. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. IIYl'OCALAMIA. 495 Genus HYPOCALAMIA, nov. Type, H. mcferi/fhra. Pioboscis tiiUy developed ; palpi obliquely uptiirn'^d, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of froiis and moderately fringed witlx sealea. in front, the 3rd short; frons smooth ; eyes birge, rounded ; antennaa of male ciliat -d ; tliorax clothed witli hair only and witliont crests ; tibije moderately fringed with hair; abtloinen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the teniien evenly curved and non-creuulate ; veins 3 and 4 from near angle of cell ;
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. IIYl'OCALAMIA. 495 Genus HYPOCALAMIA, nov. Type, H. mcferi/fhra. Pioboscis tiiUy developed ; palpi obliquely uptiirn'^d, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of froiis and moderately fringed witlx sealea. in front, the 3rd short; frons smooth ; eyes birge, rounded ; antennaa of male ciliat -d ; tliorax clothed witli hair only and witliont crests ; tibije moderately fringed with hair; abtloinen without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the teniien evenly curved and non-creuulate ; veins 3 and 4 from near angle of cell ; (1 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from c^ll. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper imgle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 4986. Hypocalamia meterythra. Bombycia meterythra, Hmpsn. Moths Ind. ii. ]3. 207(1894). S â Head and pale pinkish fleah-colour mixed with brioht red; tarsi red with slight white rings; abdomen pale ochreous brown, the anal tuft fulvous. Fore wing tinged wath ochreous and irrorated with brown, suffused in parts with yellow- brown and the medial area with pale pink ; subbasal line brown defined by wliite on outer side, waved, from coata to subrnedian fold ; antemedial line brown defined by white on inner side, angled inwards in cell, then oblique, waved ; claviform absent; orbicular and reniform with pink centres and slight white annuli defined by dark brown, the former round, connected by streaks below subcostal and above median nervures with the latter which is defined on. Fig. 238.âHypocalamia meteryth outer side by small dentate brown marks, the mark at upjier extremity extending to postmedial line ; a diffused medial line oblique from costa to median nervure, then inwardly oblique ; postmedial line formed by dark brown lunules defined by white on outer side, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, so
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