. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. NERITOs. L06 of costa to Inner margin neartornus. Hind wing black with broad golden yellow Fascia from cell near base to above tornus, it> ex- tremity rounded. Kab. Kn. Guiana, Maroni R., typef 6 in Nat. Mus. Exp. 28 millim. 1544 c. Neritos discobola. Neritos discobola, Hmpsn. N. H. (7) xv. p. Ill (1905). Antennae of male sen-ale and fasciculate; fore wing with the fovea elongate; veins 10, 11 from cell; bind wing with the costa strongly lohed. Head yellow; thorax brown ; pectus and legs yellow; abdomen scarlet,


. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. NERITOs. L06 of costa to Inner margin neartornus. Hind wing black with broad golden yellow Fascia from cell near base to above tornus, it> ex- tremity rounded. Kab. Kn. Guiana, Maroni R., typef 6 in Nat. Mus. Exp. 28 millim. 1544 c. Neritos discobola. Neritos discobola, Hmpsn. N. H. (7) xv. p. Ill (1905). Antennae of male sen-ale and fasciculate; fore wing with the fovea elongate; veins 10, 11 from cell; bind wing with the costa strongly lohed. Head yellow; thorax brown ; pectus and legs yellow; abdomen scarlet, the base, anal tuft, and ventral surface yellow. Fore wing with the basal area, purple-brown from one-third of costa to Fig. 35.—Neritos discobola, rf. ]. its outer edge angled at lower angle of cell and vein 3; some crimson at base of inner margin ; the apical half yellow with a large round purple-brown subapical patch, with some crimson above it on the costa, its outer edge waved. Hind wing crimson. Kab. Venezuela, Aroa, 15,12 ; Exp., 6 24, $ 26 millim. 1 -j 11 r/. Neritos odovata. Paranerita odorata, Roths. A. M. N. H. (8) iv. p. 220(1909); id. Nov. Zool. xvii. pi. 12. f. 12. Antenna? of male with cilia and bristles ; fore wing with the fovea elongate, veins 10, 11 stalked; hind wing with the costa strongly Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Hampson, George Francis, Sir, 10th bart. , 1860-1936. London : Printed by Order of the Trustees


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