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Primary Wing ofMorpho Menelaus. PLATE XIV. 

 FIG. 1. a. 



d. DIMIDIATE FASCIA (Fascia dimidiata). A band 



traversing only half the wing. Ex. Primary Wing 

 ofPapilio Turnus. PLATE XIV. FIG. I./ 



e. ABBREVIATE FASCIA (Fascia abbreviata). A band 



traversing less than half the wing. Ex. Primary 

 Wing of Papilio Podalirius, Ajax, &c. PLATE 

 XIV. FIG. l.g. 



f. SESQUIALTEROUS FASCIA ( Fascia sesquialtera ). 



When both wings are traversed by a continued 

 band, and either the primary or secondary by an- 

 other. Ex. Endromis vcrsicolor. PLATE XIV. 

 FIG. 1. d, c. 



g. SESQUITERTIOUS FASCIA (Fascia sesquitertia). When 

 both wings are traversed by a continued band, and 

 more than half of either the primary or secondary 

 by another ; or, when a wing or elytrum contains 

 a band and the third of a band. Ex. Tortrix 

 Avellana. PLATE XIV. FIG. 1. d, e. 



40. STRIGA (Striga). A narrow transverse streak. 



41. STRIGOSE (Strigosa}. Painted with several such 



streaks. Ex. JSnnomos prunaria. 



42. LINE (Linea). A narrow longitudinal stripe. 



43. LINE ATE (Lineata). Painted with several such 



stripes. N.B. If with two, we say bilineata, with 

 three, trilineata, &c. Ex. Elater lineatus. 



44. VITTA (Vitta). A broad longitudinal stripe. 



45. VITTATE (Vittata}. Painted with several such 



stripes. Ex. Chrysomelajastuosa, cerealis, &c. 



46. UNDULATE ( Undulate). When fascia?, strigse, lines, 



