. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. HJiMABASIS, AGONISTA. 7389. Hsemabasis calodesma. 267 Biczm-a calodesma, Eoths. Nov. Zool. xii, p. 474 (1905) & xiii. pi. iii. f. 4. 6. Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown glossed with metallic blue, the tuft of hair from below base of fore wing whitish. Eore wing black-brown ; tlie basal half of costal ai-ea and middle of cell brilliant scarlet, an obliquely curved yellow. Fig. 38.—H(smahasis calodesma, c^. \. baud from the extremity of the scarlet area to inner margin towards tornus, towards which it narrows somewhat;
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. HJiMABASIS, AGONISTA. 7389. Hsemabasis calodesma. 267 Biczm-a calodesma, Eoths. Nov. Zool. xii, p. 474 (1905) & xiii. pi. iii. f. 4. 6. Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown glossed with metallic blue, the tuft of hair from below base of fore wing whitish. Eore wing black-brown ; tlie basal half of costal ai-ea and middle of cell brilliant scarlet, an obliquely curved yellow. Fig. 38.—H(smahasis calodesma, c^. \. baud from the extremity of the scarlet area to inner margin towards tornus, towards which it narrows somewhat; cilia yellow at apex. Hind wing very deep chocolate-brown, the cilia orange- yellow except at tornus ; the underside with the yellow extending on costa to middle. Hub. Br. N. Guinea, Owgarra {Meek), 2 d" • ). 58-68 millim. Genus AGONISTA. Type. Lygniodes, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 123 (1852), nee Schoenh. Col. 1836. endoleuca. Agonida, JFeld. Eeis. Nov. expl. pi. 113 (1874) endoleuca. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to vertex of head and broadly scaled, the 3rd very long, slender; irons smooth, with tuft of hair above; eyes large, round ; antennae of male almost simple; thorax clothed entirely witla hair and without crests; fore and hind tibia; of male fringed with rather long hair ; all the tibias spined ; abdomen dorsally clothed with rough hair towards base but without crests. Fore wing broad, the costa highly arched towards apex which is somewhat produced and acute, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate; the cell about one-third length of wing vein 3 from before angle of cell; 5 from just above angle; (5 from upper angle 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form a long narrow areole; 11 from cell. 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
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