Mesothen melanopera (Hampson, 1898)

Hampson, G. F. (1898). Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British
Museum, vol. 1, Syntomidae: p. 240, pl. IX fig. 6. (Original description, as
Cosmosoma melanopera.)

512. Cosmosoma melanopera, n. sp. (Plate IX. fig. 6.)

♀. Head black; frons white; thorax and abdomen scarlet; patagia tipped
with black; legs black and scarlet; abdomen black at extremity; wings
hyaline, the veins and margins rather broadly black. Fore wing with scarlet
spot at base; the terminal band expanding at tornus and very widely on
apical area. Hind wing with the terminal band expanding towards apex.

Hab. Bolivia, San Jacinto, Bueyes (Garlepp), 1 ♀ type. Exp. 38 millim.

Draudt, M. (1915). Cosmosoma. In: Seitz, A. (ed.), The Macrolepidoptera of
the World, vol. 6, The American Bombyces and Sphinges (English edition):
p. 77, pl. 13 k.

C. melanopera Hmps. (13 k) has an entirely scarlet body, only the head and
anal segment are black, the forehead white. The forewings exhibit at the
base a small red spot. Described from Bolivia (San Jacinto, Bueyes), but it
is before me also from Manaos, Amazon.