Dycladia basimacula Schaus, 1924

Schaus, W. (1924). New species of moths in the United States National
Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 65 (art. 7, no.
2520): 1-74; pp. 9-10.

Male. Palpi ochraceous orange, the third joint, except narrowly at base, and
tips of second joint black. Head black; a transverse band in front of
antennae ochraceous orange. Antennae black, the basal joint ochraceous
orange. Body above black; outer edge of tegulae, the patagia and a lateral
stripe on abdomen ochraceous orange; some black hairs on outer edge of
patagia. Legs black; fore coxae capucine yellow, other coxae, and base of
tarsi pale orange yellow. Fore wing semi-hyaline pale ochraceous buff; a
large black spot at base and one at end of cell with a black fascia below it
to termen, this fascia extending from vein 3 to inner margin; a large black
spot occupying the apical space; costal margin and inner margin to middle
cinnamon rufous; termen between veins 3 and 5 narrowly fine orange; veins
across semi-hyaline portions orange buff. Hind wing capucine yellow, the
termen black broadly from vein 2 to costa. Wings below similar but the
basal spot of fore wing much smaller.

Expanse. 30 mm.
Habitat. Caura Valley, Venezuela; also from Trinidad.
Type. Cat. No. 26063, U.S.N.M.

It is possible that this is the true D. correbioides Felder as his figure
shows some black at base of fore wing, and it would be necessary to examine
the type; should this prove to be the case I suggest the name of D. felderi
for the race from Colombia and Panama which usually goes under the name of
D. correbioides; it differs in having no black spot at base of fore wing,
the lateral line on abdomen much shorter, not reaching beyond middle of
abdomen, the legs black with the base of tarsi and coxae yellow. In
collection from Merida, Venezuela, and Panama. The race found from Costa
Rica to Mexico has all the coxae black and for this I suggest the name of
D. emerita.

[Note: felderi Schaus, 1924 was preoccupied in Dycladia and was replaced by
felderorum Bryk, 1953, now listed as Dycladia correbioides felderorum.]