. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. PHILOROS, HTALEUCERKA. 533. 1177. Philoros laura, n. sp. (Plate XVII. fig. 23.) Dull black; palpi at base, back of head, neck, and anal tuft crimson ; palpi in front, t'rons, coxae, and stripes on legs white ; abdomen tinged with blue and with white ventral stripe. Fore wing with slight yellowish streak on inner margin ; the cilia tipped with white except at middle. Hind wing shot with blue ; an apical white patch ; the termen and inner margin white towards tornus. Hab. Bolivia, Hueyes {Garlepp), 2 6 , tyx)e; $ in Coll. Staud-
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. PHILOROS, HTALEUCERKA. 533. 1177. Philoros laura, n. sp. (Plate XVII. fig. 23.) Dull black; palpi at base, back of head, neck, and anal tuft crimson ; palpi in front, t'rons, coxae, and stripes on legs white ; abdomen tinged with blue and with white ventral stripe. Fore wing with slight yellowish streak on inner margin ; the cilia tipped with white except at middle. Hind wing shot with blue ; an apical white patch ; the termen and inner margin white towards tornus. Hab. Bolivia, Hueyes {Garlepp), 2 6 , tyx)e; $ in Coll. Staud- inger. Exp. 38 millim. 1178. Philoros ruhriceps. Ctenucha ruhriceps,y^\k. ii. 283(1854); Dnice, Biol. , Het. i. p. 82, pi. 9. f. 8; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 176. Ctenucha ojxica, Boisd. Lep. Guat. p. 84 (1870); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 17(5. Ctenucha scepsiformis, H. Edw. Ent. Am. iii. p. 91 (1887). Head and thorax fuscous brown; 1st and 2nd joints of palpi, throat, and vertex of head scarlet; frons and abdomen shot with blue. Fore wing fuscous brown ; the veins darker. Hind wing shot with blue; cilia of both wings often white at tips, or towards tornus only. Fig. 281.—J'hiloros ruhriccps, (^. \. Ab. 1. opaca. Palpi, throat, and vertex of head fulvous orange.—Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Uruguay. Bah. Mexico {H. Edwards), 1 5 , Jalapa (Trnjillo, Hoege), Orizaba (Godman, Ehves), Vera Cruz (H. II. fSmith), Coatepec (Broolis) ; Guatemala {Champion) ; Costa Eica {Underwood) : Godman-Salvin Coll.; Colombia; Venezuela, type; Bkazil, Sao Paulo (JoH^*), Rio Janeiro ; Ij'RXjGVkx {Berg). Exp. 30-34 millim. 1179. Philoros neglecta. Tipulodes neglecta, Boisd. Voy. Astr., Lep. p. 195, pi. 3. f. 8 (1832); Burm. Descr. Eep. Arg. v. p. 383; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 176. Head and thorax brown and fuscous ; 1st and 2nd joints of palpi, throat, and vertex of head orange; abdomen black, shot with blue above. Fore wing pale brown, sometimes whitish, the veins black- brown ; cilia often whitish at tip
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