. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. EPITOXIS. STICTONACLU. 125 Sect. I, Female with the wicgs aborted. 233. Epitoxis amazoula. TJiijretes amazotda, Boisd. Voy. Delegorgue, ii. p. 597 (184:7); Aussereur. Schmett. f. 272 (1855); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 100. (S . Black; head and thorax mixed with pale yellow hair ; patagia fringed with yellowish hair; thorax with yellow lateral patches ; abdomen with seven orange-yel- low bands. Fore wing with pale yellow streak below costa ; semi- hyaline
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. EPITOXIS. STICTONACLU. 125 Sect. I, Female with the wicgs aborted. 233. Epitoxis amazoula. TJiijretes amazotda, Boisd. Voy. Delegorgue, ii. p. 597 (184:7); Aussereur. Schmett. f. 272 (1855); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 100. (S . Black; head and thorax mixed with pale yellow hair ; patagia fringed with yellowish hair; thorax with yellow lateral patches ; abdomen with seven orange-yel- low bands. Fore wing with pale yellow streak below costa ; semi- hyaline yellow patches below base and in end of cell; an oblique patch below vein 2; elongate spots between veins 3 and 5, and Fig. ^Q.—Epitoxis amazoula, (S. \. above 6. Hind wing with semi- hyaline yellow patch below the cell varying greatly in extent; a spot above vein 2, and often one above vein 3 ; cilia of both wings yellow. 2 with the wings aborted and small. Ab. 1. With all the markings nearly white.—Estcourt. Ab. 2. The ochreous markings very extensive ; fore wing with additional small spots above veins 2 and 5.—Newcastle. Hah. Natal, D'Urban (Trimen),! J; Newcastle, 1 S; Estcourt (J. Hutchinson)^ 7 c? 3 $ . E^tp. 38 millim. Sect. II. Female with the wings fully developed. 234. Epitoxis procridia, n. sp. (Plate V. fig. 29.) 2 . Brilliant metallic blue-green ; tarsi with the 1st joint white. Fore wing with hyaline spots in end of cell and below vein 2, above vein 6, and between veins 3 and 5. Hind Mdng with hyaline spot between veins 2 and 3. Hah. Central Africa, E,uwenzori, 8000 ft., 2 $ (Scott Elliot), types. ). 30 millim. Genus STICTONACLIA, nov. Type, S. anasfasia. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, projecting about the length of head and thickly scaled ; antennte ciliated ; tibiae with the spurs minute. Fore wing with vein 3 from well before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 stalked. Hind wing with vein 2 from well be
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