. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. SYREtrSIS. DirAEOPSTS. 509 oblique, incurved from below costa to vein 1, tben waved, defined by a narrow black-brown band on outer side to vein 1, then by a line; the medial area pale pink suffused with yellowish towards eosta and with crimson towards postmedial line ; a whitish Hue from costa before the postmedial line, defined by black on outer side from below costa to discal fold, excurved to vein 6, incurved at discal fold, then downcurved to above middle of vein 1 and upwards to below costa. Fig. 105.—Syrr
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. SYREtrSIS. DirAEOPSTS. 509 oblique, incurved from below costa to vein 1, tben waved, defined by a narrow black-brown band on outer side to vein 1, then by a line; the medial area pale pink suffused with yellowish towards eosta and with crimson towards postmedial line ; a whitish Hue from costa before the postmedial line, defined by black on outer side from below costa to discal fold, excurved to vein 6, incurved at discal fold, then downcurved to above middle of vein 1 and upwards to below costa. Fig. 105.—Syrrusis notabilis, J'. f. on outer edge of the dark basal area, a pale flesh-coloured patch above it below the cell conjoined to the narrow lunulate flesh-coloured reniform with its extremities much produced; a small triangular black medial spot on subcostal nervnre with some reddish above it on costa; some yellow and crimson beyond the cell defining the inner side of the whitish line to vein 2; postmedial line dark red- brown, minutely waved, strongly excurved to vein 4, then oblique, two similar but paler and flner lines beyond it, the outer expanding into a dark wedge-shaped mark from costa with some yellow points on costa; an orange-yellow line just before termen; cilia deep chestnut-red. Hind wing yellowish white suffused with orange; cilia orange at base, pale at tips. Underside of fore wing pale with the costal half suff'used with red leaving some yellow on costa, a slight reddish discoidal lunule and curved postmedial line except on inner area ; hind wing yellowish white, the costa irrorated with red, a red discoidal point and traces of a curved postmedial line. Hah. Madagascak, Antananarivo (Kinydon), 2 d type. Ex2^. 40 millim. Genus DIPAROPSIS. DijMropsis, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 294 (1902). Type. castanea. Proboscis aborted, small; palpi upturned, slender, the 2nd joint reaching to vertex of head and slightly fringed with hair in front, the 3rd long, porrect;
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