134 ARCTIAD^. 



*1444. Pseudopliarus arnata. 

 Opharus amata, Druce, A. M. N. H. (7) vi. p. 67 (1900). 



Fig. 85. — Fseudophanis amata, $ . \. 



5 . Head and thorax dull black ; abdomen orange, banded with 

 black, the hair at base black, the ventral surface black. Fore wing 

 olive-yellow tinged with fuscous, especially on terminal half ; the 

 veins black ; a fuscous diseoidal shade. Hind wing dull black, 

 with some hyaline in and below cell. 



Hah. Veijezuela, Merida (Briceno), typef 2 i^ Coll. Druce. 

 Ewp. 50 millim. 



Genus AMASTUS. 



Type. 



Amastiis, Wlk. iii. 723 (1855) coUaris. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joiut not reaching vertex 

 of head, the 3rd porrect ; antenna; of male bipectinate, with moderate 

 branches ; tibiae with the spurs moderate ; abdomen dorsally clothed with rough 

 hair at base. Fore wing with vein 3 from well before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from 

 angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with vein 

 3 from well before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 

 8 from beyond middle of cell. 



A. Abdomen black, crimson at base and extremity. 



a. Fore wing with series of white spots adela. 



h. Fore wing with subcostal white fascia bauds. 



B. Abdomen grey-brown, with black bands on terminal 



segments phwosorna. 



C Abdomen dorsally crimson towards base. 



a. Patagia with white spots albipuncta. 



h. Patagia without white spots. 



a>. Abdomen without lateral series of black and white 

 spots. 

 «^. Patagia not edged with white above. 

 a'. Patagia with black stripe. 



rt*. Fore wing with maculate brown postme<Jial 



band macuUcincta. 



h*. Fore wing without maculate brown postmedial 



band raesoThotJa. 



h^. Patagia without black stripe, 

 a'*. Thorax not crimson. 



a'. Fore wing dark brown mottled with yellow- 

 brown ambrosia. 



b". Fore wing thickly irrorated with black- 

 brown erchclla. 



c\ Fore wing red-brown rufator. 



h*. Thorax crimson medica. 



