The Entomologist (V. 14 1881)

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. 1889 Excerpt: ...In Humphrey & Westwood's 'British Moths, ' p. 113, we find: --Varieties occur with the fore wings of a uniform colour, except the pale yellow marks and stigmata; and others have the latter markings edged with black on a plain ground. -. var. gramineus, Haw.--No. 2, above. This is described by Haworth as, Alis griseis linea trifurca alba, stigmatibus pallid is, lineolisque acutis ad apicem atris. Affinis prsecedentibus (popularis) at duplo minor; an tennis ferrugiueis minus pectinatis et absque strigis monilil'ormibus. Maris alae anticse griseae linea media trifurca albida a basi post-medium ducta; supra lineam maculis tribus nigris difformibus parvis et stigmata ordinaria lutescentia circulo pallidiore: subtus lineam macula altera nigra trigona, et stigma tertium teliforme lutescente nigro ciuctum sed aliquo interruptum; subtus hoc stigma lineola nigra ad margiuem tenuiorem prope basin. Ordo transversus punctorum nigrorum cuspidatorum versus margiuem posticum. Alse posticse fuscse, ciliis flavicantibus (' Lepidopteru Britunnica, ' pp. 117, 118). This is probably the most common form occurring in Britain. I have it from Glasgow, Sligo, Yorks, and many other localities, north and south. (3. var. Iricuspis, Esp. No. 3, above. Esper's tricuspis, pl. lxviii., figs. 2 and 3, may be described as follows: --Fig. 2, $. Anterior wings deep reddish brown, with a short, two-forked, longitudinal, basal mark starting from centre of thorax; between this and the base, and extending along the median nervure, is an ochreous longitudinal blotch, which is in contact with the orbicular aud reniform, the blotch branching beyond the reniform. All the markings dull ochreous grey. Esper's fig. 3 is a pale ochreous form, which h...