. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. MBLESE. 73 two spots below end of cell; a small scarlet-edged hyaline spot beyond the cell, between veins 5 and (J Hind wing Fig. 56.—Melese amasfris, (^. \. 2 with an irregular crimson-edged pale yellow patch on costa beyond middle, extending down to vein 4 and with its outer edge excised; a series of conjoined crimson-edged yellow spots on termen between apex and vein 3. Eab. Mexico, Jalapa (Trujillo), tyipe; Guatemala (Champion); CosTA Rica (Underwo
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British Museum. British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Moths; Lepidoptera. MBLESE. 73 two spots below end of cell; a small scarlet-edged hyaline spot beyond the cell, between veins 5 and (J Hind wing Fig. 56.—Melese amasfris, (^. \. 2 with an irregular crimson-edged pale yellow patch on costa beyond middle, extending down to vein 4 and with its outer edge excised; a series of conjoined crimson-edged yellow spots on termen between apex and vein 3. Eab. Mexico, Jalapa (Trujillo), tyipe; Guatemala (Champion); CosTA Rica (Underwood), Godman-Salvin Coll.; Brazil, Sta. Catherina. Exj>., ^ 40, $ 44 millim. 1316. Melese russata. (Plate XXXVII. tig. 1.) Elysiiis russatns, H. Edw. Papilio, iv, p. 60 (1884); Kirbv, Cat. Het. p. 219. 5 . Head and thorax orange-red, suffused with grey-brown on frons, tegulae, and outer edge of patagia ; tips of antennae and tarsi white; abdomen crimson. Fore wing crimson, suffused with grey- brown, leaving a slight crimson streak below costa and slight marks in cell; irregular crimson-edged orange patches on basal area below the cell; a postmedial crimson-edged white lunule below the costa with a yellowish mark above it on costa; cilia crimson and yellow from apex to vein 3. Hind wing crimson. Hab. Mexico, Cuesta de Misantla {Trujillo), 1 $, Godman- Salvin Coll. Exp. 44 millim. 1317. Melese incerta. (Plate XXXVII. fig. 6.) Malahus incertus, Wlk. iii. 716 (1855); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 246. (S . Eufous brown ; palpi above, sides of frons, and basal joint of antennae crimson; tegulaB edged with crimson; legs white and brown, fore coxae and part of femora crimson ; abdomen crimson, the extremity brown, the ventral surface white. Fore wing with fine subcostal crimson streak, and some crimson at base of inner margin ; an antemedial crimson point on vein 1 ; cilia crimson from apex to vein 2. Hind wing crimson. 2 . Antennae white at tips ; fore wing with crimson-edged yellow ante
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