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

LEPIDOPTEBA OF THE 1rAXILY ZTO.ENID3. 3!M
12. L). LUCIGTIUR = Sphinx tiwetius, Cramet, Pap. Ezof. ir. 1'1. 357.
f. D.
Snrinnm.
13. D. HEMILEUCA, n. sp.
Nearly allied to D. tenthredoides, but smaller, without the orange spot
on the eentre of the thornx, the nietnllie spots on the posterior abdo-
minal segments less vivid ; primaries with n broader nnd more regulnr
transverse blnck band; legs ant1 pectus paler; abdomen eream-
' coloured, the terminal segrnents brown in the femnle : expanse of wings
d 22 millims.
Eastern Peru (Degand). Type, B.M.
14. D. TENTHRRDOIDES=~~~~~
p. 1610.
Ega (Bates).
tenthredoides, Wulker, Lep. Het. vii.
15. D. INTERSECTA=EUrILtZI intersectn, N'alker, Lep. Het. suppl. i.
p. 91.
Egn (Bates). Type, B.M.
16. D. ALBlVENTRls=GlnllCO~~~$ (Phnciisn) dbirentris, Walker, hp.
Het. i. p. 176.
Pa14 (Bates). Type, B,M.
17. D. VARIPES =Glaiicopis (Phncusa) vnripcs, Walker, Lep. Het. i.
p. 175.
Par& (Bates). Type, B.M.
18. D. MARGARIPHERA, n. Sp.
Head, collar, and antennae black, two Clark blue metallic spots on the
back of the had and two on the collar; pterygodes black, with alon-
gitudinal yellow strenk ; thorax black, a dark blue spot on centre of
hinder part of thorax ; basal segment of ahdomen blnck, with its hind
margin orange, and on each side a blue spot; glandular drums
orange; the second to fourth segments scarlet, the 6fth to seventh
blnck, all of them with a pearly opaline spot on each side: wings
yellowish testaceow, veins (excepting on the borders of dark spots)
and all the margins (excepting where interrupted by dark patches)
yellow ; primaries with a large subquadrate jet-black spot at end of
cell enclosing two metallic darh blue spots, apex broadly, aud exter-
nal angle less broadly dark brown ; tiecondariea with the apex, outer
margin, and anal angle dark brown : palpi yellow, tipped with black ;
pectus brown ; legs yellow, the tibise brown above and irrorated with
metallic-blue scales ; venter yellow, scarlet at the sides, with the last
two segments dark brown : expanse of wings 34 millims.
Pnrh (Bates). Type, B.M.
-1 beautiful species, interinediate in pattern between D. varip
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