The Natural History of the Tineina, by H.T. Stainton Assisted by Professor Zeller and J.W. Douglas (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 edition. Excerpt: ...bald, wie auf der Innenseite immer, hell grauochergelblich ist; Endglied dunkelbraun, bisweilen einwartsetwas heller. Fuhlerdunkelbraun, heller geringelt. Vorderflugel gestreckt, schmal, langs des Vorderrandes rothlichbraun, mehr oder weniger dunkelbraun gewolkt, langs des Innenrandes weissgrau, welche Farbe sich hinter der Mitte uber der Falte zu einem recht sichtharen imaginum tempus, quod est Maji fine et Junio, per satis longum spatium extenditur. Videntur autem semel tantum quotannis geneii. Imaginis descriptio. Haec species etiam ex illo Gelechi grege est, qui plantis Caryophyllaceit pascitur. Aceterisspeciebuseodiffert, quod alas anteriores magis angustatas et canum marginis dorsalis colorem habet, qui color, nisi specimen praeter consuetudinem valde infumatum est, maxime eminet. Vicinella, ad quam Marmorea nostra prae ceteris accedit, quum multo major sit, tum maculis ordinariis anteapicalibus differt, quippe qua e multo majorem ambitum habent. Explicatio alarum 5--5%'." Capilli cinereo-fuscescentes, facies dilutior. Palporum articuli secundi pars infera variat, quum modo obscure fusca sit, modo cinereo-ochracea; interior semper diluta est, ex cinereo et ochraceo mixta; articulus tertius obscure fuscus, nonnunquam in parte interiore paulo dilutior. Antennae obscure fuscae, dilutius aunul.iue. Alae anteriores elongatae, angustae, juxta costam rufescenti-brunneae, fusco magis minusve suffusae, juxta marginem dorsalem ex albido-cinereae, qui color plagam magnam et valde above the fold beyond the middle; this is preceded by a large black blotch on the dise, and followed by a smaller black blotch towards the anal angle; a short black streak can frequently be traced obliquely from the base of the...