. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 50 NOCTUiDjii;. 61. Oxylos citrinellus. Hdiothls citrinellus, Grote & Eob. Trans. Am. Eiit. Soc. iii p. ISO pi ii f. 79 (1870); Smith, Oat. Noct. N. Am. p. 272. ' i • • e . Head and thorax very jjale yellow : abdomen white, the anal tuft ochreous. Pore wing uniform very pale yellow. Hind wing- white, with black discoidal lunule and terminal band leaving some. Pig. 19. — Oxylos cUnndlus, c?. J. white on termen towards tornus. Underside of fore wing with the costal area tinged with fuscous, the orbicular and reniform stigmata


. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 50 NOCTUiDjii;. 61. Oxylos citrinellus. Hdiothls citrinellus, Grote & Eob. Trans. Am. Eiit. Soc. iii p. ISO pi ii f. 79 (1870); Smith, Oat. Noct. N. Am. p. 272. ' i • • e . Head and thorax very jjale yellow : abdomen white, the anal tuft ochreous. Pore wing uniform very pale yellow. Hind wing- white, with black discoidal lunule and terminal band leaving some. Pig. 19. — Oxylos cUnndlus, c?. J. white on termen towards tornus. Underside of fore wing with the costal area tinged with fuscous, the orbicular and reniform stigmata and subterminal and terminal bands fuscous. Hah. , Texas, 1 S, Grote Coll., Colorado. Exp. 30 miUim. Genus CHLOROCLEPTRIA, nov. Type, C. siiraplcx. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely porrect, extending well beyond frons, the 2nd joint fringed with hair below, the 3rd moderate; frons with rounded prominence; eyes large, rounded; antennte of male ciliated ; head and thorax smoothly clothed with hair ; fore tibiaj with a long curved claw and two spines on inner side and four claws on outer; mid and hind tibiaj spined. Fore wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell, 5 from above angle; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins o, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; 6, 7 shortly stalked. 62. Chlorocleptria simplex. Schinia simplex, Smith, Trans. Am. Ent. Soe. xviii. p. 129 (1891) Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 276. id. 6. Head and thorax yellowish white, tinged with pale green ; palpi, pectus, legs, and abdomen pale yellow. Fore wing pale yellow-green, the costal area wbitish green. Hind wing ochreous. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Hampso


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