. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. ACA>'T1I0DELTA.—GBAMMODES. 13 the cell about half the length of wing; vein 3 from well before angle ; 5 fully developed from above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle; S approximated to the cell to middle. 7776. Acanthodelta distriga. Acanthodelta distriga, Ilmpsn. A. M. N. H. (8) i. p. 487 (1908). S • Head and thorax dvill reddish broAvn; antennae , the shaft white above; legs and abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing grej-broAvn with a cupreous gloss ; a black pomt at lower angle of cell; a wliitish streak in discal fold fi'om th
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. ACA>'T1I0DELTA.—GBAMMODES. 13 the cell about half the length of wing; vein 3 from well before angle ; 5 fully developed from above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle; S approximated to the cell to middle. 7776. Acanthodelta distriga. Acanthodelta distriga, Ilmpsn. A. M. N. H. (8) i. p. 487 (1908). S • Head and thorax dvill reddish broAvn; antennae , the shaft white above; legs and abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing grej-broAvn with a cupreous gloss ; a black pomt at lower angle of cell; a wliitish streak in discal fold fi'om the cell to well before termen; a whitish streak in submedian fold from middle to well. Fig. 3.—Acanthodelta distriga, S- \- before termen with a black postmedial point on it; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing glossy grey-brown with a slight waved dark terminal line ; the underside grej'er with slight dark irroration, a black discoidal point. Hah. Cape Coloxt, Table Mt. {Meade-Waldo), 1 6 type. Exp. 40 millim. Genus GRAMMODES. Type. Grammodes, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 275 (1852) geomctrica. Prodotis, John. Hor. Soc. Ent. Eoss. sxxix. p. 622 (1910) stolida. Proboscis fully developed; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to vertex of head and moderately scaled, the 3rd moderate, oblique; frons smooth, with tuft of hair above; eves large, round ; antenna; of male ciliated; thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales and without crests ; tibia; moderately fringed with hair, the fore tibia; not spined, the hind tibiii; spined to base ; abdomen smoothly scaled and without crests. Foi-e wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and slightly crenulate; veins o and 5 from uear angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original
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