. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. REVISION OF AFRICAN SPECIES OF CLEORA 17 defined ; in two examples discal spot wholly black (PI. 1, fig. 147). Under surface of wings tilleul buff densely suffused with fuscous (PI. 1, fig. 150). o\ Genitalia (Text-figs. 4, 5). Tip of uncus evenly tapered and rounded, and sclerotized as in figure ; arm of sacculus incurved through 90', finely tapered and covered, except for tip, by a setose, membranous fold from ventral margin of valve ; short setose, digitate process at base of arm ; apex of aedeagus rounded ; vesica with two corn


. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entom Supp. REVISION OF AFRICAN SPECIES OF CLEORA 17 defined ; in two examples discal spot wholly black (PI. 1, fig. 147). Under surface of wings tilleul buff densely suffused with fuscous (PI. 1, fig. 150). o\ Genitalia (Text-figs. 4, 5). Tip of uncus evenly tapered and rounded, and sclerotized as in figure ; arm of sacculus incurved through 90', finely tapered and covered, except for tip, by a setose, membranous fold from ventral margin of valve ; short setose, digitate process at base of arm ; apex of aedeagus rounded ; vesica with two cornuti, each one-third as long as aedeagus. $. Ground colour of wings white, lightly irrorate with drab and fuscous ; postmedial fascia on each wing black, slender and sharply defined. Under surface of wings white, irrorate and patterned with fuscous. In two examples, area proximad of antemedial fascia on fore wing and a broad band distad of postmedial fascia on each wing cinnamon brown (PI. 1, figs. 149, 151). $. Genitalia (Text-fig. 6). Lamella postvaginalis as in figure ; colliculum narrowed to two-thirds in anterior half, equal in length to posterior width ; bursa copulatrix pyriform ; anterior third membranous, remainder lightly sclerotized. Measurements. o* 38-42 mm. ; $ 38-48 Figs. 4-6. C. acaciaria genitalia. 4, 6* ; 5, aedeagus ; 6, $.. 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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