. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. 84.—Xylutype ca-pax, ($. \. grey centres and whitish annuli incompletely defined by black, the former oblique elliptical, the latter constricted at middle and angled inwards on median nervure, prominently defined bj^ black below; postmedial line defined by grey on outer side, double at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4 and angled inwards in submedian fold almost to the antemedial line ; Bubtermiual line whitish defined by black on outer side, bent out- wards between veins 7, 6, dentate at
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. Fig. 84.—Xylutype ca-pax, ($. \. grey centres and whitish annuli incompletely defined by black, the former oblique elliptical, the latter constricted at middle and angled inwards on median nervure, prominently defined bj^ black below; postmedial line defined by grey on outer side, double at costa, bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4 and angled inwards in submedian fold almost to the antemedial line ; Bubtermiual line whitish defined by black on outer side, bent out- wards between veins 7, 6, dentate at 4, 3, and strongly angled inwards in submedian fold where there is some black suffusion beyond it; the veins of terminal area streaked with black; a ter- minal series of small black lunules. Hind wing fuscous brown, the cilia Avhitish at tips ; the underside whitish thickly irrorated with brown, a discoidal spot and indistinct sinuous postmedial line. Hah. Canada ; , Eastern and Middle States, New York, Centre (17. W. Hill), 2 c? , 3 ? type; Colorado. Exp. 50-54 millim. Genus EUROTYPE, nov. Type, E. acutissima. Proboscis fully developed; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint fringed with long hair in front; frons smooth, rounded; eyes lai-ge ; head and thorax roughly clothed with hair and scales, the pro- and metathorax with slight spreading crests, the tegulte produced to a slight dorsal ridge ; pectus clothed with long hair ; abdomen with dorsal series of crests. Fore wing broad, tri- angular ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form tlie areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; 5 obsolescent from middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Sect. I. Antennte of male bipectinate with short branches, the apical part serrate. A. Fore wing with the postmedial line extremely strongly dentate acutissima. B. Fore wing with the postmedial
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