. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. ACANTHODELTA. GEAMMODES. 13 tbe cell about half tbe length of wino;; vein 3 from well before angle ; 5 fully developed from above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 approximated to the cell to middle. 7776. Acanthodelta distriga. Acanthodelta distriga, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (8) i. p. 487 (1908). (S. Head and thorax dull reddish brown; antennae rufous, the shaft white above; legs and abdomen grey-brown. Fore wino- grey-brown with a cupreous gloss ; a black point at lower angle of cell; a whitish streak in discal fold from the cell
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. ACANTHODELTA. GEAMMODES. 13 tbe cell about half tbe length of wino;; vein 3 from well before angle ; 5 fully developed from above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle; 8 approximated to the cell to middle. 7776. Acanthodelta distriga. Acanthodelta distriga, Hmpsn. A. M. N. H. (8) i. p. 487 (1908). (S. Head and thorax dull reddish brown; antennae rufous, the shaft white above; legs and abdomen grey-brown. Fore wino- grey-brown with a cupreous gloss ; a black point at lower angle of cell; a whitish streak in discal fold from 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 termmal line ; the underside greyer with slight dark irroration, a black discoidal point. Rah. Cape Colony, Table Mt. {Meade-Waldo), 1 6 type. Exp. 40 millim. Genus GEAMMODES. ^r Type. Grammodes, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 275 (1852) geometrica. Fi-odotis, John. Hor, Soc. Ent. Eoss. xxxix. 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; eyes large, round; antenna; of male ciliated; thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales and without crests ; tibi^ moderately fringed with hair, the fore tibite not spined, the hind tibiae spined to base ; abdomen smoothly scaled and without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and slightly crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper ; 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 British
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