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Post by mldov1959 on Jan 30, 2015 20:04:04 GMT -8
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Post by hewi on Jan 31, 2015 4:41:07 GMT -8
it is Histioea falerina DRUCE, 1907 (Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 20, p. 506)
see also Seitz: Die Grossschmetterlinge der Erde, Vol. 6,
Die amerikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer, p. 102, pl. 29b
Original description of Druce:
"Histiaea falerina, sp. n.
Male.— Head, antennae, collar, teguae, thorax, and base of
abdomen black; head and collar spotted with metallic blue;
abdomen metallic blue; legs black. Primaries black, the
basal half of the wing red streaked with black; a broad
oblique yellow band beyond the cell, a metallic-blue spot at
the base, and a blue streak at the end of the cell;
secondaries red, edged with black, widest at the apex
and the middle of the outer margin.
Expanse 2 3/4 inches.
Hab. Peru, Marcapata [Mus. Druce)"
Manfred
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Post by mldov1959 on Jan 31, 2015 8:28:00 GMT -8
So much for new discoveries !
Thank you for the ID and the source. Do you, per chance, have the web link to this...I found one link on the internet, but could not find the plate.
Incidentally, can you recommend a good search method (especially with use of such old historical literature) to find ID's when the "modern" sources do not depict such ?
Thanks again,
Michael
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Post by mldov1959 on Jan 31, 2015 8:53:44 GMT -8
Last question...has this Ctenuchinae been assigned to a tribe and/or subtribe ?
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Post by hewi on Jan 31, 2015 9:57:31 GMT -8
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Post by mldov1959 on Jan 31, 2015 13:56:17 GMT -8
Thanks again, Manfred.
What about tribe or subtribe ?
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