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45. Chloridea paradoxa. 



Heliocheilus paradoxus, Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil.iv. p. 329, pi. ii. if. 3-5- 

 (1865) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 269. 



d" . Pale brownish ochreous. Fore wing with the orbicular 

 usually present as a dark i^oint above median nervure ; renit'orm 

 represented by an obscure spot ; the postmedial line represented b}' 

 a curved series of dark points with white points on their outer 

 edge ; some dark points on termen usually present ; cilia brownish. 

 Hind wing ochreous white, with diffused dark discoidal spot ; traces 

 of a curved postmedial line, the area beyond it suffused with fuscous 

 with a pale patch at middle. Underside of fore wing with the 

 reniform large and black and with a curved dark band beyond it ; 

 hind wing with terminal black spot below vein 2. 



Fig. \'J .^Chloridea jmradoxa, S- \- 



$ . Fore wing with the markings more developed, the orbicular 

 and reniform spots distinct ; a dentate black postmedial line. 



Ab. 1. (S ^ much browner ; fore wing irrorated with black ; the 

 claviform, orbicular, and reniform stigmata of female prominent and 

 with white centres : the postmedial line with fuscous band on its 

 outer edge ; hind wing with the basal area suffused with fuscous. 



Hub. U.S.A., 1 d , 1 2 ; Texas, Alabama. 1 c^ , Colorado, 2 S . 

 Ex2^. 26-32 millim. 



*46. Chloridea cystiphora. (Plate LXI. fig. 1.) 



Anthcecia cysfiphoi-a, Wllgrn. Wien. ent. Mou. iv. p. 172 (1860) cJ. 

 Antlicecia inflata. Wllgrn. Wien. ent. Mon. iv. p. 172 (1860) S • 

 Anthcecia oiic<i, Wllgrn. Wien. ent. Mon. iv. p. 172 (18(')0) $. 



(S . Head and thorax grey mixed with brown : abdomen ochreous 

 mixed with brown, grey below. Fore wing grey mixed with 

 brown ; the antemedial line waved, interrupted by the hj'aline 

 streaks except at costa and from cell to inner mai-gin ; claviform 

 well developed, blackish ; orbicular obliterated by the hyaline 

 streaks ; reniform large, with blackish centre and ochreous annulus 

 defined by black ; postmedial line strongly dentate, black defined 

 by white on outer side, bent outwards below costa, excurved to 

 vein 4, then incurved ; subtermlnal line Avhitish, defined by brown 

 suffusion before and beyond it, dentate and angled inwards in discal 

 fold ; a terminal series of black points. Hind wing pale ochreous ; 

 the basal area suffused with brown ; a brown discoidal bar ; a strong 



