. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. SEEIPHA. 377 Gemis SERIPHA. lype. Seripha, Wlk. ii. 441 (1854) cmlicolor. Colletria, Nolk. & Zell. Hor. Ent. Soc. Eoss. xii. p. 76 (1876) calicolor. Proboscis fully developed; palpi porreet, extending just beyond the frons ; antenna of male laminate, the medial part of shaft dilated ; bind tibit\2 with the medial spurs absent; abdomen of male with subdorsal tufts of long hair recvirved towards thorax, the anal tufts largely developed. Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. SEEIPHA. 377 Gemis SERIPHA. lype. Seripha, Wlk. ii. 441 (1854) cmlicolor. Colletria, Nolk. & Zell. Hor. Ent. Soc. Eoss. xii. p. 76 (1876) calicolor. Proboscis fully developed; palpi porreet, extending just beyond the frons ; antenna of male laminate, the medial part of shaft dilated ; bind tibit\2 with the medial spurs absent; abdomen of male with subdorsal tufts of long hair recvirved 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 discocellulars; 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. Sect. I. Antennae 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. Reis. Nov. pi. 139. f. 7 (1875); Nolk. & Zell. Hor. Ent. Soc. Ross. xii. p. 80, pi. iii. (1876); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 901. Uniform metallic silvery blue; antenuse white towards tips;. Fig. 290.—Seripha pyrrhocrocis, (J. f. male with the tufts of hair on abdomen and inner margin of hind wing orange. Hind wing rather more purplish blue. Hah. Colombia, Bogota, Zell. Coll., 11 (5^, 6 §, type. Exp. 22 millim. Sect. II. Antennse with the shaft dilated at middle ; hind wing of male with the tornal area not lobed and without tuft of hair on inner margin. 802. Seripha coelicolor. Seripha cmlicolor, Wlk. ii. 441 (1854); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 87. Silvery metallic 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
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