. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Kl'i; TAPTERA. 53 1 * Ctenucha clavia. (Plate XVII. fig. 27.) Hoplarctia clavia, Druce, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 383 ; Kirby, Cat. Hot. p. 270. S . Head, thorax, and abdomen met allic blue-green, clotlied with long sparse black hair. Fore wing dull black, with yellowish-white fascia from base through the cell to termen; a narrow fascia on inner margin not reaching base ; cilia white from vein 3 to tornus. Hind wing yellowish white, the inner and terminal ai'eas fuscous, the latter expanding to lower angle of cell; cili
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Kl'i; TAPTERA. 53 1 * Ctenucha clavia. (Plate XVII. fig. 27.) Hoplarctia clavia, Druce, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 383 ; Kirby, Cat. Hot. p. 270. S . Head, thorax, and abdomen met allic blue-green, clotlied with long sparse black hair. Fore wing dull black, with yellowish-white fascia from base through the cell to termen; a narrow fascia on inner margin not reaching base ; cilia white from vein 3 to tornus. Hind wing yellowish white, the inner and terminal ai'eas fuscous, the latter expanding to lower angle of cell; cilia whitieh between veins 3 and 1. Hah. EcoADOE. Type in Coll. Druce. Exj). 40 millim. Cxenus DAHANA. Type. Dahana, Grote, Can. Eut. vii. p. 175 (1875) cdri'pcnnis. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, downcurved, extending about the length of" head ; antennas bipeutinate, with long branches; tibia3 with the spurs moderate ; abdomen of male with lateral tubercles on 1st segment, open below. Fore wing long and rather nari-ow ; vein 3 from near angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 6 from upper angle; 7,8,9, 10 stalked; 11 from cell. Hind wing witli the Cell very long; vein 3 from towards angle ; 4, 5 from angle ; 7 from before upper angle ; both wings with the termen excised above tornus. 1174. Dahana atripennis. Dahana atrijxnnis, Grote, Can. Ent. vii. p. 175 (1875); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 123. Head and thorax black-brown, shot with metallic blue; the base of palpi, vertex of head, and behind the eyes orange ; patagia edged. Fig. 279.—Dahana atr'qjennis, t^. \. with orange in front; abdomen orange, with large lateral metallic blue patches ; the ventral surface black. Fore wing black-brown slightly suffused with ferruginous ; an ochreous streak below vein 2 towards termen. Hind wing black, shot with brilliant metallic blue. Hah. Florida, 1 d", 2 $ , Grote Coll., type. Exp. 42 millim. Genus EPECTAPTERA, nov. Type, K. laudabilis. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, e
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