Notes on the Lepidoptera of the Family Zygnid, with ... - Wallace Online

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2. E. ANGUBTA, n. 8p.
Body black, a minute dot behind each eye, and a dot on each side of
the collar steel-blue ; a longitudinal blue spot at bnck of thorax, third
to fifth segments of abdomen with small lateral marginal metallic
green dots : wings brown, with an elongated and gradually widening
central hyaline-white patch from near base to just beyond end of
cell ; nervures black ; pectus spotted with metallic green : expanse of
wings 33 millims.
Espiritu Santo (Higgins). Type, B.M.
Allied ta E. intricata, but darker, with smaller hyaline area in
primaries.
3. E. CATABTIBINA, n. sp.
Very like E. intricata above, excepting that the hyaline area on the
wings is considerably 'smaller ; below, however, the wings are white
with the veins brown and the hyaline patches an above : expanse of
wings 32 millims.
Brazil (Bates). Type, B.M.
Mr. Walker placed this very distinct species with his type of
E. intricata.
4. E. TENUIS. n. 8p.
Very similar in shape to E. angusta. Body black, two dots at back of
collar, the thorax, pterygodes, and a clot at base of primaries red ; me-
tallic blue and green dots above, as in E. angusta : wings as in E. in-
tricata, hyaline, with a broad brown border and black veins : body
below black, tibise of anterior pair of legs spotted in front with metal-
lic green : expanse of wings 35 millims.
Espiritu Smto (Higgins). Type, B.M.
Genus THEIXAOIA, n. gen.
Allied to the preceding genus, but smaller; neuration of primaries
nearly the same, but the second median branch emitted further
from the end of the cell; secondaries with the first median
branch forked at its extremity, as in Empyreuma of section n.
Type, T. aJlicta, Walker.
1. THRINACIA AFFLICTA=GlaUCOpis (Pseudomya) afflicta,Waikrr, Lq.
Het. i. p. 144.
Par6 (Bates). Type, B.M.
We have a Rpecies allied to this undescribed, but in bad condition,
and without a locality.