. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. EVIUS, NEOXERITA. 37 purplish grey with some crirasoa markings ; pectus and legs white ; fore coxiTo and stripes on femora and tibioc crimson ; abdomen crimson with dorsal white point at base, the extremity and ventral surface crimson. Fore wing purplish fuscous, tinged with crimson towards inner margin, reaching on costa to near apex and leaving. Fig. 29.âEvius aurococcinea, (^. \, the apical third yellow; a white fascia on basal half of costa ; a crimson streak on subcostal nervure, the edge of the brown area crimson, and a p
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. EVIUS, NEOXERITA. 37 purplish grey with some crirasoa markings ; pectus and legs white ; fore coxiTo and stripes on femora and tibioc crimson ; abdomen crimson with dorsal white point at base, the extremity and ventral surface crimson. Fore wing purplish fuscous, tinged with crimson towards inner margin, reaching on costa to near apex and leaving. Fig. 29.âEvius aurococcinea, (^. \, the apical third yellow; a white fascia on basal half of costa ; a crimson streak on subcostal nervure, the edge of the brown area crimson, and a patch at base of inner margin ; a curved series of four fuscous points between veins 8 and 8. Hind wing crimson, the costal area pale. Underside of fore wing with the costa streaked with fuscous. Hah. Amazons, Parti {Bates), 1 6 type. Exp. 38 millim. Genus NEONERITA, nov. Type, N. dorsipuneta. Pi-oboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, reacliing vertex of head ; antennae nf male bipectinate with short, branches ending in a bristle ; tibiiU with the spurs short; abdomen dorsally clothed with long hair at base. Fore wing rather narrow ; veins 3, 4 strongly .stalked ; 5 from angle of cell; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked, 10 from beyond 7 ; the upper angle of cell much produced ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with vein 2 from well before angle of cell; 3, 5 strongly stalked; 4 absent; G, 7 very strongly stalked; 8 iVom middle of cell. 1244. Neonerita dorsipuneta, n. sp. S. Palpi and frons whitish, brown above ; antenna) brown ; vertex of head and thorax ochreous marked with crimson; abdomen crimson, with pure white dorsal points on first two segments ; pectus, legs, and abdomen white, the fore legs brown in front. Fore wing ochreous suii'uscd with brown ; the base of inner margin crimson edged with yellow ; crimson annuli on ... o^ ^. â , 1 â 4 T \ vellow spots in and below middle ot cell ; crnnson- ccntrcd yellow spots on base of vein 2 and above and below middle. Please no
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