SYSTEMATIC DESCRIPTION OF RHOPOBOTA NAEVANA HUBNER. 
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By Carl Heinrich, Bureau of Entomology. 
SYNONYMY. 
Tortri.r naevana Hlibner, in Samm. Eur. Schmett., v. 5, Tort., pi. 41, 
fig. 261. 1814. 
Tortrix unipunctana Ha worth, in Lep. Brit., p. 454, 1812. 
Lithographia geminana Stephens, in List Brit. Mus.. Pt. X, Lep., p. 99, 
1852. 
? Sciaphila luctiferana Walker, in Cat. Brit. Mus., Lep.. ser. 6. pt. 28. 
p. 342, 1863. 
Arichylopera vacciniana Packard, in Guide Stud. Ins., p. 338, 1869. # 
Rlwpobota naevana Staudinger and Rebel, in Cat. Lepidop., aufl. 3, * 
theil 2, p. 127. 1901. 
Elide mis vacciniana Dyar, in List No. Amer. Lepidop.. p. 466, no. 5238. 
1902. 
Rlwpobota naevana Dampf, in Iris, bd. 21. p. 304-329, 1908. 
GENERAL CHARACTEES. 
Adult. 
Plate I, A ; Plate II, A, B, C. 
Thorax smooth. Forewing smooth ; termen deeply concaved between veins 
4 and 6 ; apex pointed but not falcate ; 12 veins ; 7 and 8 stalked ; 10 from cell 
midway between 9 and 11 ; 9 approximate to 8 ; 11 from cell at or just before 
middle of cell ; upper internal vein of cell nearly obsolete, when distinguishable, 
from between 9 and 10; 3, 4, and 5 closely approximate at termen; 2 bent up 
slightly at outer third ; costal fold in male absent. Hindwing with 8 veins ; I 
6 and 7 approximate toward base ; 3 and 4 stalked ; male with a shading of 
coarse black scales on underside of wing along upper vein of cell. Male 
genitalia as figured ; harpes undivided, with rudimentary clasper present and 
on outer surface just above lower margin a row of rather long, stout spines; 
uncus present, bifurcate, arms widely separated, rather short, weakly chitinized 
and slipper shaped ; gnathos reduced and fusing with socii ; socii greatly 
developed, porrected, extremities meeting in hairy knoblike projection ; 
aedoeagus straight, moderately long, fairly stout. 
Pupa. 
Plate I, B, C. 
Slender, abdominal segments gradually tapering; a double row of spines on 1 
dorsum of abdominal segments 3 to 6 inclusive, a single row on abdominal 
segments 2, 7, 8. 9, and 10 ; first abdominal segment smooth ; wings extending 
to or slightly beyond ventro-caudal margin of fourth abdominal segment ; 
cephalic end bluntly rounded ; vertex distinct, as broad as prothorax ; labrum, 
mandibles, and maxillary palpi well developed; maxillary palpi extending to 
proximo-lateral angles of maxillae; maxillse less than half tbe wing length; 
labial palpi half the length of maxillse; prothoracic femora and mesothoracic 
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