Moths . lomaspilalis, Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. xxiii, p. nympha, Butl. P. Z. 8. 1880, p. 683. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreous; palpi and shouldersfuscous; anal tuft of male black. Pore wing bright yellow; abrown fascia on basal part of costa; silvery-white fasciae in cell and above vein 1, on whichthere is a dark streak; a largebrown triangular patch frommiddle of costa, with the silveryblue discocellular line on it anda silvery-white band on itsouter edge; brown patches onFig. 126.—Talanga sexpunctalis, tf. a. costa before and at apex, with curved silvery-whi
Moths . lomaspilalis, Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. xxiii, p. nympha, Butl. P. Z. 8. 1880, p. 683. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreous; palpi and shouldersfuscous; anal tuft of male black. Pore wing bright yellow; abrown fascia on basal part of costa; silvery-white fasciae in cell and above vein 1, on whichthere is a dark streak; a largebrown triangular patch frommiddle of costa, with the silveryblue discocellular line on it anda silvery-white band on itsouter edge; brown patches onFig. 126.—Talanga sexpunctalis, tf. a. costa before and at apex, with curved silvery-white bands ex-tending from them to vein 2 ; a fine marginal black line; the ciliawhite. Hind wing yellowish white ; a bright yellow band beyondlower angle of cell between veins 5 and 2, with silvery blue on itsouter edge; a bright yellow patch on middle of outer area, with twoblack spots below it centred with metallic colours, above the spotsare some black and metallic specks on the margin, and outside. 222 PYRALIDJ3. thein are four black spots with white spots between them, and thecilia at that point cupreous fuscous. Hob. Formosa ; Dharmsala ; Sikhim; Bombay ; Nilgiris ;Ceylon ; Anclamans ; Borneo; Celebes ; New Britain ; NewHebrides. Exp. 20-24 millim. Genus NIPH0ST0LA, nov. Type, N. micans, Hmpsn. Range. Khasis; Nagas. Palpi upturned, the 2nd joint thick and reaching vertex of head,the 3rd minute and blunt; maxillary palpi well developed andslightly dilated with scales ; frons rounded; antennae of malesomewhat thickened and flattened ; tibiae smooth, the spurs longand equal. Pore wing with the apex rounded; vein 3 frombefore angle of cell; 7 straight and well separated from 8, 9, 10;the inner margin slightly lobed at base. Hind wing with the costalobed at base; veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell; 6, 7 stalked, 7 anas-tomosing with 8 almost to apex or becoming coincident with it. 4703. Niphostola micans, n. sp.
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