. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 450 ARCTIADjE. 5 . Hind wing with the interspaces tinged with brown, becoming streaks on terminal area. Hah. Brazil, Castro Parana, 1 2 . Exp. 34 millim. Type f in Coll. Schaus. Genus PARACLES. Parades, Wlk. iii. 717 (],-855) Type. contraria. Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi porrect to just beyond frons and clothed Avith long hair ; head, thorax, and abdomen clothed with long hair ; antennae of female bipectinate, with short branches ending in a bristle. Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 6 from angle ; 6 from
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 450 ARCTIADjE. 5 . Hind wing with the interspaces tinged with brown, becoming streaks on terminal area. Hah. Brazil, Castro Parana, 1 2 . Exp. 34 millim. Type f in Coll. Schaus. Genus PARACLES. Parades, Wlk. iii. 717 (],-855) Type. contraria. Proboscis aborted, minute ; palpi porrect to just beyond frons and clothed Avith long hair ; head, thorax, and abdomen clothed with long hair ; antennae of female bipectinate, with short branches ending in a bristle. Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 6 from angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8 and 9, 10 stalked ; 11 free. Hind vnng with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle ; G, 7 from upper angle; 8 from before middle of cell. 2043. Parades contraria. Parades contraria, Wlk. iii. 717 (1855); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 277. 2 , Head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown; antennas whitish ; abdomen with orange- yellow subdorsal stripes. Fore wing dark brown, with yellowish-white costal fascia narrowing to a point before apex ; the base of inner margin yellowish. Hind wing white, the costal area suffused with dark brown ; the inner margin and cilia yellowish. Hab. Amazons, Para, 2 2 type, Santarem (Austen), 1 $ . 36 millim. Genus STENUCHA, nor. Type, S. dolens. Proboscis minute ; palpi porrect, minute ; frons with rounded tuft; antennjE of female ciliated ; tibias with the spurs moderate. Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 5 from above angle; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8 stalked ; 9, 10 stalked ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 shortly stalked; 8 from one-third of cell. *2044. Stenncha dolens. CtenucJia dolens, Druce, Biol. , Het. ii. p. 360, pi. 73. f. 4 (1897).. Fig. 188.—Parades contraria, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these il
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