. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. ACLTTIA. 457 1010, Aclytia petra. Aclytiapetra, Schaus, P. Z. S. 1892, p. 270, and Am. Lep. pi. i. f. 17. S • Black-brown ; frons with blue patch; palpi streaked with white ; frons at sides, basal joint of antennae, and back of head witli white points; some white behind eyes; abdomen with lateral metallic blue patches on each segment, the ventral surface white to near extremity. Fore wing with the veins black. Hind wing hyaline; the veins, margins, and a terminal band expanding towards apex and torn us black. Hah. Peru, 1 S . E
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. ACLTTIA. 457 1010, Aclytia petra. Aclytiapetra, Schaus, P. Z. S. 1892, p. 270, and Am. Lep. pi. i. f. 17. S • Black-brown ; frons with blue patch; palpi streaked with white ; frons at sides, basal joint of antennae, and back of head witli white points; some white behind eyes; abdomen with lateral metallic blue patches on each segment, the ventral surface white to near extremity. Fore wing with the veins black. Hind wing hyaline; the veins, margins, and a terminal band expanding towards apex and torn us black. Hah. Peru, 1 S . Exp. 34 millim. Type f in Coll. Schaus. 1011. Aclytia gynamorpha, n. sp. Aclytia flavit/utta, Butl. 111. Het. i. p. 41, pi. 8. f. 3 (1877), nee Wlk. c?. Black-brown; palpi at base, frons, basal joint of antennae, back of head, tcgula?, and coxaj with orange markings ; abdomen suffused with brilliant metallic blue, the ventral surface with orange streak not reaching extremity. Fore wing with the veins yellowish on basal half ; an oblique orange band from just below costa beyond middle, not quite reaching tornus. Hind wing black with slight blue suffusion ; hyaline streaks below cell and vein 1, and in and beyond lower angle of cell. Hah. Amazons, Santarem (Bates), type, R, Jutahi and Jurun {Trail). Exp. 34 millim. 1012. Aclytia heher. Sphinx hcher, Oram. Pap. Exoh iii. pi. 287. A (1780); Druce, Biol. Am., Het. i. p. 09; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 160. Sphinx hali/s, Stoll, Pap. Exot. iv. pi. 357. C. Aclytia flavivcjitris, Mosebl. Stett. ent. Zeit, xxxiii. p. 349 (1872); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 1(50. c?. Black-brown ; palpi at base, two points on frons below antennae, two patches at back of head, stripes on shoulders, and coxae orange ; abdomen with metallic blue dorsal bands, the ventral. Fig. 245.—Aclytia hcbcr, c?. y- surface with an orange stripe not reaching extremity. Fore wing with the veins pale on basal half; a discocclluhir yellow spot from costa just beyond middle to v
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