. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. JIATOPO. 187 whito ; abJomen white sli^ijlitly tinged with brown, the anal tul'fc blackish. JFore wing dnrk blue-groy, tlie costal area and cell whitish suffused with rufous to beyond middle, the veins black defined on each side by white ; a black streak in base ot'submediau lold and an oblique streak above inner margin before the ante- medial line, Mhich is obsolete to subniedian fold, th(jn double filled. in with pale rufous and very strongly angled outwards above inner margin ; clavit'orm very narrow and defined by black, ex
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. JIATOPO. 187 whito ; abJomen white sli^ijlitly tinged with brown, the anal tul'fc blackish. JFore wing dnrk blue-groy, tlie costal area and cell whitish suffused with rufous to beyond middle, the veins black defined on each side by white ; a black streak in base ot'submediau lold and an oblique streak above inner margin before the ante- medial line, Mhich is obsolete to subniedian fold, th(jn double filled. in with pale rufous and very strongly angled outwards above inner margin ; clavit'orm very narrow and defined by black, extending to the postmedial line ; orbicular whitish defined by brown and with brown streak in middle, very narrow and elongate, expanding at extremity and touching the reniform, which is a small wliifish lunule tinged with rufous and defined by black ; the white streaks defining the veins only extending to termen on costal area and at vein 4 ; postmedial line represented by a faint pale striga from costa and below vein 6 by a black line defined by rufous and whitish on outer side, below vein 4 very strongly incurved to below end of cell, excurved at vein 1 and bent outw^ards to inner margin ; some pale points ou costa towards apex ; the interspaces of terminal area with black streaks, above veins 3 and 2 extending to post- medial line ; cilia black slightly intersected by white at the veins. Hind wing pure white; the veins of terminal half slightly tinged with brown ; the termen and cilia suffused with fuscous brown except towards tornus, emitting a diffused streak inwards on vein 6 ; the underside with the costal and apical areas slightly tinged with red-brown. ? . Fore wing with a broad band of brownish ochreous lunulate markings beyond the postmedial line ; hind wing grey-brown. Hah. Transvaax (Pead), 2 J, 1 §, White K. (CooJce), I <3 : Pasuxoland, Maseru {Crawshdif), 1 c? ; Cape Colony, Annshaw {Miss F. Barrett), 1 c?, Transkei {Miss F. Barrett), 1 § . Exp. 38-40 millim
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