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Show 636 MR. F. MOORE ON BENGALESE LEPIDOPTERA. [May 23, Fam. GEOMETRIDJE. Genus GEOMETRA, Linn. GEOMETRA AVICULARIA, Guen. Phal. i. p. 342. Geometra pennisignata, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M . xxii. Geom. p. 516. Darjeeling. G. VIRIDILUTEATA, Walk. ib. p. 515. Darjeeling. G. HALIARIA, Walk. ib. p. 518. G. decoraria, Walk. ib. xxxv. Suppl. v. p. 1601. Darjeeling. G. DENTIS1GNATA, n. Sp. Female subdued green, with several delicate reddish fleckles basally and short transverse strigse exteriorly ; a cinereous-outer-bordered white line from the middle of abdominal margin extending across both wings obliquely to within one-third of the costa; a reddish-bordered black dentate discal spot on the fore wing; costal margin yellow ; an irregular transverse subbasal narrow indistinct reddish line. Underside pale green. Expanse 2g inches. Darjeeling. In Coll. W . S. Atkinson ; F. Moore. Closely allied to G. haliaria,Wa\k. G. VITTATA, n. Sp. Male and female greyish green, with darker green, but not very prominent, transverse bands : fore wing with two straight subbasal bands and three oblique bands exterior to a discal spot, the second subbasal band joined posteriorly to the third, which with the outer two cross the hind wing, the three outer bands having a pale or whitish exterior border. Underside greenish yellow, with a darker discal spot and narrow outer band. Legs and antennse yellowish. Expanse, cf If, $ If inch. Bengal. In Coll. A. E. Russell; F. Moore. G. PLAGIATA, Walk. Cat. Lep. Het. B. M. xxxv. Suppl. v. p. 1602. Darjeeling. In Coll. W . S. Atkinson. G. USTA, Walk. ib. p. 1602. Darjeeling. In Coll. W . S. Atkinson. G. DENTATA, Walk. ib. xxii. Geom. p. 518. " Larva feeds on Zizyphus and Ixora, attaching pieces of leaf to itself apparently for the purpose of hiding its pupa-case; but it commences adorning itself for some days before changing."-A. Grote, Esq. |
