. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. H^MATOMIS.—HYPOPEEPIA. 515' thorax fascous ; patagia pale crimson with the extremities fuseous; metathorax with yellow patch; abdomen greyish. Fore wing fascous grey, with yellow fascia? on costa, from base through the cell, slightly expanding to termen below apes, along vein 2 from near. Fig. 368.—Hcsmatomis mexicana, (^. i. its base to termen, and on inner margin. Hind wing pale yellow, the costa tinged with fuscous. 2 . Hind wing fuscous, with yellowish fascia from base through the cell to termen. Hab. Akizo


. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. H^MATOMIS.—HYPOPEEPIA. 515' thorax fascous ; patagia pale crimson with the extremities fuseous; metathorax with yellow patch; abdomen greyish. Fore wing fascous grey, with yellow fascia? on costa, from base through the cell, slightly expanding to termen below apes, along vein 2 from near. Fig. 368.—Hcsmatomis mexicana, (^. i. its base to termen, and on inner margin. Hind wing pale yellow, the costa tinged with fuscous. 2 . Hind wing fuscous, with yellowish fascia from base through the cell to termen. Hab. Akizona ; Mexico, Durango {Forrer), Vera Cruz (EiimeU); Guatemala, S. Geronimo, Pantaloon {Champion) type, Godman- Salvin Coll. Exp., S 22, $ 24 millim. 1107. Hsematomis uniformis. (Plate XXXIII. fig. 28.) HcBmatomis uniformis, Schaus, J. N. Y. Eiit. Soc. "vii. p. 215 (1899). (S. Head, thorax, and fore wing greyish fuscous with a slight purplish tinge; frons pale; patagia pale pink; abdomen blackish, the anal tiift brownish. Fore wing with the costal edge pale. Hind wing fuscous, whitish towards base, or whitish with the apical area and termen suffused with fuscous. Hah. Mexico, Oaxaca (Schcnts), 1 c? . Exjy. 22 millim. Type t in Coll. Schaus. Genus HYPOPREPIA. Type. Hypoprepia, Hiibn. Zutr. Ex. Schmett. iii. p. 21 (1825) fucosa. Proboscis well developed ; palpi porrect, reaching to beyond frons; antennse short, thick, minutely serrate, and with cilia and bristles; tibia) with the spurs short. Foro wing with the costa arched, the apex rounded ; vein 2 from middle of cell, curved towards base ; 3 from before angle ; 5 from above angle ; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9 ; 10, 11 free, 11 curved and approximated to 12. Hind wing with vein 2 from well before angle of cell; 3, 4 stalked ; 5 absent; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from before middle of cell. A. Ground-colour of fore wing w holly scarlet miniata. B. Ground-colour of fore wing yellow and crimson fucosa.


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