678 N. C. AGR. EXP. STA. BUL. 239 
3. Forewing with longitudinal dark vittae and without pale maculae 
perrist (Signoret) (fig. 547) 
Forewing without longitudinal dark vittae, with numerous pale macu- 
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4. Forewing with maculae not extending as far posteriorly as claval 
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Forewing with maculae extending posteriorly to or beyond claval 
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5. Head with black marking limited to a transverse stripe at base of crown, 
pronotum without black markings ......... limitata (Signoret) (fig. 548) 
Head with black marking more extensive; pronotum heavily marked 
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6. Pronotum with black markings continuous 
semipunctulata (Melichar) (fig. 549) 
Pronotum with black markings interrupted 
bilunata (Signoret) (fig. 550) 
7. Forewing with a conspicuous larger yellow spot in corium before 
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Forewing without such a spot, its markings consisting only of small 
MACUIAC cise ed aeaily. ck lp gee ee inspergata (Signoret) (fig. 551) 
8. Pronotum with an interrupted transverse yellow stripe; forewing with 
small maculations extending to bases of apical cells 
bilimitata (Signoret) (fig. 552) 
Pronotum not as above; forewing with small maculations not extending 
beyond bases of anteapical cells ............. oculata (Signoret) (fig. 553) 
Scoposcartula lancifera, NEW SPECIES 
Figure 554 
Length 10.4-11.2 mm. Head with anterior margin broadly rounded in dor- 
sal view, median length of crown varying from slightly more than four-tenths 
to one-half interocular width and from three-tenths to almost four-tenths 
transocular width, crown without a shallow transverse concavity across ocelli, 
transclypeal suture distinct, clypellus with contour of its lower portion slightly | 
more nearly horizontal than remainder of profile of face. Thorax with 
pronotal width approximately equal to transocular width of head, lateral 
pronotal margins convergent anteriorly, dorsopleural carinae incomplete, 
posterior margin varying from slightly convex to slightly concave, disk trans- 
versely rugose; forewing with membrane including all of apical cells, strongly 
delimited or not basally, veins elevated and distinct. Male with styles not ex- 
tending posteriorly as far as apex of connective, each with a conspicuous 
lateral lobe near base of shank, apex acute; aedeagus with shaft strongly 
curved dorsad at midlength, with a ventral process arising at midlength, 
curved more gradually dorsad than shaft, and with its posterior margin 
erose; paraphysis elongate, lanceolate, without rami, located in median 
