. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. 476 the yellow costal area representing the lines ; two minute yellowish postuicdial points beyond the cell with a waved crimson and blackish lino beyond them, between veins 6 and 3 ; subterminal line dentate, crimson defined on inner side by blackish and with some yellow points on it above middle, incurved in submedian interspace. Hind wing with the basal half and costa white, the terminal half fuscous brown, the cilia purplish pink. Underside of fore wing with the basal half and costal area to apes whit
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. 476 the yellow costal area representing the lines ; two minute yellowish postuicdial points beyond the cell with a waved crimson and blackish lino beyond them, between veins 6 and 3 ; subterminal line dentate, crimson defined on inner side by blackish and with some yellow points on it above middle, incurved in submedian interspace. Hind wing with the basal half and costa white, the terminal half fuscous brown, the cilia purplish pink. Underside of fore wing with the basal half and costal area to apes white, the rest of wing brown with some white marks before middle of termen ; hind wing wholly white. Hah. AV. China, Oraei-shan, 1 5; SiKHni (Moller), 1 d, 1 $ type; Assajt, Khasis, 1 (5 , i $ . 2i millim. B. Hiad wing of male without fovea; palpi with tuft of hair on 2iul joiut above. 6325. Siglophora hsematica. Siglo2)hora hsmatica, Hmpsu, A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 603 (1905). c?. Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow suflTuscd with red, the base of abdomen yellow Avith dorsal red crest. Fore wing yellow. Fig. 175.—Stglopliora hceraatica, S- \- suffused with red, especially on terminal half, leaving yellow ante- and postmedial semicircular patches on costa and small medial and apical spots ; traces of an obliquely incurved antemedial line and of waved medial and postmedial lines; a slight brownish discoidal spot; termen narrowly greyish fuscous from apex to vein 3. Hind wing with the basal half yellow, the apical half red. Underside with the red areas deeper fiery red. Hah. Borneo, Pulo Laut {Dohertij), 1 S type. 22 millim. I Genus TOPALESA. Topadesa, Moore, Lep. Atk. p. •280 (18S2) Type. saiujuinea. Proboscis aborted, minute; palpi rostriform, projecting about four times length of head, tlie 2nd joint curving upwards, tlien forward and downwai-ds, moderately fringed with hair above and below, the 3rd rather long; frons smooth, with tuft of hair; eyes large, round; ante
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