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head a little lighter posteriorly; anterior part of thorax and tegula 

 with faint brown suffusion. Ground color of fore wing shining 

 ochraceous buff suffused over entire surface with tawny; at slightly 

 before middle of wing, starting at cell, an inwardly oblique, ochraceous- 

 tawny, transverse line extends almost to dorsum at basal two-fifths; 



Figure 57. — Loxostege oxalis, new species: 57, ventral view of female genitalia; 57a, detail 



of signum. 



across end of cell a narrow, short, ochraceous-tawny line; termen 

 narrowly edged with brown; cilia brownish. Hindwing ocherous 

 white with a few small ochraceous-tawny spots on termen; cilia 

 ocherous white. Legs ochraceous buff with slight tawny suffusion. 

 Abdomen light ochraceous buff. 



Female genitalia (slide 10426): Ostium broad, slitlike. Posterior 

 third of ductus bursae sclerotized, remainder membranous, coiled. 



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