. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. OROSAGROTIS. MESEMBRETJXOA, IS-; subbasal liue from costa to submedian fold; the antemedial line slightly defined by brown on inner side, slightly waved, oblique from costa to above inner margin, where it is strongly angled ; claviform defined by black; orbicular and reniform with brown centres and pale brown annuli defined by black, the former small, round, the latter narrow ; the postmedial line minutely dentate, angled outwards at vein 7, then very oblique, defined on outer side by pale brown emitting streak
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. OROSAGROTIS. MESEMBRETJXOA, IS-; subbasal liue from costa to submedian fold; the antemedial line slightly defined by brown on inner side, slightly waved, oblique from costa to above inner margin, where it is strongly angled ; claviform defined by black; orbicular and reniform with brown centres and pale brown annuli defined by black, the former small, round, the latter narrow ; the postmedial line minutely dentate, angled outwards at vein 7, then very oblique, defined on outer side by pale brown emitting streaks defining the dark veins to the sub- terminal line, which is pale, defined by dentate black marks on inner side, angled outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle ; a fine terminal dark line and line at base of cilia. Hind wing pale fuscous brown, the cilia white with brown line at base : the under- side whitish, the costal and terminal areas suffused with brown, a slight discoidal point. Hah. Kashmir, Kardong, 14,000 ft. {McAHhur), 1 6 type. Eocp. 30 millim. Genus MESEMBREUXOA, nov. Type, M. chiknsis. Proboscis rather slight; palpi with tlie 2ncl joint oblique, extending about the length of head and fringed with long hair in front, the 3rd moderate, porrect; frons with truncate conical prominence with flat vertical corneous process at middle; eyes round; antennte of male with rather long branches to extremity ; head and thorax clothed with rough hair and scales; tibiae strongly spined. Foi-e wing with veins 3 and 5 from close to angle of cell; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 stalked. 242. Mesembreuxoa chilensis, n. sp. Head and thorax red-brown mixed with white; abdomen red- brown. Fore wing reddish brown, with darker irroration forming a fascia above vein 1; the line double, black, filled in with whitish f
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