. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. PSOLOPTERA. EUROTA. 285 629. Psoloptera thoracica. Euchromia thm-acica, Wlk. i. 243 (1854); Butl. 111. Het. i. p. 24, pi. 8. f. 6; Dnice, Biol. , Het. i. p. 4G; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 127. Blue-black; frons with a white bar; vertex of head with two white spots ; thorax crimson above; coxae and extremity of mid and hind femora with white spots ; abdomen with two white dorsal spots at base. Fore wing with two white spots at base. 'Fig. l^Z.—Psoloptera thomcica, (S- \. Hah. Panama {WalTcer), Godman-Salviu Coll.; Ecxja- DOE
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. PSOLOPTERA. EUROTA. 285 629. Psoloptera thoracica. Euchromia thm-acica, Wlk. i. 243 (1854); Butl. 111. Het. i. p. 24, pi. 8. f. 6; Dnice, Biol. , Het. i. p. 4G; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 127. Blue-black; frons with a white bar; vertex of head with two white spots ; thorax crimson above; coxae and extremity of mid and hind femora with white spots ; abdomen with two white dorsal spots at base. Fore wing with two white spots at base. 'Fig. l^Z.—Psoloptera thomcica, (S- \. Hah. Panama {WalTcer), Godman-Salviu Coll.; Ecxja- DOE ; Amazons, Ega (Bates), type. Exp. 34 millim, 630. Psoloptera leucosticta. Glaucopis lezKOsticta, Hiibn. Samml. Ex. Schmett. i. (1827); Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 127. Purplish black ; frons white above ; vertex of head and tegulae with two white points ; sides of thorax and cox® with white spots ; abdomen with two dorsal white spots on 1st segment; some diffused white on ventral surface. Fore wing with two white points at base. Hab. Amazons, Para, Santarem (Bates), 3 J, 1 5 . Ea-jj- 36 millim. 631. Psoloptera aurifera. Lcsmocharis aurifera, Aussereur. Schmett. f. 252 (1854); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 126. S . Black-brown ; antennae white at tips ; tegulae, patagia, and mesothorax with paired green spots ; abdomen with a pair of dorsal green spots on 1st segment and dorsal and lateral golden-green stripes on the other segments. Fore wing with the basal half golden green. § . Fore wing with small elongate white spot below middle of cell and small round spot beyond upper angle or with obsolescent spot below end of cell only. Hab. Brazit., Casa Branca, 2 $ . Ea'j). 50 millim. Genus EUEOTA. Type. Eurota,'W\kA. 180(1854) picta. Endem, Wlk. i. 228 (1854) vulcanus. FregcUa, Wlk. i. 272 (1854) semiluna. Proboscis well developed ; palpi upturned, reacbiug vertex of head ; antenn;e with the medial part of shaft dilated, bipectinate, with moderate branches dilated at extremity ; tibi
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