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Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3: Zoology
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5. SYNTOMIS CHLOROLEUCA, n. s. _Foem._ Nigro-viridis; fronte, antennis
apice, humeris abdominisque fasciis duabus dorsalibus fasciisque
ventralibus albis; alis purpureo-nigris, anticis maculis quatuor
vitreis, posticis macula una vitrea.
_Female._ Blackish-green. Front, antennae towards the tips, and two
humeral spots white. Antennae simple. Abdomen with a white band at the
base, and with another on the fifth segment, and with white ventral
bands. Wings purplish-black; fore wings with four vitreous spots; the
fore one of the interior pair not one-third of the size of the hind one,
which is very long; the fore one of the exterior pair much narrower than
the hind one, and accompanied at its inner end by an elongated vitreous
point; hind wings with an elongated vitreous spot. Length of the body
4-1/2 lines; of the wings 12 lines.
6. SYNTOMIS XANTHOMELA, n. s. _Mas._ Nigra; fronte, thoracis margine
antico abdominisque fasciis ochraceis; antennis apice albis, abdominis
fasciculo pallide cinereo; alis anticis maculis quinque vitreis,
posticis maculis duabus vitreis.
_Male._ Black. Front, fore borders of the thorax and hind borders of the
abdominal segments ochraceous; dorsal tuft pale cinereous, rather large.
Antennae simple, white towards the tips. Fore wings with five vitreous
spots, of which the basal one is small and round, and the other four
large and elongated; the exterior pair intersected by the black veins.
Hind wings with two vitreous spots, of which one is basal and the other
discal. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 9 lines.
Fam. LITHOSIIDAE.
Gen. NYCTEMERA, _Huebner_.
7. NYCTEMERA MUNDIPICTA, n. s. _Mas et Foem._ Fusca; capite thoraceque
albo vittatis; abdomine albo guttis dorsalibus fuscis; alis anticis basi
albo venosis, fascia exteriore obliqua postice abbreviata alba, posticis
albis fusco marginatis. _Foem._ Thorace fascia postica lutea, abdomine
fusco fasciis albis; alis anticis fascia latiore vix abbreviata.
_Male._ Brown. Head and thorax with white lines. Antennae moderately
pectinated. Pectus with black spots, luteous on each side. Abdomen
white, with brown dorsal dots; tip luteous. Legs white. Fore wings with
white veins towards the base, and with an exterior oblique white band,
which is narrower hindward, and ends at some distance from the interior
border. Hind wings white, with a broad brown border. _Female?_ Larger.
Antennae slightly pectinated. Thorax with a slight luteous band in front,
and another hindward. Abdomen brown, with a white band on the hind
border of each segment; under side white, with brown spots along each
side. Fore wings with the band much broader, hardly straightened
hindward, and ending very near the interior border. Length of the body
5-6 lines; of the wings 16-20 lines.
Gen. CYCLOSIA, _Huebner_.
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