. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. 406.—Chrysozana croesus, ^J. Genus B(ENASA. Type. Bcenasa, Wlk. xxxi. 26G (1864) nigrorosea. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, reaching well in front of frons: antennie of male with bristles and cilia; tibijT? with the spurs moderate. Fore wing rather shorh and broad, the costa arched, the apex rectangular ; vein 2 from middle of cell, oblique; 3 from well before angle; o from well above angle; 6 from middle of cell; 7 from below upper angle; 8, 9 stalked; 10 free ;° 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing o
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. 406.—Chrysozana croesus, ^J. Genus B(ENASA. Type. Bcenasa, Wlk. xxxi. 26G (1864) nigrorosea. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, reaching well in front of frons: antennie of male with bristles and cilia; tibijT? with the spurs moderate. Fore wing rather shorh and broad, the costa arched, the apex rectangular ; vein 2 from middle of cell, oblique; 3 from well before angle; o from well above angle; 6 from middle of cell; 7 from below upper angle; 8, 9 stalked; 10 free ;° 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing of male reduced to a small triangular'lobe under base of fore wing, containing the rudiments of all the vems arfsing from cell, except the inner area, whicli is very large and turned right over so that the underside becomes the functional upperside, the inner margin the functional costa; vein \a near this costa, vein lb near the functional inner margin, which has developed long cilia; an oblique ridge running from uear base of functional costa to near functional tornus. 1187. Bcenasa nigrorosea. Bmnasa nigrorosea, Wlk. xxxi. 2(>6 (LSlU); Kirby, Cat. Ilefc. p. 351. S. Palpi, frons, and antennae black ; vertex of head and tegulse orange; thorax black-brown; abdomen crimson. Fore wing blaclv-brown, with a slight oblique line of pnle crimson scales from submedian fold to middle of inner margin ; a pale crimson discoidal point; a subterminal deep crimson band from vein 7 to the mar- gin. Hind wing deep crimson; the cilia fuscous ; the rudiment of costal half of wing grey-brown. IJab. Haiti (Tiveedic), 1 J type. Edy. 26 Fig. 407.—Ucenasa nigrorosea, 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. Londo
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