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from the type-locality (June, July, November; Schaus and Barnes). | 
Under vesta I have indicated the close similarity, and the apparent | 
close relationship of vesta and tornosema. The eight round spots of — 
leaden gray scales on the forewing of tornosema are not apparent on 
the forewing of vesta. 
Phalonia vesta, new species 
FIGURE 7; PLATE 4 (FIG. 7) 
Alar expanse 12-13 mm. 
Labial palpus white; basal two-thirds of second segment strongly 
overlaid with grayish fuscous; third segment sparsely irrorate with 
grayish fuscous. Antenna grayish fuscous; scape white, irrorate with 
grayish fuscous. Head white, laterally suffused grayish. Thorax 
grayish, mottled with white, russet and ochraceous-tawny scales. 
Forewing ground color grayish, largely obscured by tawny, grayish- 
fuscous and leaden-metallic scales; on costa, three russet bars alter- 
nating with leaden-metallic, transverse fasciae; inner angle narrowly 
marked black; along fold a series of scattered black scales; at costal 
two-thirds an ill-defined whitish area; at end of cell a conspicuous 
elongate, oval, ocherous-white spot preceded and followed by black 
scales; tornus ochraceous orange; apex marked by several ill-defined 
transverse, russet fasciae; cilia clay color mixed with gray. Hindwing 
grayish fuscous; cilia pale gray with darker basal line. Foreleg sordid 
white overlaid with blackish fuscous on outer side; tarsal segments 
with only narrow bands of white showing on outer side; midleg 
similar but with less blackish fuscous on tibia; hindleg sordid white, 
faintly irrorate with gray. Abdomen grayish fuscous dorsally, sordid 
white, suffused with cinereous ventrally; anal tuft light ocherous gray. 
Male genitalia slide JFGC no. 11638. Harpe about twice as long 
as tegumen, widest about middle, tapering to a blunt point; sacculus 
slightly thickened. Uncus a minute nodule. Vinculum not coalesced, 
narrow laterally. Tegumen broadly arched, dome shaped. Anellus 
subrectangular, lightly sclerotized. Aedeagus rather slender, curved; 
vesica without cornuti. 
Female genitalia slide JFGC no. 11639. Ostium narrow, trans- 
verse. Antrum narrowly sclerotized. Inception of ductus seminalis 
from near anterior end of bursa copulatrix; accessory bursa adjacent 
to inception of ductus seminalis. Ductus bursae mainly membranous 
with narrow longitudinal ridges in anterior half. Bursa copulatrix 
membranous with weak sculpturing posteriorly. Signum absent. 
Lamella antevaginalis and lamella postvaginalis very lightly 
sclerotized. 
Holotype: U.S. National Museum No. 69755. 
Type-locality: Venezuela, Aragua, Rancho Grande, 1100 m. 
