. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 3^4 AECTIAD^. â \vitli broad dorsal scarlet fascia indented somewhat on medial scj^raciits; tlie anal tuft scarlet. Pore wing jjurplish brown, the costa narrowly, the inner area broadly sutfused with pur])li^h bhie. Hind wing semihyaline, the terminal area broadly suf- fused with blu'.', narrowing to apex and running up nearly to base on inner area. Exp. 28 Fig. 248.âDipceiia contvnta, (S. Hah. Amazons, Para (Bates), 2 c? , type Sect. II. Anteiuia; of female with the shaft not dilated and with short fringe of scales. A


. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 3^4 AECTIAD^. â \vitli broad dorsal scarlet fascia indented somewhat on medial scj^raciits; tlie anal tuft scarlet. Pore wing jjurplish brown, the costa narrowly, the inner area broadly sutfused with pur])li^h bhie. Hind wing semihyaline, the terminal area broadly suf- fused with blu'.', narrowing to apex and running up nearly to base on inner area. Exp. 28 Fig. 248.âDipceiia contvnta, (S. Hah. Amazons, Para (Bates), 2 c? , type Sect. II. Anteiuia; 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; Tein 5 (roin above angle of cell. *724. Dipsena eucera. Cisthme eucera, Feld. Eeis. Isov. pi. loD. f. 10 (1875); Kirby, Cat. Ilet. p. 289. 2 . Head and thorax black ; palpi orange-yellow except towards tips ; antennas white towards extremity : teguhc and patagia, except at base, orange-yellow ; legs orange and black ; abdomen orange, with dorsal siripe 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 I'ulack band exjianding widely on apical area and somewhat irregularly towards tornus. Hah. Colombia, Bogota, type f $ in Coll. Eothschild. Exp. 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, 1860-1936. London Printed by order of the Trustees


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