. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 476 sYxroMiD^. 1052. Antaxia pyrgion. Amaxia fyrgion, Druce, Biol. , Het. ii. p. 370, pi. 74. f. 7 (1897). S • Yellow ; palpi and branches of antennae brownish; frons, end of patagia, metathorax, and pectus tinged with crimson; abdomen crimson above; thorax and abdomen brownish white below, fore wing with large triangular brown patch from costa before middle to base of inner margin and tornus, edged with crimson, with a subbasal crimson point on vein 1, and crimson- edged yellow spots below middle of cell and on middl
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 476 sYxroMiD^. 1052. Antaxia pyrgion. Amaxia fyrgion, Druce, Biol. , Het. ii. p. 370, pi. 74. f. 7 (1897). S • Yellow ; palpi and branches of antennae brownish; frons, end of patagia, metathorax, and pectus tinged with crimson; abdomen crimson above; thorax and abdomen brownish white below, fore wing with large triangular brown patch from costa before middle to base of inner margin and tornus, edged with crimson, with a subbasal crimson point on vein 1, and crimson- edged yellow spots below middle of cell and on middle of inner margin; an oblique Y\^,.'2I?,\.—Antaxia'pyrgioti, S- \- wedge-shaped crimson- edged brown patch from costa before apex towards a spur from the large brown patch ; some black points on costa ; some brown points near discocellulars, and a subterminal series of points. Hah. Panama, Chiriqui {Champion), 1 c? type, Godman-Salvin Coll. Exp. 42 millim. 1053. Antaxia creon. Amaxia creon, Druce, Biol. , Het. ii. p. 369, pi. 74. f. (J (1897). S. Head, tegulae, and shoulders yellow; palpi crimson above; antennoe brownish, the basal joint crimson ; thorax and abdomen crimson above, whitish below. Fore wiag yellow, with brownish patch tinged with flesh-pink and edged with crimson, the veins streaked with crimson from base to near end of cell and thence to tornus, expanding towards costa at its extremity and with its outer edge siuuous ; a small dark-edged triangular white spot above middle of inner margin, and a crimson-edged yellow spot below middle of vein 2; a kidney-shaped brownish apical patch with tleshy-grey centre, edged with crimson, the veins crossing it crimson, and with a small crimson-edged yellow spot on it; the yellow area with some fuscous points and a subterminal series. Hind wing pale crimson, whitish towards costa. Hah. Mexico, Jalapa {Trujillo), 1 J type, Godman-Salvin Coll. Exj). 40 millim. Sect. II. Antennie of male fasciculate ; fore wing with
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