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Male genitalia. — Lateral projection of harpe broader than portion 

 of harpe beyond it, bent toward base ; distal end of harpe not greatly 

 dilated, somewhat compressed, slightly excurved. Anellus long, nar- 

 rower distally than proximally. Aedeagus with broad, flattened, dis- 

 tolateral flap. Vinculum narrow, bluntly pointed, with long, narrow, 

 lateral, winglike expansion. Uncus conical, elongate with apex nar- 

 rowly flattened. 



Female genitalia. — Median fleshy protuberance of ostium flattened, 

 broad, with shallow indentation on posterior margin; lateral area 

 membranous. Ductus seminalis weakly sclerotized anterior to its 

 junction with the ductus bursae and bursa copulatrix. 



Alar expanse, 43-70 mm. 



Distribution. — Southwestern part of the United States and Mexico. 



Arizona: Chiracahua Mountains, 2 5 5,295 (June 12 to 26, H. G. Hubbard). 



Nevsr Mexico: High Rolls, 12 $ $, Q 9 9 (various dates; no collector) ; Las 



Cruces, $ (no date; T. D. A. Cockerell) ; Las Vegas, 5 (no date or collector). 



Type. — In the U. S. National Museum. 



Type locality. — Las Vegas, N. Mex. 



Food plant. — ^Virginia creeper. 



Remarks. — This species is easily distinguishable from any other in 

 the genus by the peculiar slate-colored markings of the fore wing and 

 the yellow ground color of the hind wing. 



A single specimen in the U. S. National Museum from Mexico City, 

 Mexico, if correctly labeled, suggests that zuni has a much wider dis- 

 tribution than the above records from the United States indicate. 



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