. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. 524 XOCTUIDj;. tibiic and tarsi rufous; abdomen rufous witli the ventral surface â wliite. Fore Aving briglit yellow, the terminal area rufous, the eostal edge tinged witli rufous ; antemedial line i)ale greenisli, obliijue, slightly sinuous; an elliptical discoidal spot -with flesh- coloured centre and rufous annulus; postmedial line pale greenish, cxcurved below costa, then rather oblique ; the rufous terminal area defined on inner side by the dark somewhat punctiform sub- terminal line, angled outwards below vein
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. 524 XOCTUIDj;. tibiic and tarsi rufous; abdomen rufous witli the ventral surface â wliite. Fore Aving briglit yellow, the terminal area rufous, the eostal edge tinged witli rufous ; antemedial line i)ale greenisli, obliijue, slightly sinuous; an elliptical discoidal spot -with flesh- coloured centre and rufous annulus; postmedial line pale greenish, cxcurved below costa, then rather oblique ; the rufous terminal area defined on inner side by the dark somewhat punctiform sub- terminal line, angled outwards below vein 7 and inwards at discal. F\g. 201.âr»ciifIe/i/(J)ir( riifojlavci, J. }. and submedian folds, bent outwards to tornus ; the veins of terminal area with slight dark streaks ; a tine dark terminal line ; cilia with some dark scales at tips. Hind wing fiery red, the interspaces somewhat semihyaline to beyond middle; cilia whitish at tips. Ab, 1, Head, thorax, and fore wing apple-green. Ab. 2. diurna. Head, thorax, and fore wing rufous, Ilah. Punjab, Almorah (Boys), 1 c?, 1 2 type; Ijombay, Kanara (Wise), 1 5 type diurna ; Madras, Belgaum (T. li. BeU), 2 J, 2 $ . Exp. 38-40 millim. Genus SPHINGIFORMA. SphincjiJ'onna, , Nov. Zool. xiii. p. 241 (I'JOGj Tvpe. pnUii. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, tbe 2nd joint reacliing to just above vertex of head, the 3rd long and soinewbat dilated at extremity ; frons smooth ; eyes la'-ge, round ; antennae of male ciliated ; thorax clothed with liair and hair-like scales and with slight ridge-like crest; fore and mid tibiae slightly fringed with hair, the hind tibiffi, spurs and first two joints of tarsus fringed with very long hair on both sides; abdomen very long, clothed with rough hair and without crests, with lateral fringes of hair curved over on ventral surface, the claspcrs very long and tufted with hair. Fore wing very long and narrow; the costa arched near base, the apex rounded, the termen very obliquely curv
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