. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. 2~8.— Caltistheina lacteata, (^. f. (Trail), 1 c? type. Ed-p. 18 Fig. 279.—Callisthenia variegata, (^. Sect. III. Wings of male withont fringes of scales ; abdomen with large lateral tufts of flocculent scales on terminal segments. 766. Callisthenia variegata. Cisthene variegata, Wlk. sxxi. 242 (1864); Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 290. S. Frons and antennge purplish fuscous; palpi and vertex of head yellowish tinged with pink ; tegulas pale crimson ; thorax yellowish white, with fuscous patches on patagia and meso- thorax
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. 2~8.— Caltistheina lacteata, (^. f. (Trail), 1 c? type. Ed-p. 18 Fig. 279.—Callisthenia variegata, (^. Sect. III. Wings of male withont fringes of scales ; abdomen with large lateral tufts of flocculent scales on terminal segments. 766. Callisthenia variegata. Cisthene variegata, Wlk. sxxi. 242 (1864); Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 290. S. Frons and antennge purplish fuscous; palpi and vertex of head yellowish tinged with pink ; tegulas pale crimson ; thorax yellowish white, with fuscous patches on patagia and meso- thorax ; legs yellowish and purplish fuscous ; abdomen scarlet, the tufts of scales towards extremitj'yellowish, the ventral surface yellowish, banded with black. Fore w^ing yellowish white, the veins strongly streaked with purplish black, interrupted by a post- medial band of the ground-colour defined by purplish-black lines, angled on discocellulars, meeting above inner margin, and bearing a crimson discoidal spot. Hind wing scarlet, with apical black patch narrowing to a point at vein 2. Hab. Amazons, Ega (Bates), 1 c? type ; Peru, Huayabamba (Garlepp). Exp. 18 millim. Genus ILLICE. Type. Illice, Wlk. xix. 1019 (1859) hatialis. M(«^:i^«, Wlk. XXX. 1013(18(34) opukntaria. Byssophaga, Stretch, Zyg. & Boiub. N. A. p. 48 (1878), non descr fa i(i<f inula. Zonoda, Schaus, J. N. Y. Ent. Soc. iv. p. 150 (18'J()) 'fasciata. Ozodania, Dyar, Psyche, 1899, p. 359 schwarzioritm. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, slender, not reaching vertex of. 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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