. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. palpi at base and tip antennae white at tips; abdomen crimson; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen yellow, fore legs tinged with crimson. Fore wing dark red - brown ; a triangular yellow patch on middle of costa, a spot at apex, and a small triangular patch on middle of termen. Hind wing with the basal half yellow, the terminal half blackish, the yellow on inner margin extending almost to tornus, and the black on costa nearly to base. Hah. Ecuador, Sara
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. palpi at base and tip antennae white at tips; abdomen crimson; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen yellow, fore legs tinged with crimson. Fore wing dark red - brown ; a triangular yellow patch on middle of costa, a spot at apex, and a small triangular patch on middle of termen. Hind wing with the basal half yellow, the terminal half blackish, the yellow on inner margin extending almost to tornus, and the black on costa nearly to base. Hah. Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buckley), type t J in Coll. Druce. Ea^p. 30 millim. Subsp. 1. J . Hind wing with the black extending up below the cell on upperside to the base leaving the inner margin narrowly yellow. Hah. Bolivia, Songo {Garlepp\ 1 6. Fig. 181.—Paranerita polyxena, c?. Genus HYPONERITA, nov. Type, H. lavinia. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, and not reaching vertex of head ; of male minutely serrate and fasciculate; tibias with the spurs short; abdomen dorsally clothed with rough hair at base. Fore wing with vein 3 from well before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8 stalked; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 free; male with an elliptical patch of androconia below the cell. Hind wing of male with the costal area strongly lobed to near apex ; veins 3 and 5 from angle of cell; 4 absent; 6 from upper angle, 7 from before angle ; 8 curved from middle of cell. *2020. Hyponerita lavinia. Idalus lavinia, Druce, P. Z. S. 1890, p. 496, pi. 42. f. 6 p. 198. Kirby, Cat. Fig. 182.—Hyponerita lavinia, (^. {. S. Head, thorax, and abdomen crimson ; tips of palpi, spots on. 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 perfectly resemble the original Hampson, George Francis, 1860-1936. L
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