Mesothen nomia Druce, 1900

Druce, H. (1900). Descriptions of some new genera and species of Heterocera
from tropical South America. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 5:
507-527; p. 507.

Mesothen nomia, sp. n.

Male.—The head, palpi, thorax, tegulae, abdomen, and legs chrome-yellow,
tegulae edged with black; antennae black; abdomen banded with metallic
blue, the two anal segments dark metallic blue. Primaries and secondaries
yellowish hyaline, the veins, apex of the primaries, and the outer margin
black, the base and the costal margin to the end of the cell chrome-yellow.

Expanse 1.45 inch.

Hab. Colombia, Valparaiso (Mus. Druce).

Hampson, G. F. (1914). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British
Museum. Supplement, vol. 1 (Amatidae and Lithosiadae): pp. 142-143, pl. VII
fig. 20.

442 e. Mesothen nomia. (Plate VII. fig. 20.)

Mesothen nomia, Druce, A. M. N. H. (7) v. p. 507 (1900).

♀. Head orange; antennae black; tegulae and patagia orange, the former
black at base, the latter on outer side; thorax black with orange spots on
meso- and metathorax; pectus with orange lateral patches; legs orange,
coxae black, the fore coxae orange in front, femoro-tibial joints and hind
tarsi above black; abdomen black with brilliant blue bands and broad orange
bands on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th segments. Wings hyaline, the veins and margins
black; fore wing with orange fascia below basal half of costa conjoined at
base to a short streak above inner margin; the terminal band expanding on
apical area and slightly at tornus; hind wing with orange streaks on basal
half of costa and above inner margin; the terminal band expanding slightly
towards apex and at tornus.

Hab. Colombia, Valparaiso, 4500 ft. (A. H. Smith), type † ♀ in Coll.
Joicey, Pacho (Fassl), 1 ♀. Exp. 36 millim.

Draudt, M. (1915). Mesothen. In: Seitz, A. (ed.), The Macrolepidoptera of
the World, vol. 6, The American Bombyces and Sphinges (English edition):
p. 65, pl. 27 g.

M. nomia Druce has a chrome-yellow body; antennae black, collar bordered
with black. The abdomen is banded with metallic-blue, the 2 last segments
are quite blue. Wings yellowish hyaline with black veins, borders and apical
spot; base of the forewing and costal margin as far as the cell-end yellow.
Expanse of wings: 35 mm. Colombia.