf, oblique to vein 6, excurved to vein 4, then inwardly oblique ; a fine white line at base of cilia. Hind wing dark brown with a fine white line at base of cilia ; the underside grey thickly irrorated with brown. Hah. S. NiGEEiA, Lagos (Boag), 1 § type. £a^9. 26 millim. 7058. Metaleptina geminastra. (Plate CXC. fig. 20.) Wesferinannia geminastra, Hmpsn. A. M. N. II. (7) xvi. p. 692 (1905). 2 . Head and thorax pale reddish brown ; palpi whitish in front; abdomen fuscous brown. Fore wing reddish brown with a cupreous gloss; an oblique slightly sinuous brown antemedial line defined by whitish on inner side ; two pure white discoidal spots, the lower rather larger and placed on a diffused paler rufous patch ; postmedial line brown defined by whitish on outer side, excurved from costa to vein 4, then incurved; a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing pale with a reddish gloss; a fine pale line at base of cilia ; the underside whitish tinged with reddish brown. Hah. S. ]S'iGEEiA, Old Calabar {Crompton), 1 § type. Exp. 24 millim. 7059. Metaleptina digramma. West
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