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ARCTIAD^. 



*1444. Pseudopharus amata. 



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



Fig. 85. — Fseudophanis amata, $ . x* 



$ . 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 discoidal shade. Hind wing dull black, 

 with some hyaline in and below cell. 



Ilab. Venezuela, Merida (Biiceno), typef $ in Coll. Druce. 

 Eccj). 50 millim. 



Genus AMASTUS. 



Type. 



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



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

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

 branches ; tibise 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 phcsosoma. 



C. Abdomen dorsally crimson towards base. 



a. Patagia with white spots albipujicta. 



b. Patagia without white spots. 



d^. Abdomen without lateral series of black and white 

 spots. 

 «'. Patagia not edged with white above. 

 a^. Patagia with black stripe. 



a*. Fore wing with maculate brown postmedial 



band .. maculicincta. 



b^. Fore wing without maculate brown postmedial 



band onesorhoda. 



b^. Patagia without black stripe, 

 a*. Thorax not crimscm. 



«'. Fore wing dark brown mottled with yellow- 

 brown ambrosia. 



W. Fore wing thickly irrorated with black- 

 brown erebeUa. 



c^. Fore wing red-brown rufator. 



6'*. Thorax crimson medica. 



