178 LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA 
127. GENUS CHLOROPTERYX, HursT 
Chloropteryx. Hulst, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. Vol. 23, p. 314 (1896). 
Hypnochlora. Schaus, Journ. New York Ent. Soc. Vol. 5, p. 161 (1897) (indescr.). 
Characters. — Face smooth, rather narrow. Palpus slender, third joint in both sexes smooth 
and exposed, in c (of type species) about half as long as second joint, in O long to very long. Tongue 
present. Antenna in gf bipectinate (except in decipiems); the branches long, ceasing rather abruptly, 
apical portion (about fifteen joints in type species) merely serrate; in Q nearly always nearly simple or at 
most dentate, very shortly ciliated 1). Pectus slightly hairy. Femora glabrous. Hindtibia in c long, 
with ensheathed hair-pencil and nearly always with a short terminal process, median spurs wanting, 
tarsus abbreviated; hindtibia in Q with all spurs. Abdomen not crested. Frenulum in cf moderately 
long, but slender, arising before basal expansion; in Q wanting. Wings often thinly scaled, more or 
less iridescent. Forewing with costa slightly arched. apex moderate to rather acute, termen straight or 
slightly curved, cell rather less than one-half, DC? inbent, SC! stalked with SC?5 (or from close to their 
base), usually anastomosing with C, SC? normal, R! usually stalked, M! connate, stalked or approxim- 
ated; hindwing elongate, angled or tailed at R?, tornus pronounced, inner margin long, cell rather 
short, DC? oblique posteriorly, C anastomosing with SC at a point near base, rapidly diverging, 
SC? stalked, M! stalked. 
Early stages unknown. 
'This genus bears almost the same relationship to CAlorochlamys as Hemithea does to Chlorissa, 
being distinguished chiefly by the angulated hindwing. The frequent stalking of SC! of the forewing and 
the usual better development of the c hindtibial process are supplementary characters, but they are 
inconstant, and it is possible that the genera, distinct enouzh in their tvpical forms, will prove to inter- 
grade. We are indebted to Dr. Harrison G. Dyar and Mr. R. EF. Pearsall for the generic characters of 
the type species, which, however, is very closely related to some well-known South American species. 
Type of the genus : CAloropteryx tepperaria, ITulst (1896). 
Geographical distribution of species. — Neotropical, with one species in the Southern 
United States. 
1. C. tepperavia (Hulst). N. Carolina to Florida. 
N'emoria tepperaria, Hulst, Ent. Amer. Vol. 2, p. 122 (1886). 
CAloropteryx tepperaria, Hulst, Trans. Amer. Ent, Soc. Vol.23, p. 314 (1896). 
2. C. produciaria (Herrich-Scháffer). Brazil (?). 
Thalera productaria, Herrich-Scháffer, Samml. Aussereur, Schmett, Vol. r, 
t. 6r, f. 342 (1855); p. 36 (1856). 
Iodis productaria, Guenée, Spec. Gén. Lép. p. 357 (1858). 
3. C. clemens (Warren) (prac. var.?). Mexico to Ecuador and 
Iodis productaria (part.), Druce, Biol. Centr. Amer. Lep. Het. Vol. 2, Guianas. 
p. 55 (1892). 
Gelasma clemens, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 12, p. 317 (1005). 
4. C. paularia (Móschler). Jamaica, Cuba. 
Nemoria paularia, Móschler, Abh. Senckenb. Nat. Ges. Vol. 14 (3), p. 68 
(1886). 
? Aplodes punctata, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 11, p. 19 (1904). 
1) According to. Warren, JVovif. Zoo/. Vol. 16, p. 76, bipectinate in suórzfescens. Our examples — including one from the locality whence 
the species was originally described — do not bear this out, and there are probably two very close allies mixed ; in any case Warren's note prove 
the existence of one pectinate species in the genus. 
