. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. Fig. 165.—Meliana jlammea, (^. \. series of black points nearly erect from costa to vein 4, then very oblique, often almost obsolete; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing white, more or less completely tinged with pale reddish brown; the underside white irrorated with brown, a terminal series of black points. Ab. 1. stenojjtera. Smaller; fore wing narrower, the medial fascia more distinct.—Amurland. Hab. Britain, Leech Coll. ; France ; Holland ; Denmark : Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.; Austria; Hungary; Amur
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. Fig. 165.—Meliana jlammea, (^. \. series of black points nearly erect from costa to vein 4, then very oblique, often almost obsolete; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing white, more or less completely tinged with pale reddish brown; the underside white irrorated with brown, a terminal series of black points. Ab. 1. stenojjtera. Smaller; fore wing narrower, the medial fascia more distinct.—Amurland. Hab. Britain, Leech Coll. ; France ; Holland ; Denmark : Germany, Zeller, Frey, and Leech Colls.; Austria; Hungary; Amurland, Ussuri. Ex2^. 32-40 millim. Larva. Barrett, Lep. Brit. v. p. 129, pi. 200. f. 2; Meyr. Brit. Lep. p. 66. Eather light brown ; dorsal line pale, dark-edged; subdorsal line, a triple lateral line, and the subspiracular line pale, the last greyish ochreous ; head with dark reticulations. Food-plant, Phragmites. 8-9. The larva hides by day in the old reed-stems. 2013. Meliana longipennis, n. sp. (Plate XCV. fig. 18.) $ . Head and thorax pale reddish brown ; abdomen wliitish, dorsally suffused with fuscous, ventrally tinged with rufous. Fore wing ochreous browm, tinged with rufous except towards costa, and irrorated with fuscous, especially on inner and terminal areas ; the veins with fine pale streaks and on terminal half defined by fine brown streaks, the interspaces also streaked with brown ; some slight points on termen. Hind wing white, the terminal area sutlused with reddish brown from apex to vein 2; the underside. 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 (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Hampson, George Francis, Sir, 10th bart. , 1860-1936. London : Printed by Order of the Trustees
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