. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 42 ;. dentate and oblique to vein 2, then retracted to below angle of cell and waved to inner margin, some whitish and black striae beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct, pale, waved, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, slight black marks beyond it above and below vein 4: a fine waved black terminal line. Hind wing cupreous brown, deepening towards termen, on which there is a series of grej- lunules on inner side of the fine waved black terminal line ; cilia grey and brown ; the underside grey irrorated with
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 42 ;. dentate and oblique to vein 2, then retracted to below angle of cell and waved to inner margin, some whitish and black striae beyond it on costa; subterminal line indistinct, pale, waved, excurved below vein 7 and at middle, slight black marks beyond it above and below vein 4: a fine waved black terminal line. Hind wing cupreous brown, deepening towards termen, on which there is a series of grej- lunules on inner side of the fine waved black terminal line ; cilia grey and brown ; the underside grey irrorated with brown, a discoidal spot, crenulate postmedial line, and dittused subterminal line extending to termen towards apex. Hub. Tanama, Obispo {SaJvin), 1 5 type, Exp. 44 millim. Genus THALATHA. Type. Thalaiha, Wlk. Jourii. Linn. Soc, Zool. \i. p. 187 (1862) sinens. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to middle of frons and moderately fringed with bair in front, the cird moderate ; Irons with verj' small corneons prominence at middle with raised edges; eyes large, r(jund ; antennie laminate or uniserrate; thorax clotlied chiefly with scales and without crests; tibiaj moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal crest at b;ise only. Fore wing with the apex typically rounded, the termen evenly curved and very slightly crenulate; veins 'S and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from tipper angle; 9 from lU anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hiud wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obst)lcgcent from middle of discocellulars ; tt. 7 shortly stalked or from angle ; 8 anasttimosing witli the cell near base only. Sect. I. Antenna; of male with uniseriate serrations. 3610. Thalatha malagassica, n. sp. J. Head and thorax white slightly tinged with rufous; palpi fulvous red witli some black above ; antenniie, tegulne, and patagia lulvous red ; pectus and legs fulvous red. the mid tibiae with black spot at middle and the tarsus with bl
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