. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 437 2012. Calidota gigas. Opharus (/k/as, Dogniu, Le Nat. 1890, p. 176 ; id. Lep. Loja, p. 84, pi. 8. f. 13 ; kirby. Cat. Het. p. 205. Dark reddish brown ; back of head, shoulders, and ])atagia with orange points ; abdomen witli large subdorsal orange-yellow spots ;. Fig. Yl%.—Calidota gigas, J. j. wings with the veins and marginal areas rather darker ; fore wing with diffused dark discoidal lunule. Hah. Panama, Chiriqui (Trotsch), 1 c?; Ecuador, Loja; Peru, 1 J . Em2)., d" 72, 2 S2 millim. Type t in Coll. Dogtiin. 2013. C
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 437 2012. Calidota gigas. Opharus (/k/as, Dogniu, Le Nat. 1890, p. 176 ; id. Lep. Loja, p. 84, pi. 8. f. 13 ; kirby. Cat. Het. p. 205. Dark reddish brown ; back of head, shoulders, and ])atagia with orange points ; abdomen witli large subdorsal orange-yellow spots ;. Fig. Yl%.—Calidota gigas, J. j. wings with the veins and marginal areas rather darker ; fore wing with diffused dark discoidal lunule. Hah. Panama, Chiriqui (Trotsch), 1 c?; Ecuador, Loja; Peru, 1 J . Em2)., d" 72, 2 S2 millim. Type t in Coll. Dogtiin. 2013. Calidota similis, n. sp. (Plate XLIX. fig. 12.) S . Black-brown ; vertex of head with orange patch, paler in front; pectus with large orange lateral patches ; abdomen dorsally orange with segmental black-brown lines, the first five segments with triangular dorsal patches of brown hair diminishing in size towards extremity. Hind wing paler towards base. ffab. Bolivia, Songo (Garlejip), 1 J type. G8 millim. *2014. Calidota albiceps. (Plate XLIX. fig. 8.) Callidota albiceps, Dognin, Le Nat. (2) 337, p. 6d (1001). 2 . Palpi, irons, and antenntc dark brown, the first with the 1st joint orange ; vertex of head, togulae, and thorax yellowish wliite; patagia dark l)row^n with a white stripe above; pectus and legs blackish, witli orange stripe below wings ; abdomen orange, with fine dorsal black stripe, the ventral surface blackish. Fore wing pur])lish brown, with Blightly darker discoidal mark. Hind wing paler brown, the disk seniihyalino. Jlal). Venezuela, Merida, type f $ in Coll. Dognin. Kvp. 50 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, 1860-1936. London Printed by order of the Trustees
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