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32. CROCIDOPHORA Lederer 



Similar to Evergestis and Pyrausta; the palpi typically with the hair on the 

 second joint longer, covering base of third (fig. 341), but short • in C. tuber- 

 culalis. Fore wing with a bulla at end of cell, between R* and R 3 , R 5 curved 

 down to make room for it in males; sometimes with highly developed sexual 

 modifications. Antennae normal in our species. 



The style of markings associates this genus with Pyrausta rather than with 

 Evergestis; but it is customarily put here. 



Key to the species 



Subterminal a dentate line " 1. serratissimalis. 



Subterminal a broad even shade 2. tuberculalis. 



1. C. serratissimalis Zeller. Male retinaculum formed into a large blackish 

 scale tuft, covering a fovea; the base of Cu curved up around it; no distinct 

 fovea in cell CUj, but with wing rather thinly scaled. Fore wing pale straw 

 yellow with some light brown on veins; antemedial line somewhat waved and 

 oblique, obscure in male, postmedial line sinuous, rather broad and even, deeply 

 bowed in opposite cell and across Cu, and A; with more or less distinct brown 

 shades before it; reniform a dark bar; • subterminal deeply denticulate, nearly 

 parallel to outer margin; terminal line fine, continuous, brown. Hind wing with 

 postmedial and subterminal lines as in fore wing, but the postmedial less 

 sinuous. 18-25 mm. 



Superficially this species is very near P. penitalis, but is distinguished by the 

 serrate subterminal line on the hind wing. 



June to September. 



New Jersey. New York: Newport, vicinity of Buffalo, Otto, Potter Swamp 

 (Yates County), Ithaca, Schenectady, Poughkeepsie, New Windsor, New York 

 City. 



2. C. tuberculalis Lederer. Male with foveas much larger, tuft representing 

 retinaculum much larger, covering a fovea; a large fovea in cell Cu at base, 

 distorting Cu 2 and lower edge of cell; which runs almost transverse from Cu 2 to 

 CUi. Light straw yellow, no dark on veins; translucent. Antemedial line about 

 as in C. serratissimalis, less wavy; postmedial sinuous below cell, but evenly 

 convex opposite cell; subterminal shade much broader, even, sometimes suffused 

 out to outer margin; terminal line obscure; discal dot faint, vertical. Hind 

 wing with even excurved postmedial line, and broad subterminal shade. 15 mm. 



June and July. 



New York to central Illinois and south. New York: vicinity of Buffalo, Lan- 

 caster, Ithaca, New Windsor, Long Island. 



C. pustuliferalis Lederer has narrower wings, a dentate postmedial line, and 

 sometimes an inconspicuous dentate subterminal line. It occurs in North Caro- 

 lina and southward in May. 25 mm. 



33. SAME A Guenee 



Palpi moderate (fig. 328), upturned, the first two joints well marked off and 

 broadly scaled, the third small, close scaled, and lying on the upper surface of 

 the end of the second; maxillary palpi small, porrect. Fore wing subfalcate, 

 somewhat translucent; R 5 curved and somewhat approximate to R 3+4 . Hind wing 

 subfalcate; a prominent tuft of scales at base of Cu above, representing the 

 usual fringe. 



S. ecclesialis Guenee, a widespread tropical species, may possibly occur in our 

 area. The abdomen of the male has Ions curved tufts on the sides of the 



