. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 344 AECTIAD^. with broad dorsal scarlet fascia. Fig. 248.—Dipmna contenta, c?. Hah. Amazons, Para (Bates), 2 c? , type indented somewhat on medial segments; the anal tuft scarlet. Fore wing purplish brown, the costa narrowly, the inner area broadly suffused with purplish blue. Hind wing semihyaline, the terminal area broadly suf- fused with blue, narrowing to apex and running up nearly to base on inner area, -Erp. 28 millim. Sect. II. Antennae of female with the shaft not dilated and with short fringe of scales
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. 344 AECTIAD^. with broad dorsal scarlet fascia. Fig. 248.—Dipmna contenta, c?. Hah. Amazons, Para (Bates), 2 c? , type indented somewhat on medial segments; the anal tuft scarlet. Fore wing purplish brown, the costa narrowly, the inner area broadly suffused with purplish blue. Hind wing semihyaline, the terminal area broadly suf- fused with blue, narrowing to apex and running up nearly to base on inner area, -Erp. 28 millim. Sect. II. Antennae of female with the shaft not dilated and with short fringe of scales. A. Hind wing of female with elliptical swelling on extremity of subcostal nervure ; vein 5 from above angle of cell. *724, Dipaena eiicera. Cisihene encera, Feld. Eeis. Nov. pi. 139. f. 10 (1875); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 289. 2 . Head and thorax black ; palpi orange-yellow except towards tips ; antennae white towards extremity : tegulse and patagia, except at base, orange-yellow ; legs orange and black ; abdomen orange, with dorsal stripe and the terminal segments black. Fore wing black with a cupreous tinge; an orange-yellow fascia on inner area from base to before middle, extending up to sub- median fold; an oblique post- medial band slightly constricted at middle. Hind wing orange ; a termina 'black band expanding widely on apical area and somewhat irregularly towards torniis. Hah. Colombia, Bogota, type f ? in Coll. Eothschild. Ea^^. 22 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 British Museum. (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Hampson, George Francis, Sir, bart. , 1860-1936. London, Printed by Order of the Trustees
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