. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. HOLOPH^A. 2G5 Genus HOLOPH^A, nov. Type, H. lycone. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porreet, slightly downrurved, extending well beyond frons ; tibiic with the spurs short; abdomen of male with small ventral Talve covering basal segment. Fore wing with veins 4, 5 from angle; B from upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell noi-nial ; veins 2 and 4 from angle ; 3 from 2 near margin ; o absent; 6, 7 from upper angle. Sect. I. Auteunre of male bipectinate, with short branches dilated at extremity ;
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. HOLOPH^A. 2G5 Genus HOLOPH^A, nov. Type, H. lycone. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porreet, slightly downrurved, extending well beyond frons ; tibiic with the spurs short; abdomen of male with small ventral Talve covering basal segment. Fore wing with veins 4, 5 from angle; B from upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell noi-nial ; veins 2 and 4 from angle ; 3 from 2 near margin ; o absent; 6, 7 from upper angle. Sect. I. Auteunre of male bipectinate, with short branches dilated at extremity ; of female biserrate. A. Thorax and first four segments of abdomen orange vesta. B. Thorax black. a. Shoulders and basal segment of abdomen with crimson spots lycone. h. Shoulders and sides of abdomen with orange stripes prometina. c. Uniform blue, the tegula; and edges of patagia crimson, carulea. 576. Holophaea vesta. Hy&ia vesta, Moschl. Verb, Ges. Wien, xxvii. p. 637, pi. 8. f. 7 (1877); Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 147. Head black ; thorax and first four segments of abdomen orange- red, the terminal segments black; patagia tipped with Ijlack; pectus and legs black ; wings with the interspaces hyaline, the veins and margins broadly black; fore wing with diftused discoidal spot; the terminal band of both wings expanding widely on apical area. Hab. Cayenne, 1 c? , 1 § ; Surinam. Eaj). 26 millim. 577. Holophaea lycone. Ichoria lycone, Druce, Biol. , Ilet. i. jJ- 47, pi. 6. f. 9; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 128. Black-brown with a slight purple shot; frons and vertex of head with some metallic blue; crimson spots on shoul- ders and a dorsal spot on 1st segment of abdomen; wings uniform in colour. Fig. lis.—HolophiBci lycone, cJ. ]-. Fore wing with vein 3 from well before angle of cell. Hah. Costa Rica (Boc/ers), 2 $ ; Panama {Chaminon), 1 d, 1 ? type, Godman-Salvin Coll. Ea^). 32 millim. 578, Holophaea prometina. Thrinaciapmnetina, Druce, Biol. , Ilet. ii. p
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