Transactions of the Zoological Society of London Volume 14 - Tapa blanda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...as long as costa, rather shorter in the female. Palpi ascending; third joint porrect, almost concealed. Fore wing: vein 5 arising much nearer 4 than 6, and having a distinct upward curve, or straight and practically intermediate between veins 4 and 6; vein 2 from the basal third of the lower edge of the cell. Hind tibiae with two long pairs of spurs. Species blackish brown above, with white hyaline markings on the fore wing, of which the most prominent is a more or less complete broad band passing from the middle of the costa to the distal third of the dorsum. In 4 Iris,' vol. ii. p. 151, Dr. Staudinger attempts to show that signata, Druce (P. Z. S. 1873, p. 360, pi. xxxiii. fig. 8), is an aberration of alysos, Moore; but this view is scarcely tenable, because, apart from the differences in the venation in the two insects, the band on the fore wing in signata, Druce (recte Charmion ficulnea, Hew.), is cut short by vein 2, which is not the case in alysos, Moore (recte feisthamelii, Bdv.). The species dealt with in this paper may be distinguished as follows:--1 (6). Vein 5 in the fore wing curved, its basal portion receding from vein 6; vein 5 therefore arising much nearer to vein 4 than to vein 6. 2 (5). Hind wing below without white spots. 3 (4). General direction of the termen of the fore wing forming a more or less obtuse angle with the domum. Foro wing above with or without white spots besides those forming the band feisthamelii, Bdv. 4 (3). General direction of the termen of the fore wing forming a right angle with the dorsum. Fore wing above without white spots except those forming the band. quadrata, n. sp. 5 (2). Hind wing below with an angular white spot near the distal third of the cell and another near the basal third de Nicev. of cell 2 paralyses...