. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 190 A MATURE. *G22a. Saurita lasiphlebia. () Saurita lasiph1 ebia, Dog-n. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg-. 1. p. 180 (19)6). Saurita ciilicinu, Oberth. Et. Lep. Comp. vi. p. 329, pi. 127. f. 1131 (1912). $. Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown. Fore wing hyaline, the veins and costa with strong black-brown streaks formed of hairy scales; a fine terminal black-brown line ; cilia brown. Hind wing hyaline, the veins black-brown ; the termen with fine black- brown line, some diffused brown at discal fold and a large patch be
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 190 A MATURE. *G22a. Saurita lasiphlebia. () Saurita lasiph1 ebia, Dog-n. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg-. 1. p. 180 (19)6). Saurita ciilicinu, Oberth. Et. Lep. Comp. vi. p. 329, pi. 127. f. 1131 (1912). $. Head, thorax, and abdomen black-brown. Fore wing hyaline, the veins and costa with strong black-brown streaks formed of hairy scales; a fine terminal black-brown line ; cilia brown. Hind wing hyaline, the veins black-brown ; the termen with fine black- brown line, some diffused brown at discal fold and a large patch below vein 2 running up vein 1 halfway to base. Hab. Fr. Guiana, St. Laurent Maroni, type f 5 in Coll. Dognin ; Brazil, Amazons, Para. Exp. 24 niillim. 622 b. Saurita melanifera. Saurita melanifera, Kaye, Entom. xliv. p. 144 (1911). Fore wing with vein 11 stalked with 7, 8, 9, 10. 6 . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; palpi with the 1st joint grey above; frons with lateral grey stripes and grey bar above ; tegulse, patagia, and metathorax slightly edged with grey ; abdomen. Fig1. 25.—Saurita melanifera, (J. J. witli the 1st segment slightly edged with grey. Fore wing black, *emihyaline except costal area and basal half of inner area. Hind wing black, semihyaline except the inner area. Hab. Brazil/Corcovado Rio (Kai/r), 1 J, Castro Parana, Santos, Charuja, type t 6 in Coll. Kaye. Exp. 26 niillim. Genus SAURITINIA. Type. Sauritinia, Dyar, Pr. Nat. Mus. xxix. p. 173 (1905) dubiosa. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned to vertex of head ; antenna? of male bipectinate, the apex serrate ; tibise with the spurs short. Fore wing- lono- and narrow ; vein 3 from well below angle of cell; 4, 5 from ang-le ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing-with the cell half the length of wing ; veins 2, 3 from angle stalked to near termen, 4 from angle ; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle. In key differs from Chrysocale in th
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