. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. LErCOMELAS. EUCLIDIMEEA. 45 white for a short distance on each side of the band; a minute white streak on costa towards apex; ciha white at tips from apex to below vein 5 and from submedian fold to torniis. Hind wing black-brown ; an oblicpe creamy white band from vein 6 well bej^ond middle to termen at vein 1, interrupted by slight dark. Fig. 11.—Lcucomelasjuvenilh, (^. 1. streaks on the veins; cilia white at tips from apex to below vein 5. Underside of fore Aving with the band rather broader and with irregular edges; hind w
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. LErCOMELAS. EUCLIDIMEEA. 45 white for a short distance on each side of the band; a minute white streak on costa towards apex; ciha white at tips from apex to below vein 5 and from submedian fold to torniis. Hind wing black-brown ; an oblicpe creamy white band from vein 6 well bej^ond middle to termen at vein 1, interrupted by slight dark. Fig. 11.—Lcucomelasjuvenilh, (^. 1. streaks on the veins; cilia white at tips from apex to below vein 5. Underside of fore Aving with the band rather broader and with irregular edges; hind wing with the inner area slightly irrorated witli white. Sab. E. Siberia, Amurland, 2 c?, 4 $ , Zeller & Leech Colls., Ussuri. JEcc]}. 38-44 millim. Genus EUCLIDIMERA, nov.* Type, E. ml. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi ii]iturnecl, the 2nd joint reaching to vertex of head and fringed with long hair in front, the 3rd moderate; fi'ons smooth ; eyes rather small and elliptical; antennae of male ciliated; thorax clothed with hair and scales mixed and without crests ; tibiae slightly Iringed witli hair, all the tibias strongly spiued ; abdomen smoothly scaled and without crests. Fore wing short and broad, the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; Teins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole, 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell about half the length of wing ; veins 3, 4 from angle; 5 fully developed from above angle; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with tlie cell near base only. * Euclidta, Treit. (1826) type fixa should take jn'ecedeuce over Si/nthymia, Vol. ix. p. 37;^.. 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. , 18
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