SPECIES GENUS PROEULIA — OBRAZTSOV 185 



Key to the Species of Proeulia Jfrom Central Chile 



1. Forewing unicolorously ocherous with some few, little, scattered black 



dots 2 



Forewing not ocherous; if ocherous, more markings, expecially at dorsum, 

 are present 3 



2. Hindwing pale ocherous, at base with a concolorous or slightly darker tuft of 



hairs; sacculus not protruding valva leonina (Butler) 



Hindwing shiny white, at base with a white tuft of hairs; sacculus protruding 

 valva cneca, new species 



3. Forewing with two bands originating at costa and meeting each other at a 



point slightly remote from dorsum tenon tias (Meyrick) 



Forewing without such bands 4 



4. Dorsum of forewing with a large triangular spot connected with wing base by 



means of a band along dorsum; hindwing dark hazel grayish to dark lead 



gray triquetra, new species 



Dorsum without any defined spot; if such is present, not connected with 

 wing base ; hindwing whitish or somewhat fuscous, never very dark . . 5 



5. Forewing dark fuscous, diffusely shaded, without defined markings. 



aethalea, new species 

 Forewing of some other color; markings more or less distinct and consisting 

 either of a dorsal spot or of some (at least incomplete) bands and/or reticula- 

 tion, or all these markings present 6 



6. Forewing with a ferruginous blotch in basal portion; an oblique, white line 



closely basad from dorsal spot apospasta, new species 



Forewing without ferruginous blotch in basal portion and no white line basad 

 from dorsal spot 7 



7. Sacculus protruding valva and ending with a free, sharp point. 



chrysopteris (Butler) 

 Sacculus not protruding valva and not pointed at tip 8 



8. External margin of valva curved in lower portion and reaching end of sacculus 



vertically; shorter cornutus longer than one-half length of long cornuti. 



inconspicua, new species 



External margin of valva not perceptably changing its direction from apex to 



end of sacculus; shorter cornutus less than one-half length of long cornuti. 



auraria (Clarke) 



Proeulia leonina (Butler), new combination 



Plate 1 



Sciaphila leonina Butler, 1883, Trans. Ent. Soc. London, p. 69. 

 Torlrix leonina, Meyrick, 1912, in Wagner, Lepidopterorum catalogue, pt. 10, 

 p. 27; 1913, in Wytsman, Genera insectorum, fasc. 149, p. 29. 



Male genitalia: Uncus rather short; socii long, gradually and 

 moderately dilated. Fultura superior narrow; fultura inferior high 

 and rather narrow. Valva broad; sacculus moderate, pointed, not 

 protruding valva. Aedeagus moderately thickened, with tip rounded; 

 three long cornuti, one longer than remaining two. 



Female genitalia: Lamella antevaginalis large, deeply incised at 

 middle, covering ostium bursae. Antrum large, subrect angular. 



