. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 498 AECTIAD^. 2106. Axiopcena maura. Lomhyx maura, Eichw. Zool. Spec. ii. p. 196 (1832); Eom. Mem. Lep. i. p. 86, pi. 5. f. 5 ; Hnipsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 37; Staud, Cat. p. 57 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 258. Axiopceiia karelini, Menetr. Cat. Lep. Petersb. iii. p. 160, pi. 17. f. 5 (1863). Axiopaiia fluviatiliii, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1885, p. 351, pi. 9. f. 7. Black-brown with a leaden gloss ; tegulse slightly edged with crimson in front and behind ; abdomen with more or less crimson on dorsum towards base. Hind wing with the basa
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 498 AECTIAD^. 2106. Axiopcena maura. Lomhyx maura, Eichw. Zool. Spec. ii. p. 196 (1832); Eom. Mem. Lep. i. p. 86, pi. 5. f. 5 ; Hnipsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 37; Staud, Cat. p. 57 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 258. Axiopceiia karelini, Menetr. Cat. Lep. Petersb. iii. p. 160, pi. 17. f. 5 (1863). Axiopaiia fluviatiliii, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1885, p. 351, pi. 9. f. 7. Black-brown with a leaden gloss ; tegulse slightly edged with crimson in front and behind ; abdomen with more or less crimson on dorsum towards base. Hind wing with the basal area pink. 'F\'2\.—Axiopcena'maura, cJ. f. (P>om Moths Ind. vol. ii.) except towards costa, on inner area extending to tornus ; a pink spot usually present beyond discocellulars. Hah. Akmesia, Batoum, Krasnowodsk, 1 S, 1 2, Zeller Coll.; TrRKOMANiA; Persia, Bushire (Cumminf/), 1 d ; Beloochistax, Quetta, 1 2 ty])e Jiuviatilis; Turkestan, 1 c?, 1 $. Exjy., d 100, $ 116 millim. Genus RHODOGASTRIA. i vpe. Bhodogastria, Hiibn. Verz. p. 172 (1827) astreas. Amerila, Wlk. iii. 725 (1855) ash-tas. Ca7iaptis, Wlk. iii. 747 (1855) nee Fabr. Zfew. 1803 bubo. PhryganeomarphajVtIlgvn. QLiv. K. Forhandl, xv. p. 214 (1858) astreas. Aviblythyris, Mab. Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) iii. p. 137 (1879), non descr vitripentiis. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head, the joints smoothly scaled ; anfennre of male minutely ciliated ; tibiie with the inner spurs long; abdomen smoothly scaled. Fore wing with the costa strongly arched towards apex; vein 3 from near end of cell; 5 from above angle'; 6 from below upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the lone areole, 11 free. Hind wing with vein 3 from close to angle of cell, 5 from above angle ; 6, 7 fi'om upper angle ; 8 from middle of cell. Sect. I. {Canopus). Male with a tuft of hair between antennae rising above vertex of head ; fore wing with the base of costa dilated into a large vesicle. A.
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