. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. MIMASrEA. 635 5962. Mimasura unipuncta. Xanthopiera unipuncta, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 398 (1902). (S . Head and thorax ochreous tinged with red-brown ; Srd joint of palpi, upper part of frons, and antennse black; fore and mid tibiffi blackish, the fore tarsi blackish with slight pale rings; abdomen orange-yellow. Fore wing greyish ochreous, the costal area yellower ; a black point in discal fold below origin of vein 2 ; a round black discoidal spot; subterminal spots above vein 6 and below 4 and a slight streak in di
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. MIMASrEA. 635 5962. Mimasura unipuncta. Xanthopiera unipuncta, Hmpsn. Ann. S. Afr. Mus. ii. p. 398 (1902). (S . Head and thorax ochreous tinged with red-brown ; Srd joint of palpi, upper part of frons, and antennse black; fore and mid tibiffi blackish, the fore tarsi blackish with slight pale rings; abdomen orange-yellow. Fore wing greyish ochreous, the costal area yellower ; a black point in discal fold below origin of vein 2 ; a round black discoidal spot; subterminal spots above vein 6 and below 4 and a slight streak in discal fold. Hind wing yellowish white. Underside of fore wing with some fuscous suflfusion in and below Fig. 169.—ilfmffSMra unipunda, J. \. $ . Abdomen fuscous; fore wing with the black discoidal spot only, sometimes with traces of the subterminal spots; hind wing suffused with fuscous brown. Hah. MASHOisrALAND, Salisbury {Marshall), 1 5 type; Transvaal, White E. {Coohe), 2 J, 1 $ . Exp. 20 millim. 5963. Mimasura asticta, n. sp. (Plate CLXVIII. fig. 7.) S. Head, thorax, and abdomen greyish ochreous tinged with fuscous ; palpi with the 2nd joint in front except at base and the 3rd joint black; frons and antennae black. Fore wing grejash ochreous, the costal edge blackish on basal half. Hind wing ochreous white tinged with brown. Underside of fore wing with the disk tinged with fuscous. Hah. SiEKEA Leone {Clements), 1 S type. Exp. 18 millim. Sect. II. Antennse of male with long cilia, not laminate ; palpi with the Srd joint short. A. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 stalked, 5 from lower angle of cell. 5964. Mimasura quadripuncta. Mimasura quadripuncta, Hmpsn. P. Z. S. 1910, p. 412. Head and tegulse orange, thorax ochreous white; pectus, legs, and abdomen orange. Fore wing ochreous white, the costa narrowly orange ; obliijuely placed ante- and postmedial black spots in sub-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enha
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