G60 



AGAKISTID^. 



just below costa above angle of cell to vein 2 towards termen, where 

 it ends in a point ; wings slightly shot with blue. 



Fig. 292. — Phasidia contmria, J . |. 



Hah. Brazil, Pebas, Petropolis, tj-pef 2 meridmialis in Coll. 

 Scbaus ; rKEU, Saraj'acu ; 1 5 type without locality. Exj). 44 

 millim. 



Genus PHASIS. 



Type. 



Phasis, Wlk. ii. 312 (1854) noctilux. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi with the 2nd joint oblique and sparsely 

 fringed in front witb long hair ; the third moderate, porrect, roughly sealed ; 

 frons with long truncate conical jorominence with small raised rim at 

 extremity; antenn;e nearly simple, moderately dilated towards extremity; 

 claspers of male rather large. Fore wing with veins 3 and 5 from close to angle 

 of cell ; (i from uj)per angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form a short 

 areole, 7 from the areole ; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from well before 

 angle of cell; 3 from j ust before angle ; 5 obsolescent froDi middle of diseo- 

 cellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle. 



A. Base of palpi, gulre. and spots on pectus orange 



B. Head and pectus without orange 



noctilux. 

 mardava. 



222. Phasis noctilux. 



Josia noctilux, Wlk. ii. 312 (18.^4); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 32. 

 Agarista batesii, Feld. Keis. Nov. pi. 107. f. 8 (1874). 



c? . Black-brown ; palpi towards base, a rim behind the eyes, and 

 lateral spots on pectus in front orange; wings slightly shot with 

 blue. Pore wing with pale yellow baud from just below costa above 



Fig. 2^^.— Phasis noctilux, r? . t- 



upper angle of cell to submedian fold near termen, its inner edge 

 excised below costa. 



Hah. Amazons, Tapajos (Bates), 1 d type. Ea^j). 48 millim. 



