. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. Fig. 187.—Chionsema auranti/puncta, <$. -J-. orange spot in middle of cell, another at lower angle, and oblique bar be}rond upper angle ; postmedial line orange, slightly bent out- wards below costa, then slightly dentate, oblique to vein 4, then erect; a curved somewhat dentate orange line from below costa before apex to termen above tornus. Hind wing white tinged with pale crimson except on costal area ; cilia white. Underside white ; fore wing with the costa except towards apex and a bar beyond upper angle of cell pale


. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. Fig. 187.—Chionsema auranti/puncta, <$. -J-. orange spot in middle of cell, another at lower angle, and oblique bar be}rond upper angle ; postmedial line orange, slightly bent out- wards below costa, then slightly dentate, oblique to vein 4, then erect; a curved somewhat dentate orange line from below costa before apex to termen above tornus. Hind wing white tinged with pale crimson except on costal area ; cilia white. Underside white ; fore wing with the costa except towards apex and a bar beyond upper angle of cell pale crimson. Sab. Lombok, Sapit (FriiJistorfer), type f 6 in Coll. Eoth- schild. Exp. 30 millim. 642 a. ChionEema flavicincta. Chionsema flavicincta, Hinpsn. A. M. N. H. (7) xi. p. 345 (1903). Fore wing of male with the costal fringe moderate, a thick fringe of long hair on underside below the cell, the lobes large. 6 . Head and thorax white; palpi black ; antennae red ; tegulse. Fig. 188.—Chionsema flavicincta, <$. -j-. and patagia edged with scarlet; metathorax with scarlet patch ; tibiae and tarsi banded with orange ; abdomen white slightly tinged with red on dorsum, the anal tuft yellow. Fore wing white ; the costal edge yellow, the subbasal band scarlet expanding towards costa ami. 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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