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AECTIADtE. 



2106. Axiopcena maura. 



Xomhyx maura, Eichw. Zool. Spec. ii. p. 196 (1832) ; Eoni. Mem. Lep. i. 



p. 86, pi. 5. f. 5 ; Hnipsn. Moths Ind. ii. p. 37; Staud. Cat. p. 57 ; 



Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 258. 

 Axiopcena Jca.relini, Menetr. Cat. Lep. Petersb. iii. p. 160, pi. 17. f. 5 (1863). 

 Axiopoena fiuviatUls, Swinh. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1885, p. 351, pi. 9. f. 7. 



Black-brown with a leaden gloss ; tegulae slightly edged with 

 crimson in front and behind ; abdomen with more or less crimson 

 on dor?nm towards base. Hind wing with the basal area pink 



Eig. 221. — Axiopoena maura, S . |. (From Moths Ind. vol. ii.) 



except towards costa, on inner area extending to tornus ; a pink 

 spot usually present beyond discocellulars. 



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Genus RHODOaASTRIA. 



Type. 



Bhodoffasfria, Hubn. Verz. p. 172 (1827) astreas. 



Amerila, Wlk. iii. 725 (1855) astreas. 



Canopus, Wlk. iii. 747 (1855) nee Fabr. Hem. 1803 huho. 



Fhryqaiieomorpha, Wllgrn. (EtV. K. Vet.-Akad. Eorhandl. xv. 



p. 214 (1858) astreas. 



Amhlythyris, Mab. Bull. Soc. Philom. (7) iii. p. 137 (1879), 



non descr vitripenuis. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head, the 

 joints smoothly scaled ; antennae of male minutely ciliated ; tibia with the inner 

 spurs long ; abdomen smoothly scaled. Fore wing with the costa strongly 

 arched towards apex; vein 3 from near end of cell; 5 from above angle'; 

 6 from below upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the long 

 areole, 1 1 free. Hind wing with vein 3 from close to angle of cell, 5 from 

 above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 from middle of cell. 



Sect. I. {Canopus). Male with a tuft of -hair between antennae rising above 

 vertex of head ; fore wing with the base of costa dilated into a large 

 vesicle. 



A. Fore coxae and femora tinged with yellow bttbo. 



B. Fore coxae and femora above crimson. 



a. Abdomen tinged with yellow above ruffemnr{2). 



h. Abdomen crimson above iupia (§ ). 



