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50 U.S. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 25 7
similar coloring and markings (the outer edge of transverse band is
gently excised above middle, the preterminal patch is quite circular,
the subbasal dorsal spot is narrowly wedge-shaped in the type specimen
of purpurissatana) , and that " Argyroploce" archimedias Meyrick is
not a synonym.
The identity of Kennel's species has recently been ascertained by
Falkovitch, who transferred it into the new genus Eudemopsis. The
present author was able to check this identification due to the kindness
of Dr. Hannemann of the Berlin Museum, who sent me Kennel's
type specimen for closer study.
Eudemis (Eudemis) oxygona,
Figures 65, 111-112, 527
new species
Female, 16 mm. Head and thorax rather pale vinaceous tawny,
with a pale violet shine in certain lights (palpi missing). Abdomen
fuscous, anal tuft tawny.
Forewing moderately broad, oblong, costa and termen gently
curved, apex moderately rounded. Pale ochreous grey, partially
suffused with elegant pale pink, except along dorsum, with deeper
pinkish-purple tinge in certain lights. Subbasal spot deep vinaceous
brown, well defined, erected-subtriangular, occupying about second
sixth of dorsum, top reaching obUquely outwards to middle of wing
breadth; transverse fascia complete, from before middle of costa to
dorsum before tornus, anterior edge well defined and finely margined
with white outwardly, moderately convex, with a slight prominence
of its median third; posterior edge suffused; this fascia deep vinaceous
brown along upper third, forming a broad blotch across wing sUghtly
dilated downward, its posterior edge suffused with greenish brown;
lower third of fascia less than twice as narrow, pale greenish brown;
posterior half of costa with four brownish-olive well-defined transverse
marks, finely edged with blackish and separated by whitish pairs
of lines; anterior mark minute, posterior continued by an oblique
purplish-crimson line; apex with transverse oval vinaceous-crimson
spot, continued along termen as a rather broad streak of the same
color, abruptly limited above tornus, these markings edged anteriorly
by black points; deep brown, turning gradually paler below posteriorly,
preterminal spot large, almost circular, with a very short stalk connected
with middle of termen; this spot somewhat irregularly edged
with white above except on top. Cilia deep purplish brown, pale
ochreous along tornus.
Hindwing deep fuscous black with moderate bronze gloss. Cilia
fuscous with a pale basal line, a dark fuscous subbasal band, and
whitish tips.