. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. ACONTIA, 655 brown scales ; a triangular rod-brown i)atch from lower angle of cell to termen just below apex and abovo tornus, sometimes extending along median nervure as a wcdge-sbaped fascia to base ; anteraedial line rufous, oblique from costa to median nervure where it is acutely angled to near lower angle of cell, then inwardly oblique ; a rufous striga on upper discocellular; post- medial line red-brown, oblique from costa to discal fold where it is acutely angled, then inwardly oblique; subtermiual line red-b
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Supplement. Moths. ACONTIA, 655 brown scales ; a triangular rod-brown i)atch from lower angle of cell to termen just below apex and abovo tornus, sometimes extending along median nervure as a wcdge-sbaped fascia to base ; anteraedial line rufous, oblique from costa to median nervure where it is acutely angled to near lower angle of cell, then inwardly oblique ; a rufous striga on upper discocellular; post- medial line red-brown, oblique from costa to discal fold where it is acutely angled, then inwardly oblique; subtermiual line red-brown, angled outwards at vein 7, then obliquely incurved. Hind wing ochreous yellow, the termen and cilia brownish between veins 6 and 2; the underside with the costal area sparsely irrorated with blackish scales and sometimes with a blackish postmedial bar from costa to discal Fio;. 2(>8.—Acoiitia fravxvcrsa, c?. T' Hah. Japan, Hakone (Leech), 1 9 ; Loocnoo Is, (Pnjer), 1 J; Cente. CniNA, Fokien, 8am-sah {de la Garde), 1 $ , Shanghai, 1 $ , Tchang (Mrs. Pratt), 1 J, 1 ?; W. China, Omei-Shan, 1 c?; Formosa (Ilohson), 1 $ ; Punjab, Kulu, Sultanpur (G. Youvg), 1 cT , Almorah (Boys), 1 $ , Dharmsjila {Hochhuj), 1 6,1 $ ; Assam, Sylbet, 1 6; Bombay, Kauara, 1 S; Madras, Nilgiris (Bampson), l" c5', 1 2; Travancore, Pirmad (Mrs. Imray), 1 $ ; Ceylon, 1 2 ; liuRMA, Moulmein (Cleric), 1 2 ; Andamans, 1 $ ; Nicobaes (Boc/ers), 1 6,1 $ ; SiNGAroEE (Ridley'), 1 c?, 1 $ ; t'uLO Laitt (Doherty),2 $; Philippines, Tay-tai (Betton), 1 $; Java (Hors- field), 3 c?, 3 2 type ; D'Entrecasteaux Is., Fergussoii I. (Meeh), 1 c?, 1 $ ; New Britain, Duke of York I. (Matliew), 1 $; Solomons, Alu (TTW/brtZ), 1 $: New Hebrides (Mathew), 1 $; N. Australia, Port Darwin (Buclhmd), 1 d"; Queensland (Lyell), 1 6, Moretoii Bay (Digyles), I cT , 1 5 type migrator. Ea-p. 34-48 millim. The type of dentalis probably came from the Philippines, not Texas. Larva. Pale green with a few very fine h
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