Tineidse 
and gives the dorsal aspect of these organs. At c we have a lateral 
view of the same parts magnified eighteen diameters. The ovi¬ 
positor of the female is 
shown at d exserted from 
the anal joint of the abdo¬ 
men. At e there is given 
another lateral view of 
the tip of the ovipositor 
much more enlarged. 
This view shows the pe¬ 
culiar saw-like structure 
of the organ, by help of 
which incisions are made 
in the soft outer bark of the growing stems of the Yucca. Both 
this and the preceding species are found in California. 
(4) Prodoxus reticulata Riley. 
This pretty little moth, the habits of which are much the same 
as those of the preceding three 
species, is a native of the State of 
Colorado. The figure represents 
a female with her wings ex¬ 
panded, and the drawing is mag¬ 
nified more than three times 
the size of life. The insect is 
undoubtedly, so far as the mark- Ril ey, “insect Life,”Vol. IV, p. 374.) 
ings of the wings are concerned, the most attractive species in the 
entire genus. 
(5) Prodoxus coloradensis Riley. 
Fig. 260 is devoted to the illustration of the salient specific 
features of a fifth insect belonging to the genus Prodoxus. As 
the name implies, this species, 
like the preceding, is found in 
Colorado. The front wing is 
shown four times the size of life, 
the hair-line below the figure in¬ 
dicating the natural size. The 
genitalia of the male are shown 
at b viewed from above, and at 
c viewed laterally. 
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Fig. 260. — P. coloradensis. (After 
Riley, “ Insect Life,” Vol. IV, p. 374.) 
Fig. 259. — P. reticulata. (After 
