. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. G60 AGAEISTID^. just below costa above angle of cell to vein 2 towards termen, where it ends in a point ; wings slightly shot with Fig. 292.—PJiasid/a contraria, J . }. Hah. Beaztl, Pebas, Petropolis, tjpef 9 meridionalls in Coll. Schaus; Peru, Saraj'acu: 1 5 type without locality. Exp. 44 millim. Genus PHASIS. PJiasis, Wlk. ii. 312 (1854) Type. nodilux. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi with the 2nd joint oblique and sparsely fringed in front with long hair ; the third moderate, porrect, roughly scaled ; frons vfith lon
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. G60 AGAEISTID^. just below costa above angle of cell to vein 2 towards termen, where it ends in a point ; wings slightly shot with Fig. 292.—PJiasid/a contraria, J . }. Hah. Beaztl, Pebas, Petropolis, tjpef 9 meridionalls in Coll. Schaus; Peru, Saraj'acu: 1 5 type without locality. Exp. 44 millim. Genus PHASIS. PJiasis, Wlk. ii. 312 (1854) Type. nodilux. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi with the 2nd joint oblique and sparsely fringed in front with long hair ; the third moderate, porrect, roughly scaled ; frons vfith long truncate conical prominence with small raised rim at extremity; antenme nearly simple, moderately dilated towards extremity; claspers of male rather large. Fore wing with veins 3 and 5 from close to angle of cell; 0 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form a short areole, 7 from the areole; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from well before angle of cell; 3 from just before angle; 5 obsolesjent from middle of disco- celUilars ; 6, 7 from upper angle. A. Base of palpi, gulre, and spots on pectus orange B. Head and pectus without orange 7nardava. 222. Phasis noctilux, Josia noctihix, Wlk. ii. 312 (1854); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 32. Agarisia batesii, Feld. Eeis. Nov. pi. 107. f. 8 (1874). S • Black-brown ; palpi towards base, a rim behind the eyes, and lateral spots on pectus in front orange; wings slightly shot with blue. Fore wing with pale yellow baud from just below costa above. 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 (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Hampson, George Francis, Sir, 1860-1936. London Printed by order of the Trustees
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