. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 134 ARCTIADJL. *1444. Pseudopliarus amata. Opkarus amata, Druce, A. M. N. H. (7) vi. p. 67 (1900).. Fig. 85.—Pseudophanis amata, 5 • t- 5 . Head and thorax dull black; abdomen orange, banded with black, the hair at base black, the ventral surface black. Fore wing olive-yellow tinged with fuscous, especially on terminal half ; the veins black : a fuscous diseoidal shade. Hind wing dull black, with some hyaline in and below cell. Hah. Venezuela, Merida (Briceno)., tyjief 5 io Coll. Druce. Ex]}. 50 millim. Genus AMASTUS. Type. Ama
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 134 ARCTIADJL. *1444. Pseudopliarus amata. Opkarus amata, Druce, A. M. N. H. (7) vi. p. 67 (1900).. Fig. 85.—Pseudophanis amata, 5 • t- 5 . Head and thorax dull black; abdomen orange, banded with black, the hair at base black, the ventral surface black. Fore wing olive-yellow tinged with fuscous, especially on terminal half ; the veins black : a fuscous diseoidal shade. Hind wing dull black, with some hyaline in and below cell. Hah. Venezuela, Merida (Briceno)., tyjief 5 io Coll. Druce. Ex]}. 50 millim. Genus AMASTUS. Type. Amastus, Wlk. iii. 723 (1855) collaris. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joiut not reaching vertex of head, the 3rd porrect; antenna; of male bipectinate, vrith moderate branches ; tibife with the spurs moderate; 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, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with vein 3 from well before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 from beyond middle of cell. A. Abdomen black, crimson at base and extremity. a. Fore wing with series of white spots adela. b. Fore wing with subcostal white fascia bauds. B. Abdomen grey-brown, with black bands on terminal segments phaosoma. Q. Abdomen dorsally crimson towards base. a. Patagia with white spots albipiincta. h. Patagia without white spots. rt^. Abdomen without lateral series of black and white spots, e^. Patagia not edged with white above. a^. Patagia with black stripe. a*. Fore wing with maculate brown postmedial band .. macuUcincta. b*. Fore wing without maculate brown postmedial band mesorhoda. b^. Patagia without black stripe. «*. Thorax not crimson. a'. Fore wing dark brown mottled with yellow- brown a mbroda. 6'. Fore wing thickly irrorated with black- brown erebella. c". Fore wing red-brown rufator. b*. Thorax crimson Please note that these images
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