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7. Carpocapsa FERROLINEANA. 



Mas. Subochracea ; caput et thorax nigro conspersa ; alee anticce 

 apice rotundatce, fasciis tribus latis e atomis nigris, lineis 

 transversis quinque guttularibus duabusque integris chalybeis ; 

 posticce obscure fusca, fimbria albido- cinerea. 



Male. Dull ochraceous, stout, mostly cinereous beneath. 

 Head and thorax speckled with black. Palpi porrect, broad, pilose, 

 much shorter than the breadth of the head; third joint extremely 

 minute. Antennae stout, minutely pubescent. Abdomen extending 

 a little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings somewhat rounded at 

 the tips, with three broad irregular bauds composed of black 

 speckles, and with seven shining chalybeous transverse lines, of 

 which the five first are interrupted and guttular ; costa and exterior 

 border hardly convex, the latter very slightly oblique. JHind wings 

 dark brown ; fringe whitish cinereous. Length of the body 3 \ lines ; 

 of the wings 8 lines. 



a. North America. From Mr. Carter's collection. 



8. Carpocapsa clavana. 



Mas. Cinerea ; palpi albi^ apice nigri; tibice postica fimbriate ; 

 alee anticce obscure oehracece, strigulis plurimis nigris, vitta 

 discali cinerea extus dilatata marginem exteriorem non attin- 

 gente ; posticce cinereo-fuscce, fimbria albida fusco inter- 

 lineata. 



Male. Cinereous. Palpi white, stout, smooth, nearly erect, 

 hardly rising higher than the vertex ; third joint black, conical, not 

 more than one-sixth of the length of the second. Antennae stout. 

 Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft 

 rather long, slightly radiating. Hind tibiae fringed. Fore wings 

 dark ochraceous, with numerous transverse black streaks, and with 

 a pale cinereous discal stripe, which widens much beyond the 

 middle and terminates near the exterior border, and extends to the 

 interior angle ; costa and exterior border almost straight, the latter 

 slightly oblique hindward. Hind wings cinereous-brown ; fringe 

 whitish, interlined with brown near the base. Length of the body 

 4 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. North America. From Mr. Carter's collection. 



