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25. PILOCROCIS Lederer 

 (Zinckenia, in part) 



Similar to Pantograpta and Sylepta. Third joint of palpus rather smaller, in 

 some species with a tfiangular tuft, but smooth in the typical group (fig. 333). 

 Antennae of male in our species (typical Pilocrocis), with a notch at the base of 

 the shaft, and thickened and roughly scaled beyond. Fore wing with a thick 

 fringe on basal half of costa above. 



The known larva? eat Convolvulacea;. 



1. P. ramentalis Lederer. Fuscous brown; lines as in Sylepta penumbralis, clean- 

 cut, whitish, slightly defined on the side toward the median area, with darker 

 brown. 25-28 mm. (perfuscalis Hulst.) 



Northward this species has only been taken in the fall. 



New York to Central States and south. New York: Ithaca. 



26. LYGROPIA Lederer 



Palpi similar to those of Pantograpta, upturned^ somewhat broadly scaled, with 

 marked first and second segments; third segment small, scaled, and attached to 

 upper side of second. Fore wing with R 5 divergent from R 3+4 . Moths slighter 

 than in the preceding genera; normally yellowish with contrasting markings; 

 similar on both wings. No secondary sexual characters in our species. 



A large tropical genus to which octonalis doubtfully belongs; nymphulalis and 

 magualis, treated as Blepharomastix, might be better placed here. 



1. L. octonalis Zeller. Pale lemon yellow; fore wing with a rounded light red 

 patch at base of costa; antemedial patches on costa and inner margin, median 

 ones on costa and cell, and sometimes a terminal bar on costal half of wing, all 

 finely edged with black. Traces of black transverse lines. 15 mm. (Eustixia, 

 Orobena; sexmaculalis Grote. ) 



Southern States; doubtful in our area. 



27. EUDIOPTIS Hiibner 



(Margaronia Hiibner; Phakellura Poey; Glyphodes Guenee; Marga- 

 rodes Guenee, not Guilding) 



Male antennae normal in our species; palpi oblique, the second joint in hyalinata 

 and nitidalis (fig. 331) rounded, practically as large as the eye; third joint 

 minute but distinctly set off. Second joint of palpus in quadristigmalis (fig. 330) 

 rather smaller, trapezoidal, with triangular terminal tuft, the third nearly con- 

 cealed in the vestiture of its upper side and not reaching the point; the vesti- 

 ture at the tip of the palpus wholly borne by the second joint. Palpus obliquely 

 divided into brown and white, the line of division running almost to the tip of 

 the tuft. Abdomen of male, in our species, with large fanlike terminal tuft. 

 Maxillary palpi large, triangular, almost as in Blepharomastix stenialis. Wings 

 (fig. 321*) very finely scaled, translucent; R 5 curved and approximate to Rs +4 - Mar- 

 gins even. 



Key to the species 



Fore wing white with narrow dark costa 3. quadristigmalis. 



Fore wing white With broader black costa and outer margin 2. hyalinata. 



Fore wing brown with yellow median patch 1- nitufahs. 



1. E. nitidalis Cramer. Fore wing brown, with a translucent irregular yellow 

 patch extending from beyond and below end of cell to inner margin. Hind wing 



