. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. HYDA. BOMBILIODES. 179. Fig. 85.—Hyda basilutea, (^, and pafcagia orange; metathorax with black spot; legs yellow and black; abdomen with subdorsal black spots on 1st segment and dorsal series on the others; lateral black spots on 3rd and 4th segments; the 5th and Gth segments orauge; the ventral valve and two last segments below black, the latter with blu 3 lateral spots; wings hyaline, the veins and margins narrowly black. Fore wing with t^ e base orange, exte
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. HYDA. BOMBILIODES. 179. Fig. 85.—Hyda basilutea, (^, and pafcagia orange; metathorax with black spot; legs yellow and black; abdomen with subdorsal black spots on 1st segment and dorsal series on the others; lateral black spots on 3rd and 4th segments; the 5th and Gth segments orauge; the ventral valve and two last segments below black, the latter with blu 3 lateral spots; wings hyaline, the veins and margins narrowly black. Fore wing with t^ e base orange, extending on inner margin to middle, a black and white spot at base of costa and a black mark on upper part of its outer edge; a black discocellular bar; the terminal band expanding slightly at apex. Hind wing with the base orange; a black spot at end of cell; the outer halt of inner area black. Hab. Colombia, Cundinamarca, Santa Marta {Bouchard); Brazil, Santarem {Bates), Pernambuco, type. ). 30 millim. Typef .vantJiorhiaa in Coll. Stauding:er. Genus BOMBILIODES, no v. Type, B. Icsnnus. Proboscis well developed ; palpi upturned, the 2ud joint reaching vertex of head, the 3rd moderate; antennsB bipectinate, with short branches dilated at extremity, very short in female, tlie shaft dilated at middle ; tibial with the spurs moderate ; abdomen with the medial segments dilated ; male with ventral valve covering basal segments. Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell long ; 2 and 4 from angle or shortly stalked, 3 from 2 near margin ; 5 from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 from upper angle. A. Tegulae and patagia orange; abdomen scarlet, with dorsal black fascia and triangular patches capistrata. B. Tegul^ and patagia black, a. Abdomen with orange segmental lines with metallic blue patches between them jamonis. b. Abdomen black with the extremity yellow ; fore wing with blac
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