ERGAVIA. By L. B. Prout. 
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15. Genus: Ergavia Walk. 
General coloration and scheme of markings as in Almodes. Build more robust, face protuberant, 
antenna of $ dentate-ciliate or with short pectinations (only in subrufa with the pectinations long), tufts of 
raised scales at the discocellulars as in Almodes, the forewing with an additional (longitudinal) ridge of more 
or less raised scales at base. Hindtibia with all the spurs placed at or close to the end (except in $$ of sub¬ 
rufa, liraria and carinenta), very irregular in number and length, varying in number from 1 to 2 in the A and 
from 2 to 4 in the 
A. Antenna of $ with pectinations long, of $ also well pectinate. 
E. subrufa Warr. Distinguishable from all other Ergavia by the antenna in both sexes. Resembles 
A. ten-aria (1 i) in its most variegated forms, but larger, more robust, with larger cell-spots, the characteristic 
basal streak of Ergavia and a red underside. S hindtibia with 1 spur, $ with 3. Jamaica. 
B. Antenna of A with pectinations moderate or short, of $ not pectinate (only drucei extremely 
shortly so). 
E. drucei Schaus (1 i). Rather sharply marked, with a rather strong contrast between the light basal 
and band-like central area of the hindwing. Pectinations of A moderate. Hindtibia as in subrufa. Mexico, 
British Honduras, N. Venezuela and Trinidad. 
E. costiniaculata Prout (1 i) is paler, with more blackish markings, antenna of A with shorter pectin¬ 
ations, of $ with strong teeth. Rio Madeira. Also a pair from Tarapotos, Peru, in the Oberthur collection. 
E. obliterata Schaus. Expanse 51 mm. Brown, without the distinct lines; fore wing with blackish 
cell-spot, dark outer shade and subterminal spots, hindwings with 3 blackish median bands and black sub¬ 
terminal spots. Pectinations shortish-moderate, hindtibia in both sexes with 2 spurs. Peru; ? Bolivia. 
E. stigmaria Walk. (1 i). Smaller than the other pectinate species. A hindtibia with 2 spurs, $ with 4. 
Both wings with cell-spot large and blackish, and with darkened median shade. $ lighter than <$. Underside 
with weak or moderate postmedian line and some distinct subterminal dark spots. Described from the Amazons 
but widely distributed. Guatemala, Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Bolivia, Argentina. 
E. exstantilinea sp. n. (2 a). Rather narrower winged than stigmaria, paler, the zigzag postmedian 
line sharply developed, with the anterior angle very acute; underside with this line still more pronounced, the 
subterminal spots relatively weak. Sapucay, 21 June 1903 (W. Foster), type in Mus. Tring; Central 
Paraguay (P. Germain), paratype in Mus. Brit. Structure of stigmaria, possibly a form thereof. 
C. Antenna not pectinate, hindtibia of <$ with 2 spurs, of $ with 4. 
E. merops Cram. (1 i). Rather variable in colour, but less so in markings. Abdominal area of hindwing 
with a characteristic irroration of black and pale yellowish scales. — ab. morbida nov. (1 i) is much paler and 
less fleshy or reddish coloured, nearly like the pale parts of drucei. — merops is widely distributed from Central 
America to Peru and Brazil. 
E. eris Prout. Close to roseivena (2 a) but darker, at least beneath, where the postmedian line is well 
developed; cell-tuft of fore wing purple-reddish, not black, of hindwing wanting (DC 3 above slightly marked 
with whitish); teeth of postmedian of hindwing weaker than in roseivena. Colombia (the type) and British and 
French Guiana. 
E. roseivena Prout (= calvina Warr. nec Druce ) (2 a). Recognizable by its brightly red-marked veins, 
pale underside with darkened apical region of forewing, etc. Antennal teeth in $ moderately strong. Hindtibia 
of $ with 4 spurs. East Bolivia (type) and Peru. — biangulata Prout is a smaller and darker form, the hind¬ 
wing sometimes with rather stronger and darker raised tuft on DC, its postmedian with less strong teeth in 
cellules 3 and 2, forewing on the contrary with the projection of the postmedian in cellule 3 sharp. British 
Guiana; also in a quite similar form from Fonte Boa, Upper Amazon. Examples from W. Venezuela and 
Colombia are somewhat intermediate in colour, but agree in their size with biangulata and have the same 
shape of postmedian line, particularly on the hindwing. — diphora Prout has about the size of biangulata, but 
has a conspicuous raised discocellular tuft on the hind as well as on the forewing; probably a species. Paraguay 
(type) and Argentina. 
E. divecta Warr. (2 a). Build rather more robust than in the two preceding species, coloration darker, 
postmedian line of hindwing, excepting its angle on 1st radial, much straighter, generally almost straight, 
raised scaling on discocellular of hindwing whitish. French Guiana (type) to Venezuela and Rio Madeira. 
E. benesignata Dogn. Rather smaller and rather darker than biangulata, the postmedian line of both 
wings formed nearly as in typical roseivena, the cell-tuft of the hindwing stronger than in any form of that 
species. Argentina. 
subrufa. 
drucei. 
costi- 
maculata. 
obliterata. 
stigmaria. 
exstanti¬ 
linea. 
merops. 
morbida. 
eris. 
roseivena. 
biangulata. 
diphora. 
divecta. 
bene¬ 
signata. 
