. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. ASfAXIA, 83 Ihih. Costa Rica, Candelaria ^Fts. (Underivood), 1 c? type, Godmaii-Salviu Coll. Ejp. 40 milliiii. 12oo. Amaxia apyga, n. sp. (Plate XXXVI. fig. 7.) Amaxia iiyija, Druec, Biol. , llet. ii. p. 309 (nee Scliaus). S â Head, tcgultc, and base of patagia bright yellow ; palpi above and antenna} brown; thorax and abdomen brown, the latter yellow towards extremity ; pectus and ventral surface of abdomen white ; fore and mid legs yellow. Tore wing bright yellow, with a large brown patch on inner area extending bel
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. ASfAXIA, 83 Ihih. Costa Rica, Candelaria ^Fts. (Underivood), 1 c? type, Godmaii-Salviu Coll. Ejp. 40 milliiii. 12oo. Amaxia apyga, n. sp. (Plate XXXVI. fig. 7.) Amaxia iiyija, Druec, Biol. , llet. ii. p. 309 (nee Scliaus). S â Head, tcgultc, and base of patagia bright yellow ; palpi above and antenna} brown; thorax and abdomen brown, the latter yellow towards extremity ; pectus and ventral surface of abdomen white ; fore and mid legs yellow. Tore wing bright yellow, with a large brown patch on inner area extending below the costa from base to middle, then to inner margin near tornus, its edges irregular, a crimson point on middle of median nervure and slight streaks on the veins and interspaces; a discoidal browu point and a series beyond the cell between veins 3 and 7; a postmedial series, of which four towards apex are larger, edged with crimson, cuiwed and more or less conjoined ; a subterminal series. Hind wing brown, with the costa and termeu yellow to the submedian fold. Hah. Costa Rica, Candelaria Mts. {Undenvood), 1 c? type, Godmau-Salviu Coll. ; Hondtjkas ; Amazons, Olivencas. Exit. 40 millim. Sect. II. Hind wing of male with the costa less strongly lobed and with small patches of androeonia on fore and hind wings; vein 2 from the cell, 'S and 5 on a long stalk. A. Fore wing without silvery markings on inner area. a. Fore wing with the veins not streaked witli scarlet, dj/una. b. Fore wing with the veins streaked with scarlet eri/throphlepf:. B. Fore wing with silverj'markings on inner area chaoii {^). 1236. Amaxia dyuna. Amaxia clyuna, Schaus, J. N. Y. Ent. Sec. iv. p. 135 (1896). (S. Head and thorax bright yellow; palj)! above, frons, and pectus in front marked with crimson ; patagia and thorax witli patches of crimson and brown ; fore legs streaked with fuscous ; abdomen crimson, a dorsal spot on 2nd segment and the terminal segment yel- low, the ventral surface white. Fore win
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