. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 38G A-RCTIXDM. 1935. Ecpantheria confusa. Arackni/i con/usa, Druce, Biol. , Het. i. p. 99 (1884); ii. p. 378, "pi. 75. L 7; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 219. id. ibid. (S. Head and thorax white ; palpi black above: frons with lateral black marks ; tegulse and patagia with annulate black-edged marks; fore tibiae at sides, hind tibiae at extremity, and fore and mid tarsi above black; abdomen orange, with dorsal black points on terminal segments, the ventral surface white. Fore wing white, with series of irregular black-edge
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 38G A-RCTIXDM. 1935. Ecpantheria confusa. Arackni/i con/usa, Druce, Biol. , Het. i. p. 99 (1884); ii. p. 378, "pi. 75. L 7; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 219. id. ibid. (S. Head and thorax white ; palpi black above: frons with lateral black marks ; tegulse and patagia with annulate black-edged marks; fore tibiae at sides, hind tibiae at extremity, and fore and mid tarsi above black; abdomen orange, with dorsal black points on terminal segments, the ventral surface white. Fore wing white, with series of irregular black-edged annulate, often sinuous spots; a subbasal series of three spots; an antemedial series angled in cell, bifurcate on inner area into two usuallj- conjoined spots forming an inverted V ; a discoidal spot with the discocellulars usually black; a ])ostmedial series incurved below vein 4; a subterminal series angled at vein 4 ; a terminal series, the spots towards apex dentate. 2 . Hind wing with small discoidal annulate spots ; a subter- minal series with larger spot above vein 5; a terminal series from apex to vein 2. Hab. Mexico, Jalapa {Hoe(je\ 1 § type, Godman-8alvin Coll., Vera Cruz. Exp., c? 36, 5 54 millim. 1936. Ecpantheria suflfusa. Arachnis suffusa, Scliaus, Ent. Am. v. p. 190 (1889); Druce, Biol. Am., Het. ii. p. 378, pi. 75. f. 11; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 219, S. Head and thorax white ; palpi orange, black above; frons with black bar; tegulae, patagia, and metathorax with greyish. Fig. 162.—Ecpantheria suffurn, (^. \. l)lack-edged lunulate spots; legs yellow above, ringed with black ; abdomen orange, with dorsal black sjDots and short bands on terminal segments, a lateral series of black spots, the ventral surface white with sublateral black spots on terminal segments. Fore wing white, with series of black-edged grey annulate or sinuous spots ; a subbasal series of three spots; antemedial and medial series angled in cell, often interrupted in submedian fold and
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