. Catalogue of the types specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick / by Gates Clarke. 3< i I HRIS Scythris piratica Meyrick Plate 28 5, Figures 1 tb Scythris piratica Meyrick, 1928, Exotic Microlepidoptera, 3 1414. " o* ?• 12 mm. . New Mexico, Mescalero, 7,000 feet, August to October, 3 ex. (i<J, 2?)." Lectotype: V. " Mescalero, New Mexico. 7,000' .; Slide No. 8059. Figure i, K it wm^; 1,1, ventral view ol female genitalia; id, ol ostium and genital plate. Scythris plocogastra Meyrick Plate 283,


. Catalogue of the types specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick / by Gates Clarke. 3< i I HRIS Scythris piratica Meyrick Plate 28 5, Figures 1 tb Scythris piratica Meyrick, 1928, Exotic Microlepidoptera, 3 1414. " o* ?• 12 mm. . New Mexico, Mescalero, 7,000 feet, August to October, 3 ex. (i<J, 2?)." Lectotype: V. " Mescalero, New Mexico. 7,000' .; Slide No. 8059. Figure i, K it wm^; 1,1, ventral view ol female genitalia; id, ol ostium and genital plate. Scythris plocogastra Meyrick Plate 283, Figures 2-2b Scythris ploco^ast id Mevrick, 1031, Journ. Limiean Sue. London, 37 1282. " 'V- 12 mm. ... 1 ex., ; Type: The above indicated specimen, " Vlakthalawaiya, Paraguay. GSC. .; Slide No. 8063. Figure 2, lefl wings; 2a, ventral view ol female genitalia; 2b, detail ot ostium and genital plate. Scvthris tibicina Meyrick Plate 283, Figures 3 3d Scythris tibicina Mevrick, 1916, Kxotic Microlepidoptera, 2 : 12. " <^$. 12-13 mm. . Peru, Cbosica, 2,800 feet, in July {Parish); seventeen ; Lectotype: 13 mm. Slide No. 8053. Four specimens are missing, the remainder bear identical data and are dated, ".; Figure J, left wings; 3a, 8th sternum; 3b, 8th tergum; 3c, ventral view of male genitalia with aedeagus removed; id, aedeagus. Scythris zeugmatica Mevrick Plate 28 \, Figures 4 4b Scythris zeugmatica Mevrick, 1931, Fxotic Microlepidoptera, 4 : 179. " 10 mm. . Brazil, Santarcni, August (Parish); 1 ; T\pe : The above indicated male, dated " ; Slide No. 8050. Figure 4, left wings; 4a, 8th sternum; 4b, ventral view of male genitalia with acdcainis /// 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 British Museum


Size: 2544px × 983px
Photo credit: © Library Book Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ., bookauthorclarkejfgatesjohnfrederickgates19051, bookcentury1900