. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 438 ARCTIAD^. 2015. Calidota morosa. (Plate XLIX. fig. 23.) Opkanis morosus, Schaus, P. Z. S. 1892, p. 282. S. Pale grey-brown ; palpi, anteuiiae, tibiae, and tarsi tinged with fuscous; abdomen whitish, the dorsum to 5th segment and segmental rings grey-brown. Fore wing with traces of oblique subbasal shade ; a prominent oblique medial shade from subcostal nervure to just below median nervure with semihyaliue patches before and beyond it, the latter bounded by a curved shade between veins 7 and 3. Hind wing semihyaline, the vei
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 438 ARCTIAD^. 2015. Calidota morosa. (Plate XLIX. fig. 23.) Opkanis morosus, Schaus, P. Z. S. 1892, p. 282. S. Pale grey-brown ; palpi, anteuiiae, tibiae, and tarsi tinged with fuscous; abdomen whitish, the dorsum to 5th segment and segmental rings grey-brown. Fore wing with traces of oblique subbasal shade ; a prominent oblique medial shade from subcostal nervure to just below median nervure with semihyaliue patches before and beyond it, the latter bounded by a curved shade between veins 7 and 3. Hind wing semihyaline, the veins and marginal areas pale grey-brown. Hah. Peru, 1 c? • Exi^. 44 millim. Type t in Coll. Schaus. Genus PITANE. Pltane, Wlk. ii. 462 (1854) fervens. Proboscis fidly developed, hairy towards base; palpi with the 2nd joint upturned and reaching vertex of head, the 3rd long and porrect; antennae of female with short branches; hind tibiie with the medial spurs rather long ; abdomen dorsally clothed with rough hair at base. Fore wing rather long and narrow; vein 3 from long before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the long areole; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 3 from near angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 from close to end of cell. 2016. Pitane fervens. Pitanc fervens, Wlk. ii. 462 (1854); Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 219. §. Head and thorax orange-scarlet; palpi except 1st joint, frons, and antennae dark brown; tore femora above, tibiae and tarsi dark brown. Pore wing red-brown with darker mottling ; the margins dark brown; an orange patch with scarlet mottling on basal area. Fig. 179.—Pitane fervent, 5 . }. from below costa to vein 1; a similar medial band from below costa to vein 1, expanding below the cell; a postmedial curved patch from vein 10 to 4 ; an indistinct curved dark subterminal line from costa to vein 5. Hind wing orange tinged with scarlet; a terminal dark brown band with sinuous inner edge.
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