. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. itJTOMOLIS. 133 *124<9d. Automolis asteroides. Automolis asteroides, Schaus, Pr. Nat. Mas. xxix. p. 214 (1905). Antenna'of male serrate and Fasciculate; Fore wing with small gland and tuft of hair at base of costa and large patch of andro- conia below the cell on underside; veins 4,5 shortly stalked and 7, 8, 9, 10 on a very long stalk ; hind wing with the base of costa Fringed with hair, a large round patch of dark scales in cell on upperside. d. Head and thorax yellowish white suffused with brown; patagia with small
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. itJTOMOLIS. 133 *124<9d. Automolis asteroides. Automolis asteroides, Schaus, Pr. Nat. Mas. xxix. p. 214 (1905). Antenna'of male serrate and Fasciculate; Fore wing with small gland and tuft of hair at base of costa and large patch of andro- conia below the cell on underside; veins 4,5 shortly stalked and 7, 8, 9, 10 on a very long stalk ; hind wing with the base of costa Fringed with hair, a large round patch of dark scales in cell on upperside. d. Head and thorax yellowish white suffused with brown; patagia with small white spots; abdomen brown with large crim- son subdorsal patches on medial segments, the ventral surface white. Fore wing white suffused with brown ; three white points at base, two obliquely placed below base of vein 2, the terminal. Fig. 59.— Automolis asteroides, <$• ]• half of inner area with pale stria?; the interspaces of terminal area from vein 8 to 3 very pale yellow leaving the veins brown, a small spot on termen below vein 3, the brown area running out to an acute point on vein 5. Hind wing white suffused with brown. Underside white; fore wing with the cell and area just below and beyond its extremity dark brown. Hab. Fk. Guiana, St. Laurent Maroni, type f 6 in Nat. Mus. Exp. 30 millim. *1249(?. Automolis vinasia. Automolis vinasia, Schaus, A. M. N. H. (8) vi. p. 201 (1910). Antemue of male serrate and fasciculate; fore wing with small gland and tuft of hair at base of costa ; veins 4, 5 from cell ; 7, 8, 9, 10 normally stalked ; bind wing with the costa highly arched, a small patch of ochreous androconia in the cell on upperside. 6. Head and thorax whitish with some brown suffusion, the tegukc with dorsal and lateral pale brown patches, the patagia brown with two white spots ; palpi white with some yellow-brown in front towards tips ; antennae brown, white towards tips ; pectus and legs pure Avhite, the fore femora broAvn on inner side ; abdomen dee
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