. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 377 Genus SERIPHA. Type. Seripha, Wlk. ii. 441 (1854) ccelicolor. Colletria, Nolk. & Zell. Hor. Ent. Soc. Eoss. xii. p. 76 (1876) ccelicolor. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, extending just beyond the Irons ; antennae of male laminate, the medial part of shaft dilated ; liind tibi;v with the medial spurs absent; abdomen of male with subdorsal tufts of long hair recurved towards thorax, the anal tufts largely developed. Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from below upper angle; 7,8
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 377 Genus SERIPHA. Type. Seripha, Wlk. ii. 441 (1854) ccelicolor. Colletria, Nolk. & Zell. Hor. Ent. Soc. Eoss. xii. p. 76 (1876) ccelicolor. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, extending just beyond the Irons ; antennae of male laminate, the medial part of shaft dilated ; liind tibi;v with the medial spurs absent; abdomen of male with subdorsal tufts of long hair recurved towards thorax, the anal tufts largely developed. Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from below upper angle; 7,8 stalked; 9 absent; 10 free ; 11 anastomosing with 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from well before angle of cell; 3, 4 coincident; 5 from just below middle of diseocellulars ; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. Sect. I. Antennrc of female with the medial part of shaft very strongly dilated ; hind wing of male with the tornal area lobed and fringed with long hair ; a tuft of hair on underside near middle of inner margin. 801. Seripha pyrrhocrocis. Colletria pyrrhocrocis, Feld. Eeis. Nov. pi. 139. f. 7 (1875); Nolk. & Zell. Hor. Ent. Soc. Ross. xii. p. SO, pi. iii. (1876); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 901, Uniform metallic silvery blue; antennae white towards tips; J. Fig. 290.—Seripha j)yrrhocrocis, <^. |. male with the tufts of hair on abdomen and inner margin of hind wing orange. Hind wing rather more purplish blue, Bab. Colombia, Eogota, Zell, Coll,, 11 cj", 6 5, type. Exp. 22 millim. Sect. II. Antenna with the shaft less dilated at middle ; hind wing of male with the tornal area not lobed and without tuft of hair oo inner margin. 802. Seripha ccelicolor. Seripha ccelicolor, Wlk. ii. 441 (1854) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 87. Silvery metaUie blue ; male with the tufts of hair on abdomen. 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 perf
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