OMPHALAGRIA'. — CALAMISTIS. 273 



*4665. Omphalagria hemiochra. 



Omphalagria hemiochra, de Joan. ined. 



5 . Head and thorax black mixed with some greyish ochreous 

 especially on thorax behind ; abdomen white tinged with ochreous. 

 Fore wing with the costal half ochreous white tinged with red- 

 brown especially at base, the apex suffused with fuscous, the inner 

 half and terminal area to below apex black ; a fine black streak 

 defined above and below by white on terminal half of median 

 nervure expanding into a spot before the rounded white spot at 



Fig. 115. — Omphalagria hemiochra, £. f- 



lower angle of cell defined by black except above ; an oblique white 

 fascia from below apex to discal fold and thence to the discoidal 

 spot ; traces of a whitish subtermiual line on the black area ; 

 a terminal series of black points. Hind wing white, the termen 

 slightly tinged with fuscous from apex to vein 2 ; the underside 

 with the costal area suffused with fuscous. 



Hab. Fr. Guinea, Oudoula Siguiri, type f £ in Coll. Joannis. 

 Exp. 28 millim. 



Genus CALAMISTIS, tiov. 



Type, C.fusca. 



Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to middle 

 of frons and fringed with long hair in front, the 3rd short ; frons smooth ; 

 eyes large, round ; thorax clothed with long hair and hair-like scales, the pro- 

 and metathorax with spreading crests ; tibia? fringed with long hair ; abdomen 

 with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen 

 evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 

 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 

 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent 

 from below middle of discocel hilars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing 

 with the cell near base only. 



Sect. I. Antenna? of male bipectinate, with moderate branches to apex. 



A. Fore wing with the costal area concolorous, an oblique 



pale subterminal line fusca. 



B. Fore wing with the costal half pale, no oblique pale sub- 



terminal line. 



a. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform well defined 



and with black fascia between them ■pallidicosta. 



b. Fore wing with the orbicular and reniform reduced to 



points and without black fascia between them prcspaXlens. 



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