. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. REVISION OF GENUS MASALIA 73 Masalia albipuncta (Hampson) comb. n. (Text-figs 26, 84; PI. 8, figs 198, 199) Timora albipuncta Hampson, 1910 : 401. LECTOTYPE <$, Zambia (BMNH), here designated [examined]. Fore wing with areole; length (10) <J, H'2 (lectotype)-i3-8, $ (5), 120-14-4. Wing pattern as in PI. 8, figs 198, 199. Fore wing upper surface with ground colour pale to light yellow. Terminal dashes, proximal oblique-longitudinal dash (Text-fig. 26), and, when present orbicular and discocellular markings, reddish brown to br
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. REVISION OF GENUS MASALIA 73 Masalia albipuncta (Hampson) comb. n. (Text-figs 26, 84; PI. 8, figs 198, 199) Timora albipuncta Hampson, 1910 : 401. LECTOTYPE <$, Zambia (BMNH), here designated [examined]. Fore wing with areole; length (10) <J, H'2 (lectotype)-i3-8, $ (5), 120-14-4. Wing pattern as in PI. 8, figs 198, 199. Fore wing upper surface with ground colour pale to light yellow. Terminal dashes, proximal oblique-longitudinal dash (Text-fig. 26), and, when present orbicular and discocellular markings, reddish brown to brown. A white waved postmedial band outlined in reddish brown or brown may also be present. Hind wing upper surface white, distally suffused with pale yellow or pale yellow and light brown. Genitalia, o* scobinate bar and cornutus as in Text-fig. 84. ? papilla analis simple. Material examined. LECTOTYPE, here designated, [Zambia] North East Rhodesia: Upper Luangwa Valley, 1600-2000 ft, <£, (S. A. Neave); paralectotype, [Zambia] North East Rhodesia: Upper Luangwa Valley, 1600-2000 ft, $, Tanzania: Shinyanga, 1 <?, ; 1 <J, ; 4 <J, 3 ?, ; 1 <J, (all Croft); Shinyanga, Mwandui, 2 <$, 1 $, (Croft). Distribution. Tanzania and Zambia. Remarks. Apart from M. quilengesi, M. albipuncta is readily distinguished from other species in the genus on wing colour and pattern. M. albipuncta, which could be confused with M. quilengesi, can be distinguished by the presence of a proximal oblique-longitudinal dash on the fore wing upper Fig. 84. M. albipuncta, $, scobinate bar and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). London : BM(NH)
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