. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 188 STNTOMID^. the terminal line expanding into irregularly dentate marks between vein 2 and tornus. Hah. Panama, Chiriqui, Godman-Salvin Coll.; Brazil, Espiritu Santo. Exj). 38-42 millim. * 384. Sarosa leuce. Basysphinx leuce, Maasen, Stiibel's Reise S. Am., Lep. p. 129, pi. 4. f. 18 ; Kirby, Oat. p. 153. S. Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown, the last with greenish tinge ; legs white below ; wings hyaline, the veins and margins black-brown. Fore wing with the margins broadly dark, the costal and inner fascice expandi
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 188 STNTOMID^. the terminal line expanding into irregularly dentate marks between vein 2 and tornus. Hah. Panama, Chiriqui, Godman-Salvin Coll.; Brazil, Espiritu Santo. Exj). 38-42 millim. * 384. Sarosa leuce. Basysphinx leuce, Maasen, Stiibel's Reise S. Am., Lep. p. 129, pi. 4. f. 18 ; Kirby, Oat. p. 153. S. Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown, the last with greenish tinge ; legs white below ; wings hyaline, the veins and margins black-brown. Fore wing with the margins broadly dark, the costal and inner fascice expanding and conjoined towards base, the terminal band with sinuous inner edge. Hind wing with the terminal band expanding and dentate towards tornus. Hah. Colombia, Paramo de Chaves. Exp. 38 millim. This species is unknown to me. Genus DASYSPHINX. Type. Basysphinx, Feld. Eeis. Nov. p. 3 (1S74), non descr miocescms. Basysphinx, Boisd. Lep. Het. i. p. 379 (1875) rrmcesccns. Proboscis fully developed; palpi short, porrect, reaching just beyond the frons ; antennae of female serrate ; head, thorax, and abdomen clothed with woolly pile ; tibiae with the spurs short; build stout. Fore wing with vein 3 from well before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the lower part of cell very short; veins 2 and 4 on a long stalk ; 3 and 5 absent; 6, 7 from upper angle. 385. Dasysphinx mucescens. icescetis, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 102. f 5 . Antennoc black, white at tips; head, thorax, and abdomen Basysphinx mucescens, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 102. f. 25 (1874); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. Fig. 88.—B'jsyphinx mucescens, 9 • !• clothed with black-brown pile which is blue-green at tips. Fore wing hyaline, the veins and termen narrowly black; the basal area. 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 perf
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