THE SPECIES OF AFRIDA MOSCHLER 27 



Hampson records but four species. This is far too few, I feel certain. 

 In the collection I found a number of different forms associated under the 

 same names, but I see no reason to suppose these species possessed of 

 unusual variability, and I have accordingly sorted them out on the usual 

 lines. Where series are at hand, the markings seem as consteint as in 

 other genera. 



TABLE OF SPECIES OF AFRIDA 



Fore wing grayish white or greenish marked, with a broad mesial dark band, 

 usually continuous, sometimes interrupted centrally, but traceable by its edges. 

 Antennae of male pectinate. 



Hind wing with tornus somewhat lobed and clothed with thick scales. 



Tornus of hind wing with black scales . tortriciformis Moschler 



Tomus of hind wing with white scales . tortricifacies Dyar 



Hind wing of male not modified. 



Central band with its inner edge wavy or indented. 



Central dark band continuous across wing, at least by its 

 inner border. 



A dark shade on outer margin. 



Fore wing heavily shaded with olive ocherous, the 

 markings confused. 



Spot before center of outer margin purple 

 brown. 



Larger ; hind wing of male fuscous 



shaded . parvula Schaus 



Smaller; hind wing nearly white. 

 ^ basiposis Dyar 



Spot before center of outer margin red. 



interdicta Dyar 

 Fore wing lightly touched with olivaceous on the 

 pale markings, the bands contrasted. 



Larger; hind wing fuscous shaded . minuta Druce 

 Smaller ; hind wing nearly white in the male. 



charientisma Dyar 

 Fore wing not touched with olive; mesial band 

 broadening to apex, not cut off by an oblique 

 line ...... pnixis Dyar 



No dark shade on outer margin. 



Central band partly dark shaded ; fore wing acute. 



phasma Dyar 

 Central band with lines only ; fore wing square. 



aceletozona Schaus 

 Central dark band broadly broken in the middle . gymnes Dyar 

 Central band with its inner edge straight from costa to submedian. 



