. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. MATIGEAMMA. 327 8141. Matigramma pulverilinea. Mafigramma imlwrilima, Grofe, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. iv. p. 22 (1872) ; Smith, Oat. Noct. N. Am. p. 375. Head, thorax, and abdomen brown mixed witli greyish, the ventral sm-face of abdomen paler. Fore wing grey suffused with brown and irrorated with Avhitish, the postmedial area rather darker; subbasal line dark brown slightly defined on outer side by whitish, sinuous, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line dark brown slightly defined on inner side by whitish, excurved below
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. MATIGEAMMA. 327 8141. Matigramma pulverilinea. Mafigramma imlwrilima, Grofe, Trans. Am. Ent. Soc. iv. p. 22 (1872) ; Smith, Oat. Noct. N. Am. p. 375. Head, thorax, and abdomen brown mixed witli greyish, the ventral sm-face of abdomen paler. Fore wing grey suffused with brown and irrorated with Avhitish, the postmedial area rather darker; subbasal line dark brown slightly defined on outer side by whitish, sinuous, from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line dark brown slightly defined on inner side by whitish, excurved below costa, then sinuous ; a dark medial line excurved in the cell. Fig. 85.—Maiigramma pulceriUnea, (^. \. and below submedian fold; reniform faintly defined by whitish, very narrow and constricted at middle; postmedial line dark brown defined on outer side by whitish, bent outwards below costa, then slightly waved, excurved to vein 4, then incurved, some pale points beyond it on costa; subterminal line whitish, slightly angled in- wards at discal and submedian folds; a series of dark stride before termen defined on oiiter side by whitish. Hind wing grey suffused with brown; an indistinct sinuous dark medial line; postmedial and subterminal lines dark defined on outer side by whitish, minutely waved; a series of dark striae before termen ; "the under- side grey siiffused with brown and irrorated with dark brown, a cm-ved dark postmedial line. Rab. , S. States, Texas, 2^,2$ type. Exp. 32- 36 minim. 8142. Matigramma ruhrosuffusa. (Plate CCXXVI. fig. 24.) xiv. p. 172 (1882); Smith, Maiigramma ruhrosuffitsa, Grote, Can. Eiit Gat. Noct. N. Am. p. 375, Head, thorax, and abdomen grey-white irrorated with dark brown ; antennae ringed with black; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen brownish white, the fore and mid tibise banded with blackish, the tarsi black ringed with white. Fore wino- grey-white tinged with red-brown and thickly irrorated with blackish; sub-. Ple
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