. Bulletin. Adult.— Much paler than nubilalis. The submarginal line is muchmore deeply indented, being similar to that of penitalis. The malehypopygium has two small thorns instead of the long stout appendiculatethorn which is present in nubilalis (Fig. 42), and the process at middleof the clasper is slightly different in shape and more numerously bristled( 48). The face is not so much elevated at anterior margin as inpenitalis, but has a slight carina beyond which it is declivitous. Usuallythe specimens average smaller than those of the other two species. Pyrausta caffreii, sp. n. Adult.
. Bulletin. Adult.— Much paler than nubilalis. The submarginal line is muchmore deeply indented, being similar to that of penitalis. The malehypopygium has two small thorns instead of the long stout appendiculatethorn which is present in nubilalis (Fig. 42), and the process at middleof the clasper is slightly different in shape and more numerously bristled( 48). The face is not so much elevated at anterior margin as inpenitalis, but has a slight carina beyond which it is declivitous. Usuallythe specimens average smaller than those of the other two species. Pyrausta caffreii, sp. n. Adult.—This species closely resemble obumbratilis, the color andmarkings being very similar. The general color of the fore wings of thetwo females before me is a clear straw-yellow, with the markings linearand pale brown. The male which I have is badly deformed and thewings, owing to their being only partially developed, are darker than inthe females, having many brownish scales apically. It is not possible to. Fig. 43. Pyrausta caffreii: a, male hypopypum, one side; b, centralprocess, more enlarged ; and c, dorsal plate. Female genital seg-ments, d. describe the wing markings from the male but those of the female are al-most identical with those of obumbratilis, the submarginal line being deep-ly indented posteriorly. The male hypopygium is strikingly different fromthat of any of the other three species as shown in Figure 43. The principaldistinction lies in the presence of three long spines arising from a com-mon base at base of each clasper. In addition to this there are strikingdifferences in the shape of the process at middle of the clasper and inits surroundings. The face in both sexes is almost conically produced and 305 very different from that of any of the other species (Fig. 44). Femaleapical segments as in Figure 43. We consider it i proper to assign a name to this very well-definedspecies though it may eventually prove to have been already careful examina
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