Characters of Undescribed Lepidoptera Heterocera (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 edition. Excerpt: ...of the body 8 lines; of the wings 22 lines. Limas. 94. Thermesia Imbuta. Mas.--Ferruginea, subtus rufescens, capite supra nigricante fasciculo frontali porrecto, palpis nigricantibus subascendentibus basi ferrugineis articulo 2o fimbriato 3o lineari longo gracili, thoracis tegulis anticis nigricante marginatis, abdominis fasciculo apicali minimo, alis linea postmedia obliqua angulosa duplicata obscure ferruginea linea exteriore cinerea angulosa, punctis submarginalibus lineaque marginali nigricantibus fimbria basi rufa, alis anticis acutis lineis duabus antemediis angulosis obscure ferrugineis orbiculari et reniformi cinereis ferrugineo obscuro marginatis margine exteriore perobliquo. Male.--Ferruginous, reddish beneath. Head blackish above, with a porrect frontal tuft. Palpi squamous, blackish except at the base, slightly ascending, extending very much beyond the head; second joint fringed; third linear, slender, much more than half the length of the second. Antennae setose. Fore tegulae of the thorax blackishbordered. Abdomen extending very little beyond the hind wings; apical tuft very small. Wings with a postmedial double oblique zigzag dark ferruginous line; a mere exterior cinereous zigzag line; submarginal points and marginal festoon blackish; fringe red at the base; under side with somewhat similar markings, the postmedial line forming a band which includes purplish cinereous lunules. Fore wings acute, with two zigzag antemedial dark ferruginous lines; first line near the base; second between the cinereous dark ferruginousbordered orbicular and reniform marks, of which the former is a dot and the latter is large; exterior border slightly rounded, very oMique. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 19 lines. Limas. 95. Hypernaria...