. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. PAEABLAVIA. 125 Genus PAEABLAVIA, nov. Type, P. sadima. Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi minute ; antenna ciliated ; tibiae with tlie spurs minute ; abdomen rather roughly scaled. Fore wing long and naiTow ; vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3, 4 coincident; 5 absent; 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8 stalked; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from towards end of cell; 3, 4 coincident; 5 absent; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. Sect. I. Fore wing with vein 9 stalked with 7, 8


. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. PAEABLAVIA. 125 Genus PAEABLAVIA, nov. Type, P. sadima. Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi minute ; antenna ciliated ; tibiae with tlie spurs minute ; abdomen rather roughly scaled. Fore wing long and naiTow ; vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3, 4 coincident; 5 absent; 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8 stalked; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from towards end of cell; 3, 4 coincident; 5 absent; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. Sect. I. Fore wing with vein 9 stalked with 7, 8 ; 10 free. 241. Parablavia xanthura. Parablavia xanthura, Schaus, J. N. Y. Ent. Soc. vii. p. 215 (1899). S . Head, thorax, and abdomen blackish tinged with grey, the back of head, front of tegulae, and anal tuft orange. Fore wing pale grey-brown with a cupreous tinge ; a yellowish- white costal fascia, attenuate to a point before apex, the costal edge black towards base. Hind wing fuscous Fig. 70.—Farablavia xanthura, (^. \, black. llah. Brazil, Castro Paraiia (Jones), 2 J • Ea-jJ. 22 millim. Type f in Coll. Sect. II. Fore wing with vein 9 from 10, anastomosing with 8 to form the areole. A. Fore wing with the costal edge black towards base sadima. B. Fore wing with the costal edge not black towards base pallida. *242. Parablavia sadima. Lithosia sadima, Schaus, J. N. Y. Ent. Soc. iv. p. 151 (1896). S . Pale grey-brown ; vertex of head and extremity of abdomen slightly yellowish ; legs tinged with fuscous. Fore wing with the costal edge fulvous, blackish towards base; a diffused whitish fascia just below costa. Hind wing yellowish white, more or less strongly tinged with fuscous on costal area and towards terinen. Hah. Brazil, Castro Parana {Jones), 5 c^ , type f in Coll. Schaus. Ex_p. 26-30 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustra


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