. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. 506 ARCTIADJi;. 2122. Rhodogastria leucoptera, n. sp. (Plate L. fig. 4.) 2 . Head, thorax, and base of abdomen white; palpi crimson with black spots; antennae blackish, the basal joint crimson and black; frons and vertex of head with black points; tegulae, shoulders, pro- meso- and metathorax with black points; legs striped crimson and white, fore and mid tibiae striped with fuscous; abdomen dorsally crimson, the ventral surface white, two lateral series of blac
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. 506 ARCTIADJi;. 2122. Rhodogastria leucoptera, n. sp. (Plate L. fig. 4.) 2 . Head, thorax, and base of abdomen white; palpi crimson with black spots; antennae blackish, the basal joint crimson and black; frons and vertex of head with black points; tegulae, shoulders, pro- meso- and metathorax with black points; legs striped crimson and white, fore and mid tibiae striped with fuscous; abdomen dorsally crimson, the ventral surface white, two lateral series of black points ; wings semihyaline white ; fore wing with two black spots at base. Bab. Sierra Leone (Mitford), 1 $ type. 56 millim. 2123. Rhodogastria albivitrea, n. sp. (Plate L. fig. 19.) J. White; palpi crimson above, banded with black; antenna) yellow, the basal joint with crimson and black spots ; tegulae, pa- tagia, pro- meso- and metathorax with black points ; coxae at sides and fore and mid femora in front crimson ; abdomen crimson above, with lateral series of black spots ; wings almost hyaline. JIab. Loyalty Is., Lifu, 1 d type. 48 millim. Genus MIGOPLASTIS. Type. Migoplastis, Feld. Verb, Ges. Wien, xviii. p. 285 (1868). correcta. Fachyphilona, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1875, p. '62b correcta. Dondera, Moore, A. M. IS. H. (4) xx. p. 344 (1877) alha. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi with the 2nd joint upturned to vertex of head, the 3rd porrect; Irons with tuft of scales; antennae bipectinate in both sexes ; tibiae with the spurs short. Fore wing with vein 3 from well before angle of cell; 5 from above angle ; 6 from upper augle ; 9 from 10 anasto- mosing with 8 to form a long areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with vein 3 from well before angle of cell; 5 from above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 from middle of cell. Sect. I. {Dondera). Hind wing of male with the termen strongly excised between vein 4 and tornus ; antennai with the branches moderat
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