. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. ATHATJMASTA. 381 series of small black lunules defined by white on inner side ; cilia chequered white and black. Hind wing white suffused with fuscous except on costal area : postmedial and subterminal diffused lines excurved at middle and incurved in submedian interspace, defined by white on outer side on inner area ; cilia white with some fuscous ; the underside white irrorated with fuscous, a discoidal point and diffused sinuous ante- and postmedial lines. Ab. 1. ocliracea. Thorax and fore wing with the oran
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths; Lepidoptera. ATHATJMASTA. 381 series of small black lunules defined by white on inner side ; cilia chequered white and black. Hind wing white suffused with fuscous except on costal area : postmedial and subterminal diffused lines excurved at middle and incurved in submedian interspace, defined by white on outer side on inner area ; cilia white with some fuscous ; the underside white irrorated with fuscous, a discoidal point and diffused sinuous ante- and postmedial lines. Ab. 1. ocliracea. Thorax and fore wing with the orange markings more prominent. Ab. 2. nana. Smaller ; fore wing dark grey. Hab. W. TukkestajST, Saisan, 1 (S ; W. Siberia, Altai; Mongolia, Uliassutai. Exp. 30-36 miUim. *2560. Athaumasta siderigera. Thauma&ta siclerigera, Christ. Iris, vi. p. 90 (1893); Staucl. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 168. S. Head and thorax black mixed with white. Fore wing fuscous black, the lines black; subbasal line from costa to submedian fold; antemedial line defined by white on outer side, waved; orbicular with strong white annulus ; reniform with white spot on its outer edge ; postmedial line erenulate, defined by white lunules on outer side ; subterminal line dentate, defined on each side by white spots ; terminal line black ; cilia white mixed with black. Hind wing grey, with dark discoidal lunule and diffused curved postmedial and subterminal lines. Hah. E. Siberia, Sajan Mts. ). 44 millim. This species is unknown to me. Sect. II. Antennae of male ciliated. 2561. Athaumasta cortex. Miselia cortex, Alph. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1887, p. 169; id. Rom. Mem. v. p. 159, pi. 7. f. 4 ; Stand. Cat. Lep. pal. p. 181. Miselia corticula, Piing. Iris, xiv. p. 185, pi. 2. f. 16 (1901). (^. Head and thorax ochreous mixed with bright rufous and some fuscous scales ; tarsi with pale rings ; abdomen pale ochreous. 124. - Athau'iTuista cortex, cS. \. tinged with rufous and slightly irrorated with fuscous. Fore wing pale och
Size: 2521px × 992px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhamp, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectmoths
