OCR Text |
Show 1892.] SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERA'HETEROCERA. 339 RlFARGIA GELDUBA. Female. Primaries above dull cinereous, with a few greenish scales along the inner and outer margins; a few black scales forming a streak at the base of the inner margin, and some similar scales at the base below the median vein ; a curved brownish shade from the middle of the subcostal vein to the middle of the outer margin, enclosing a pale space; a pale space along the subcostal vein near the apex; four subapical brown streaks between these two pale spaces ; a submarginal wavy brown line. Secondaries above dark grey, paler at the base. Underneath all the wings greyish. Body brownish. Expanse 38 m m . Hab. Jalapa, Mexico. ETOBESA TIZOC Primaries above violaceous grey, darker at the base ; on the outer half of the wing, longitudinal streaks of dark velvety brown, light brown, and creamy white, the latter streaks occurring only near the middle of the outer margin; the base of the submedian vein whitish. Secondaries above white, with the anal angle dark brown ; the fringe spotted with brown. Body greyish brown ; the posterior portion of the thorax darker. Expanse 35 m m . Hab. Peru. PHYA PSAMATHE. Male. Primaries light brown, a dark space at the base of the costa; a black spot in the cell, from which extends a broad brown shade to the outer margin, and beneath this on the outer margin a large brown space : the fringe spotted with dark brown. Secondaries whitish hyaline ; a few brownish scales at the anal angle and along the inner margin. Body brown. Expanse 38 m m . Hab. Corcovado, Rio Janeiro. HAPIGIA XOLOTL. Primaries with the basal half of the inner margin slightly excavated; apex acute ; outer margin very convex. Above dull brownish grey ; the basal transverse line wavy, very indistinct; the outer line straight for two-thirds from the costa, then slightly curving towards the inner angle, brown, inwardly shaded with buff; a submarginal angular black line, shaded with silver scales, close to the apex ; at the end of the cell a large irregular and a small round golden spot, the larger one having its centre reddish bronze. Secondaries above brownish grey, yellowish white towards the base. Underneath dull grey. Body grey. Expanse 60 m m . Hab. Paso de San Juan, Mexico. |