. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. rROCRIDIA. PHAtlLOSIA. 355 Genus PROCRIDIA, nov. Type, P. mefalHca. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi minute, fringed with hair ; anlennte short and greatly dilated, with thick scales at middle; hind tibi;e with the medial spurs absent, the terminal spurs minute. Fore wing narrow, the costa arched at middle ; veins 2. 3, 4 stalked ; 5 absent; 6. 7, 8 stalked ; 9 absent; 10 absent; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from well before angle of cell; 3, 4 coincident ; 5 absent; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. *748. Procridia meta
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. rROCRIDIA. PHAtlLOSIA. 355 Genus PROCRIDIA, nov. Type, P. mefalHca. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi minute, fringed with hair ; anlennte short and greatly dilated, with thick scales at middle; hind tibi;e with the medial spurs absent, the terminal spurs minute. Fore wing narrow, the costa arched at middle ; veins 2. 3, 4 stalked ; 5 absent; 6. 7, 8 stalked ; 9 absent; 10 absent; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from well before angle of cell; 3, 4 coincident ; 5 absent; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. *748. Procridia metallica. Odozana metallica, Dognin, Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, xli. p. 243 (1897). 2. Head and thorax golden metallic green, with some coppery scales ; abdo- men blue-green. Foiewing metallic golden green, the margins bluer; a large orange patch on terminal area. Hind wing fuscous with a bluish tinge ; a ter- minal ill-defined yellow band narrowing to a point near tornus. Hab, Ecuador, Loja, type t $ in Coll, Dognin. Exp. 24 Fig. 266.—Procridia metallica, ^ • Genus PHAULOSIA, nov. Type, P. sorclida. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, slender, not reaching vertex of head ; antennte of female ciliated ; tibia; with the spurs moderate; abdomen with the anal tuft large. Fore wing rather narrow; vein 2 from beyond middle of cell; 3 from well before angle; 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 7 from beyond 9 ; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell; 3, 4 coincident; 5 absent; 6, 7 on a long stalk ; 8 from middle of cell. Eudoliche sordida, p. 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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