. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. GEACILIPALPUS. 43 2778. Gracilipalpus turcomanica. Micromania turcomanica, Christ. Iris, 93 (1893); Alph. Eom. Mem. is. p. 223, pi. 8. f. 11; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 199. Head and thorax fuscous brown with a faint reddish tinge ; abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing grey suffused with black-brown and with a faint reddish tinge, the medial area except beyond the reniform and the costal haU' of postmedial area darker; subbasal line bhickish, doiible, filled in with grey, from costa to median nervure; antemedial l
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. GEACILIPALPUS. 43 2778. Gracilipalpus turcomanica. Micromania turcomanica, Christ. Iris, 93 (1893); Alph. Eom. Mem. is. p. 223, pi. 8. f. 11; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 199. Head and thorax fuscous brown with a faint reddish tinge ; abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing grey suffused with black-brown and with a faint reddish tinge, the medial area except beyond the reniform and the costal haU' of postmedial area darker; subbasal line bhickish, doiible, filled in with grey, from costa to median nervure; antemedial line double filled in with grey, slightly waved and somewhat oblique ; orbicular hardly traceable, rounded ; reniform with its centre slightly defined by blackish and faint pale annulus ; an indistinct diff'used blackish medial line; postmedial line double, black filled in with grey, bent outwards below costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved and erect below vein 3, some whitish points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line whitish, defined on inner side by black-brown suffusion except on inner area, excurved at vein 7 and middle and angled inwards in discal fold ; a terminal series of small black lunules ; cilia fuscous brown. Hind Aving fuscous brown ; an indistinct oblique whitish line just beyond middle except on costal area ; a waved blackish terminal line ; cilia with a fine pale line at base ; the underside brownish grey irrorated with brown except at base, a blackish discoidal spot and curved minutely waved postmedial line. Hah. W. Turkestan, Turcomania, Aschabad, 1 J, 1 $ . Exjy. 38 millim. 2779. G-racilipalpus epMaltes. Noctua ephialtes, Hlibn. Eur. Pchniett., Noct. f. 652 (1822); Rmbr. Cat. Lep. S. And. pi. 7. f. 7; Staud. Cat Lep. psl. p. 199. Ophiiisa mibilaris, Graslin, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1836, p. 568, pi. 17. f. 8. Head and tegulae ochreous whitish tinged with rufous ; palpi and antennae brown; thorax and abdomen glossy grey-brown, the tarsi with slight pale rings
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