Methysia aenetus (Schaus, 1896)

Schaus, W. (1896). New species of American Heterocera. Journal of the New
York Entomological Society 4: 130-145; p. 131. Original description as
Chloropsinus aenetus.

Chloropsinus aenetus, sp. nov.

Body velvety black. Primaries dark bronzy green with the veins still
darker. Secondaries smoky black with a faintly diaphanous streak at the
base. Expanse, 33 mm.

Habitat: Castro, Parana.
Allied to Chloropsinus viridis Druce.

Hampson, G. F. (1898). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the
British Museum, vol. 1, Syntomidae: p. 164, pl. 6, fig. 10. As Paramya
aenetus.

326. Paramya aenetus. (Plate VI. fig. 10.)

Chloropsinus aenetus, Schaus, J. N. York Ent. Soc. iv. p. 131 (1896).

Female. Antennae serrate; head, thorax, and abdomen blue-black; wings
bronze-green with the veins black; hind wing with slight semihyaline
streak below median nervure.

Hab. Brazil, Castro Parana, type female in Coll. Schaus. Exp. 36 millim.

Draudt, M. (1915). Syntomidae. In: Seitz, A. (ed.), The Macrolepidoptera
of the World, vol. 6, The American Bombyces and Sphinges: p. 44, pl. 10 k.
As Paramya aenetus.

P. aenetus Schaus (10 k) is black on the body, with bronze-green,
black-veined wings. The hindwings exhibit below the median narrow, hyaline
stripes. From Brazil (Castro Parana, Sa. Cruz).