. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. CAULOCERA. 529 Genus CAULOCERA, nov. Tjpe, C. crassicoriiis. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, short, and clothed with long hair ; antenniB of male ciliated, the basal joint long, with a tuft of hair in front ; head, thoi'ax, and abdomen clothed with rough hair; tibias with the spura moderate. Fore wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3 from long before angle; 5 from well above angle; 6, 7 stalked ; 8, 0 absent in male; 8 present in female; 10 free; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3


. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. CAULOCERA. 529 Genus CAULOCERA, nov. Tjpe, C. crassicoriiis. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, short, and clothed with long hair ; antenniB of male ciliated, the basal joint long, with a tuft of hair in front ; head, thoi'ax, and abdomen clothed with rough hair; tibias with the spura moderate. Fore wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3 from long before angle; 5 from well above angle; 6, 7 stalked ; 8, 0 absent in male; 8 present in female; 10 free; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle of cell; 3 from long before angle; 5 from well above angle; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from before middle of cell. Sect. I. Fore wing of male with a fold in base of cell. 1135. Caulocera crassicornis. Chaviaifa crassicornis, VVlk. Journ. Linn. Hoc, Zool. vi. p. 122 (18G2); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 365. J . Yellowish white ; wings almost diaphanous. Fore wing with pale fulvous patch at base ; an oblique antemedial band from costa to median nervure ; a medial band oblique from costa to lower angle of cell, then erect and attenuate below vein 2; a spot on costa towards apex; a short oblique fascia from vein 5 to middle of termen and another from vein 3 to tornus. Hind wing with pale fulvous patch at apex. 2 . Fore wing with the markings rather browner ; hind wing with some brownish suffusion at base of inner area and a patch at tornus, no apical patch. Hah. Borneo, Sarawak (Wallace), 1 6 ; Pijlo Laut (Doherti/), 1 J ; Bkli (Doherty), 1 $. jGt^j. 16 millim. Type t in Mus. Oxon. Sect. II. Fore wing with a tuft of long hair on inner margin near base. Hind wing with a fold on inner area on upperside. 1136. Caulocera xaiitholopha, n. sp. d . Yellowish Avhite. Fore wing with fulvous patch on costa before middle ; a slight spot in middle of cell; the costal edge yellov.'ish on ter- minal half; a slight fulvous tinge from costa beyond middle to below end of cell; a curved pale fulvous band from costa before apex


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