. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. SKSAMJA. '>~0 Nonagria mcckari, VVllstn. A. M. N. H. (3) i. p. 117 (1858); \ir, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1891, p. 2UU, p], 12. f. 4. Sesamia madax/dH'aricHsU, Saalm. Lcp. Madag. p. 262 (IS'Jl). Head and thorax ochreous tinged Avith rufous; palpi luscous above; abdomen ochreous white. Fore wing ochreous suttused with rufous, the extremity of median nervure with faint diffused brownish streak with a faint ochreous point on it at lower angle of cell; usually with slight antemedial point in submedian fold and curved postmedial s
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. SKSAMJA. '>~0 Nonagria mcckari, VVllstn. A. M. N. H. (3) i. p. 117 (1858); \ir, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1891, p. 2UU, p], 12. f. 4. Sesamia madax/dH'aricHsU, Saalm. Lcp. Madag. p. 262 (IS'Jl). Head and thorax ochreous tinged Avith rufous; palpi luscous above; abdomen ochreous white. Fore wing ochreous suttused with rufous, the extremity of median nervure with faint diffused brownish streak with a faint ochreous point on it at lower angle of cell; usually with slight antemedial point in submedian fold and curved postmedial series of points on the veins with other points before it in discal aud submedian folds; a slight brown. Fig. 142. — So^ariiia vuteria, J. ',. terminal line ; cilia ochreous white with two slight brown lines through them. Hind wing pure white ; the underside with the costal area faintly tiuged with rufous and irrorated with brown. Huh. Fkanck ; Spain, Zeller aud Leech Colls.; Cenir. Italy ; Algekia, Biskra {Mrs. Nkholl, Wahinc/ham), 2 2 ! Moeocco, Tangier, 1 c? , Leech Coll. ; Madeira ( Wollaston), 1 J type sacchari, Funchal (S. S. Flower), 1 J ; Canaries (Marsden), 2 9 ; Congo Bovaa (Christi/), 1 $ ; Mashonaland, &dl\s\mry (MarsJmll), 1 § ; Natal (Gooch), 1 $ ; C. Colony (Sir A. Smith), 1 g type incerta ; Madagascar; Bourbon, ii'.r^i. 34-42 miliim. Larva. Kirby, Butt. & Moths Eur. p. ; Hftm. Eaup. p. Reddish above, yellowish below. Foot-plants, iti stalks of Maize Corn, Reed, Sugar-cane, &c. 0. 4754. Sesamia calamistis, n. sp. (Plate CXLIV. fig. 18.) Head and thorax pale ochreous mixed with brown especially on tegulse; palpi browner; abdomen white slightly tinged with brown. Fore wing pale ochreous irrorated with black-brown ; an antemedial black point in submedian fold ; a black discoidal point and a point in discal fold beyond the cell with slight ochreous streak between them; a postmedial series of black points on the veins, excuivcd to vein 4,
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