. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. REVISION OF AFRICAN SPECIES OF CLEORA 27 The wings are only sparsely scaled with the white ground colour, giving them a pearly, hyaline appearance, recalling, as the author noted in his original description, species of the neotropical genus Iridopsis ; this quality and the presence of cinnamon brown irroration in the preterminal area of the discal fold on the fore wing give the species a distinctive appearance. The structure of the valve indicates a close affinity with the acaciaria species-group ; the detail of the sacculus in the
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. REVISION OF AFRICAN SPECIES OF CLEORA 27 The wings are only sparsely scaled with the white ground colour, giving them a pearly, hyaline appearance, recalling, as the author noted in his original description, species of the neotropical genus Iridopsis ; this quality and the presence of cinnamon brown irroration in the preterminal area of the discal fold on the fore wing give the species a distinctive appearance. The structure of the valve indicates a close affinity with the acaciaria species-group ; the detail of the sacculus in the male and the form of the sterigma and bursa copulatrix in the female genitalia are diagnostic. Distribution (Map 1). Central and Western Congo (Leopoldville). Material examined. Holotype $ : [Congo (Leopoldville)] : Kisantu, 1929 (R. P. J. Van Wing), in Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale. Paratype <J : [Congo (Leopoldville)] : Lusambo, Kassai, , in British Museum (Natural History).. Figs. 22-24. C. cancer genitalia. 22, $ ; 23, aedeagus ; 24, ?.. 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). London : BM(NH)
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