. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 458 E. Hind wing of mule on underside normal; mid tibitc dilated with a groove containing a Iringe of large scales, tbe mid tarsi dilated towards extremity. 7584. Anua nocturnia. Ophiusa noctm-ma, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 338 (1902). Head and thorax dull reddish biown ; palpi, pectus, legs, and abdomen dark greyish brown. Eore wing red-brown, the terminal area greyish brown ; subbasal line brown faintly defined on outer side by ochreous, waved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line indistinct, broWn
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 458 E. Hind wing of mule on underside normal; mid tibitc dilated with a groove containing a Iringe of large scales, tbe mid tarsi dilated towards extremity. 7584. Anua nocturnia. Ophiusa noctm-ma, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 338 (1902). Head and thorax dull reddish biown ; palpi, pectus, legs, and abdomen dark greyish brown. Eore wing red-brown, the terminal area greyish brown ; subbasal line brown faintly defined on outer side by ochreous, waved, from costa to submedian fold ; antemedial line indistinct, broWn faintly defined by whitish scales, slightly angled outwards below costa and inwards on median nervure, then oblique, sinuous ; a minute black point in middle of cell and small pale diseoidal lunule faintly defined by blackish; an indistinct. Fig. 106.—Anna nocticrnia, (^. {. oblique minutely waved daxk medial line faintly defined by whitish scales from costa to below end of cell, where it is met by a similar line from costa just beyond the cell, excurved at discal fold; postmedial line indistinct, dark, dentate, faintly defined by whitish scales on costal half, excurved to vein 4, then oblique, some whitish points beyond it on costa; a conical rufous patch on costal area before the subterminal line which is only defined by the contrast between the red and grey-brown areas, excurved below vein 7 and at middle ; a series of blackish points just before termen. Hind wing grey-brown, the cilia brownish white ; the underside paler with curved postmedial line and indistinct diffused subterminal 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). Dept. of Zoology; Hampson, George Francis, Sir, 10th bart. , 1860-1936. London : Printed by Order of the Trustees
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