660 



AGAEISTID^. 



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 con.fvaria, 2 • t- 



Hab, Brazil, Pebas, Petropolis, typef ? merldionalis in Coll. 

 Schaus ; Peru, Sarayacu ; 1 $ type without locality. E.vj). 4-t 

 millim. 



Genus PHASIS. 



Phasis, Wlk. ii. 312 (1854) 



Type. 

 noctilux. 



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

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

 frons with long truncate conical prominence with small raised rim at 

 extremity ; antennae nearly simple, moderately dilated towards extremity ; 

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

 of cell ; (J from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing witb 8 to form a short 

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

 angle of cell; 3 from just before angle; 5 obsolescent from middle of disco- 

 cellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle. 



A. Base of palpi, guliB, and spots on pectus orange noctilux. 



B. Head and pectus without orange mardava. 



222. Phasis noctilux. 



Josia noctilux, Wlk. ii. 312 (1854); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 32. 

 Agarista batesii, Feld. Reis. 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. Fore wing with pale yellow baud from just below costa above 



Fig. 293. — Phasis noctilux, ^^ . \, 



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

 excised below costa. 



Bob. Amazons, Tapajos (^ates), 1 d type. Exj). 48 millim. 



