. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. rERSECTANIA. 387 half with slight dark streaks; subbasal line represented by a slight very oblique black streak from base of costa; the a,ntemedial line indistinct, double, very highly dentate, usually with an oblique black streak before it above inner margin; claviforni represented by obscure black streaks above and below ; orbicular and rcuiforra. Fig. 102.—Pcvscctania evingi, (^. \. small, with whitish annuli defined by black, the former elongate and more or less confluent with the latter; postmedial line bent out- Avards
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. rERSECTANIA. 387 half with slight dark streaks; subbasal line represented by a slight very oblique black streak from base of costa; the a,ntemedial line indistinct, double, very highly dentate, usually with an oblique black streak before it above inner margin; claviforni represented by obscure black streaks above and below ; orbicular and rcuiforra. Fig. 102.—Pcvscctania evingi, (^. \. small, with whitish annuli defined by black, the former elongate and more or less confluent with the latter; postmedial line bent out- Avards below costa, then very highly and rather irregularly dentate, most strongly in submedian fold; subterminal line whitish, defined by black on outer side, the area before it pale, beyond it suffused with brown or fuscous, arising from apex, with shortening denti- tions on veins 6, 5, then dentate to termen on veins 4, 3, and 1 ; a terminal series of triangular black points ; cilia intersected with whitish. Hind wing fuscous brown, the basal area paler or nearly white ; cilia white, brownish at base; the underside white, a small discoidal spot, the terminal area fuscous from apex to vein 2. Hah. ign., type $ aversa and type $ peracuta; Qcteensland, 1 2 ; New South Wales, (Rai/nor) 4 ,5, 2 2 ; Victoria, Gisborne {Lyell) 2 d"; S. Australia (Bal-ewell) 1 J; Tasmania, Hobart, (Norman)! <S, (Butler, Smith, Alliwrt) 2(5, 3 2; New Zealand, (J. J. WaJlcer) 1 2, Auckland (OAeij, Sinclair) 1 cT, 5 2» Dunedin (Purdie) 1 J, Marlborough (SJcellon) 2 2 , type deniigera. Exp. 34-44 millim. Larva bright reddish brown ; dorsal stripe broad, black; sub- dorsal stripe narrower, edged with white ; lateral stripe dull red, white, and black; ventral surface, head, and prolegs greenish grey with black markings ; spiracles black. Food-plants, Grasses. 1 & 9. Sect. II. Antennas of male with bristles and cilia; pectus and abdomen more smoothly scaled. A. Fore wing with the orbicular and re
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