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in two at base.
Valva narrow, cucullus part with a submembranous
costal part and a sclerotized slender ventral part ending in a long
point, sacculus well defined, ending in a free process with a triangular
point. Transtilla, a subquadrate, simple sclerite, w^th a thickened
center. Aedeagus rather long, with a longitudinal median undulate
sclerotization, slightly dilated apicad and with three differentlyshaped
points. Intersegmental membrane between the 8th segment
and the genitalia with deep pockets at the sides,
containing a long
and slender pencil-like corema.
Material examined: Luzon, Los Banos (Baker), 1 cf, holotype,
genit. slide 5141 (USNM).
Coprotnorpha mistharnis, new species
Figures 135, 570
Female, 18 mm. Head whitish ochreous, collar slightly suffused
with grey. Palpus dark fuscous, median segment with a broad
whitish apical band. Antenna posteriorly flattened laterally; fuscous,
finely ringed with whitish ochreous. Thorax whitish ochreous,
suffused with grey, strongly mixed grey towards apex. Abdomen
pale fuscous.
Forewing rather narrow, elongate-ovate, dilated, apex rounded,
termen strongly convex. Ochreous white, markings dark fuscous.
Costa with some five elongate spots, first spot iU defined, other
becoming less flattened but shorter posteriorly, last spot small, preapical;
numerous fine transverse strigidae and points scattered over
wing; larger markings formed by very slender transverse strigulae
arranged close together; these larger markings are, a round spot in
middle of wing beyond base; an elongate spot between veins 11 and
12 at 1/4 of wing; some fine strigidation giving rise to an ill-defined
triangular patch on dorsum extending to upper edge of cell,
anterior
edge obliterate, posterior accentuated by two raised dark fuscous
tufts, one on each upper and lower angles of cell, indistinctly extended
basad as short streaks; posterior third of wing with some three irregidar
transverse series of dark dots on veins, more or less interconnected
in each series and sometimes across one to another series, by minute
transverse strigulae; a similar series of irregular dark spots along
terminal edge. CUia whitish ochreous, except along base, with
suffused broad light grey bars.
Hindwing pale grey, with purple gloss in certain lights, semipellucent.
Cilia dull pale grey.
Female genitalia: The eighth and the ninth ventrites moderately
specialized. Sterigma simple, lamella antevaginalis, a moderate,
W-shaped band, lameUa postvaginalis, a small trapezoidal tumescense.
Ventral pair of lobes of the eighth sternite strong, with a row of long