. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 256 AMATIVE. Genus MARECIDIA. Type. Marecidia, Schaiis, J. Ent. Soc. ix. p. 43 (1901) sangmpuncta. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, reaching- to vertex of head; antennse bipectinate with short branches ; tibite with the spurs short, the hind tibite of male immensely dilated and containing- masses of flocculent hair. Fore wing with vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3 and 5 from close to angle ; 6 froai upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 10 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind wing- with vein 2 from near angle of cell; 3,
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. 256 AMATIVE. Genus MARECIDIA. Type. Marecidia, Schaiis, J. Ent. Soc. ix. p. 43 (1901) sangmpuncta. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, reaching- to vertex of head; antennse bipectinate with short branches ; tibite with the spurs short, the hind tibite of male immensely dilated and containing- masses of flocculent hair. Fore wing with vein 2 from middle of cell, curved at base ; 3 and 5 from close to angle ; 6 froai upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 10 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind wing- with vein 2 from near angle of cell; 3, 4 from angle; 5 curved from above angle ; 6, 7 shortly stalked from upper angle. In key differs from Geramidiodes in the hind wing having veins 6, 7 stalked. 889 h. Marecidia sanguipuncta. Marecidia sangwipuncta, Schaus, J. Ent. Soc. ix. p. 43 (1901). Head, thorax, and abdomen black, the irons, teguke, patagia, shoulders, and metathorax with golden green patches; legs golden green, the pectus at sides, coxae, and extremity of hind femora with white patches; abdomen with dorsal golden green patch on 1st segment and paired subdorsal patches on the others, the ventral surface metallic green with the 1st segment white. Fore wing. Fig. 37.—Marecidia sangnipuncta, <$. \. black; a golden green patch at base of costa; a crimson subbasal patch between the cell and vein 1; the discal area below and beyond end of cell suffused with metallic blue or green. Hind wing black with pink spot in cell and hyaline patch below the cell; the underside with crimson spot in cell with metallic blue suffusion above it. Sab. Brazil, Sta. Catherina, type t 6 in Nat. Mus.; Ecuador, Paramba, 1 § . Exp. 36 millim. 890 a. Methysia melanota. (Plate XIV. fig. 3.) Methysia melanota, Hmpsn. A. H. (8) iv. p. 347 (1909). d . Head, thorax, and abdomen black with a faint bluish gloss ; palpi white in front; tegulae white at base ; coxae and stripes on inner side of femora white ; abdomen with w
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