. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. THALKSA.— IIALISIDOTA. 1 45 Gcmis THALESA. Type. Thalcsa, Scbaus, Jourii. X. York Kut. Sue. iv. p. I.'jG (189G) citrina. Proboscis fully doveloped ; })alpi uptiirned, not reaching vertex of head ; anteniui! of male bipectinale with moderate brandies, of female with short branches; tibia; with the spurs moderate: abdomen dorsallyclothed with rough hair at base. Fore wintr with vein '$ from >vell before angle of cell: 4, 5 from angle; (> frcnn upper angle; 7, f^, !) stalked ; 10, 11 from cell, male with the inner margin nmc
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. THALKSA.— IIALISIDOTA. 1 45 Gcmis THALESA. Type. Thalcsa, Scbaus, Jourii. X. York Kut. Sue. iv. p. I.'jG (189G) citrina. Proboscis fully doveloped ; })alpi uptiirned, not reaching vertex of head ; anteniui! of male bipectinale with moderate brandies, of female with short branches; tibia; with the spurs moderate: abdomen dorsallyclothed with rough hair at base. Fore wintr with vein '$ from >vell before angle of cell: 4, 5 from angle; (> frcnn upper angle; 7, f^, !) stalked ; 10, 11 from cell, male with the inner margin nmch lobed. Kind wing witii the cell long ; vein 2 from long before angle ; o and 5 from angle, 4 absent; G, 7 from upper angle ; 8 rarely present as a short spur not reacliing costa. 1472, Thalesa citrina. Phahena citrina, Sepp, Ins. Surinam, pi. oS (1848); Kirbv, Cat. llet. p. 208. Char idea scruba, Aussereur. Sehmett. f. 280 (;').")); Druce, Biol. , Het. i. p. 93 (part.); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 208. d". Yellow ; head and thorax slightly marked with brown ; legs with fuscous streaks ; abdomen whitish below. Fore wing with numerous irregularly-waved fine brown lines ; the ante- medial line defined on outer side by a brownish patch from costa to median nervure: f<cW'^^ /^^^T"^ v.^ ^^ oblique, almost straight, ^ ^\g v\\^^ ^^ medial line expanding at costa and with a silvery spot Fig. citrina, S- i- beyond it at lower angle of cell; a subterminal black point above vein 5 ; the lobe of inner margin dark brown. Hind wing yellowish white. § with tine brown lino on inner margin. Bah. Panama {Champion), 2 $ , Godman-Salvin Coll.; Amazons, Kio VnxViS, {Trail), 1 cJ, Paru {Bates), 1 $. Eap., c5" 30, $ 40 millim. Larva, lleddish brown ; head crimson with darker sutures ; the first two somites with long white forwardly directed hair arising from pale tubercles ; the other somites with dorsal and lateral brushes of pinkish and
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