. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. MEGANEPHEIA. PA CH YPO LI A, 311 line; cilia pale with a blackish line through them. Hind wing whitish tinged with reddish brown; traces of a sinuous post- medial line ; a slight brown mark on vein 2 towards termen and some slight dentate brown marks on medial part of termen; cilia brown with a pale line at base ; the underside white, with medial brown mark on costa and indistinct sinuous postmedial line. Hah. Japan, Yokohama (Pnjer). 2 $ type. Ex2y. 58 millim. Genus PACHYPOLIA. Pacht/jjolia, Grote, 6th Eeij. Peab. Aciid. Sci.
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. MEGANEPHEIA. PA CH YPO LI A, 311 line; cilia pale with a blackish line through them. Hind wing whitish tinged with reddish brown; traces of a sinuous post- medial line ; a slight brown mark on vein 2 towards termen and some slight dentate brown marks on medial part of termen; cilia brown with a pale line at base ; the underside white, with medial brown mark on costa and indistinct sinuous postmedial line. Hah. Japan, Yokohama (Pnjer). 2 $ type. Ex2y. 58 millim. Genus PACHYPOLIA. Pacht/jjolia, Grote, 6th Eeij. Peab. Aciid. Sci. p. 27 (1874) Type. africortm Proboscis fully developed; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2ad joiut fringed with hair in front, the 3rd short; Irons smooth ; eyes large, rounded ; antennae of male typically bipectinated with rather long branches, the apex simple; head ajid thorax clotlied oliiefly with scales, the thorax with divided dorsal ridge-like crest; pectus and legs clothed with long hair ; abdomen with dorsal crest ou basal segments. Fore wing rather narrow, the termen obliquely curved; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing witii 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from just below middle of disco- cellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle or shortly staliied ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Sect. I. Antennas of male bipectinate with rather long branches, the apex simple. 2479. Pachypolia atricornis. Pachypolia atricornis, Grote, 6th Hep. Peab. Ac. Sci. p. 27 (1874); id. List Noctuidre, pi. f 8 (1875); Smith, Cat. Noet. N. Am. p. 164. S • Head and thorax clothed with grey, brown, and black scales ; frons with black bar; tegulce with black medial line and dark brown tips; patagia with black line near upper edge ; tarsi with whitish rings; abdomen grey irrorated with black and tinged. Fig. 100.—Pacliijiiolia atricornis, (^. \, with reddish brown. Fore wing grey s
Size: 2526px × 990px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectmoths, bookyear1913
