. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. MBTERyTHROSIA.—GISTHEXE. 243. Fig. 159.—Meterythrosia sangala, $. \. Hah. Guatemala, Vera Paz {Ghampion), 1 $ type, Godman- Salvin Coll. 34 millim. Genus CISTHENE. Type. Eudesmia, Hiibn. Sararal. Ex. Schmett. ii. (1827), non descr.; Wlk. ii. 564 (1854) ruficollis. *Cisthene,W\ 553(1854:) trisigna. Bus'cino, Wlk. ii. 563 (1854) menea. Gerba, Wlk. sxxi. 270 (1864) quadrlfasciata. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not reaching beyond the frons; antennse short, of male witli bristles and cilia, o
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. MBTERyTHROSIA.—GISTHEXE. 243. Fig. 159.—Meterythrosia sangala, $. \. Hah. Guatemala, Vera Paz {Ghampion), 1 $ type, Godman- Salvin Coll. 34 millim. Genus CISTHENE. Type. Eudesmia, Hiibn. Sararal. Ex. Schmett. ii. (1827), non descr.; Wlk. ii. 564 (1854) ruficollis. *Cisthene,W\ 553(1854:) trisigna. Bus'cino, Wlk. ii. 563 (1854) menea. Gerba, Wlk. sxxi. 270 (1864) quadrlfasciata. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not reaching beyond the frons; antennse short, of male witli bristles and cilia, of female with the shaft thickened with rough scales ; tibiiB with the spurs moderate. Fore wing rather broad ; vein 2 from beyond middle of cell, oblique ; 3 from well before angle ; 5 from above angle; 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 free, the latter curved. Hind wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell; 3 from well before angle ; 5 from above angle ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. A. Fore wing with medial orange band. a. Fore wing with subterminal orange band, rt'. Abdomen orange above. «'-. Hind wing with the basal half orange. d^. Fore wing with orange fascia in base of cell ... lunaris. b^. Fore wing without orange fascia in base of cell. a*. Hind wing*wl^i fuscous patch on base of costal area. a^. Fore wing with the 1st orange band occu- pying medial half of wing prusias. 6'. Fore wing with the 1st orange band at most one-fourth of wing menea. b*. Hind wing with the subbasal black patch extending almost to inner margin cynossema. V^. Hind wing black, with orange subbasal patch on costa ••• quadrlfasciata, ff. Abdomen black above. «^. JFor^ wing with medial orange band. a^. Fore wing wilh the bands orange and broad ... praxis. 6*. Fore wing with the bands orange-yellow and narrow cypris. &*. Fore wing without medial band unicincta b. Fore wing with two subterminal orange spots ruficuUis. B. Fore wing with orange fascia from base
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