. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. CALAMIDIA.—MICRILEMA. 507 *374 d. Calamidia goliathina. (Pluto XXVIII. fig. 2.) Calamidia vaarri/ngtonella goliathina, Roths. Nov. Zool. xix. p. 223 (1912). d. Head, fcegulae, and base of patagia orange-yellow, the palpi and antennae blackish ; thorax dark brown with a cupreous gloss ; pectus and femora whitish, the fore tibiae and tarsi fuscous, the mid and hind tibiae and tarsi orange-yellow ; abdomen whitish, the anal tuft and sides towards extremity yellowish. Fore wing brown with a silvery bronze gloss ; the costal area
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. CALAMIDIA.—MICRILEMA. 507 *374 d. Calamidia goliathina. (Pluto XXVIII. fig. 2.) Calamidia vaarri/ngtonella goliathina, Roths. Nov. Zool. xix. p. 223 (1912). d. Head, fcegulae, and base of patagia orange-yellow, the palpi and antennae blackish ; thorax dark brown with a cupreous gloss ; pectus and femora whitish, the fore tibiae and tarsi fuscous, the mid and hind tibiae and tarsi orange-yellow ; abdomen whitish, the anal tuft and sides towards extremity yellowish. Fore wing brown with a silvery bronze gloss ; the costal area whitish from before middle, expanding to vein (3 beyond the cell; the tornal area whitish. Hind wing whitish, the costal area except towards base and area beyond the cell to vein 2 pale brown ; cilia whitish. Underside of fore wing fuscous brown, the terminal half of costa orange-yellow, the inner area whitish. 2 . Fore wing with the costal area whitish to base and more whitish at torn us. Hab. Dutch N. Guinea, Mt. Goliath (Meek), type f J, § in Coll. Rothschild. Exp. 32-36 millim. Genus MICEILEMA. Type Micrilema, Hmpsn. N. H. (7) xi. p. 343 (1903) eraushayi. Proboscis fully developed; palpi short, porrect: antennas of male minutely serrate and with long fasciculate cilia ; tibia? with the spurs moderate. Fore wing- long and narrow; vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3 from well before angle ; 5 absent; 6 shortly stalked with 7, 8, 9 ; 10 from cell; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3, 4 from angle ; 5 absent; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. In key differs from Monosyntaxis (Monotaxie) in the hind wing having veins 6, 7 stalked. 374 e. Micrilema eraushayi. Micrilema eraushayi, Hmpsn. N. H. (7) xi. p. 343 (1903). 3 . Head, thorax, and abdomen black suffused with leaden-grey ; back of head with two yellow spots. Fore wmg leaden fuscous; a. Fig. 108.— Micrilema eraushayi, 3• !• broad costal orange fasci
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