. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. CHLANIDOPHORA.— \. 491 *2046«. Chlauidophora culleni. Chlanidoplwra culleni, Brethes, Ann. Mus. Buenos Ayres, wi. p. (1908). Differs fn>m 0. patagiata in the frontal process being larger, its apex irregularly vermiculate ; fore wing with the white postmedial area broader, the black terminal area narrower, and with the dentate white line more distinct. Hah. Argentina, Mendoza, Chaceuta (Gullen). Exp. 40 niillim. This species is unknown to me. Genus ACYCLANIA. Acyelania, Dogn. Hot. Nouv. Am. Sud, iii. p. 15 (1911) TJ
. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. CHLANIDOPHORA.— \. 491 *2046«. Chlauidophora culleni. Chlanidoplwra culleni, Brethes, Ann. Mus. Buenos Ayres, wi. p. (1908). Differs fn>m 0. patagiata in the frontal process being larger, its apex irregularly vermiculate ; fore wing with the white postmedial area broader, the black terminal area narrower, and with the dentate white line more distinct. Hah. Argentina, Mendoza, Chaceuta (Gullen). Exp. 40 niillim. This species is unknown to me. Genus ACYCLANIA. Acyelania, Dogn. Hot. Nouv. Am. Sud, iii. p. 15 (1911) TJTe. tenebrosa. Proboscis absent; palpi very short, porrect, clothed with hair ; frons with pointed triangular process hollowed out below with a shorter pointed triangular process below it: eyes large, round; antennae of male strongly serrate and fasciculate; thorax clothed with large rough scales and hair ; tibiae fringed with long hair, the hind tibiae with the medial spurs absent; abdomen with ;] tufts of hair. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 9 and 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the an ole, 6 from the areole, 7 from beyond it ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with . om close to angle of cell; 5 from above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; S from before middle of cell. In key differs from Mallocephala in the frons having a pointed triangular process. *2046 b. Acyelania tenebrosa. Acyelania tenebrosa, Dogn. Het. Nouv. Am. Sud, iii. p. 15 (1911). c?. Head and thorax brownish grey mixed with black; palpi. Fig. 99.—Acycla'i sa, S and lower part of frons crimson ; some crimson hair at base of tegulse, on shoulders and upper edge of patagia; some crimson. 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 Histo
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