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Five moths reared by the wi'iter (under Hopk. U. S. No. 13921a) 

 from larvae boring in cones, moths issuhig late in May, 1916, 



Type.—Csit. No. 21803 U.S.N.M. 



This species is very close to monitorana but is readily distinguished 

 by the ocherous rather than yellowish white cross markings on the- 

 forewings, by the narrower median fascia, and the more uniformly 

 dark hind wings. There are also appreciable differences in the male- 

 genitalia. In monitorana the cucullus of the harpes is more narrov/ly 

 elongate and the shoulder of the tegumen is slightly broader than 

 in tocuUionana. 



LASPEYRESIA PALLIBIBASALIS, new species. 



Plate 2, figs. 9-10. 



Palpi and face very pale ocherous. Head and thorax pale gra3nsh 

 drab. Forewings with the basal patch grajnsh drab, outwardly 

 angulate on middle but not sharply outlined, merging gradually into 

 the deeper lustrous brown ground color of the rest of the wing; five 

 white geminate costal dashes, the first and longest just before middle, 

 each divided by a central dark brown line and terminating in a patch 

 or short line of metallic scales; the costal areas between the dashes 

 darker bro\vn than the rest of the wing; from middle of dorsum a 

 conspicuous white geminate dash partially divided by a faint brown 

 liiie; this angulate patch nearly meeting the first costal dash, with it 

 forming a broken, outwardly angulated fascia just beyond the gray 

 limits of the basal patch; ocellus a patch of whitish ocherous bordered 

 on inner and outer sides by a vertical bar of metallic scales and con- 

 taining 4 or 5 longitudinal black lines; a shading of black scales just 

 behind the inner vertical bar of ocellus; cilia shining bronzy brown 

 with a velvety black basal line. Hind wings dark lustrous brown; 

 cilia paler with a dark brown subbasil line. Male genitalia of type 

 figured. Alar expanse, 11-14 mm. 



Hahitat. — -Kaolin Beds, Oregon (Sergent and Patterson, type lo- 

 cality), Colestin, Oregon (P. D. Sergent), Long's Ranch, Oregon 

 (F. P. Keen), Cheyenne Mountain, Oregon (J. H. Pollock), and 

 Quincy, California (F. P. Keen). 



Food plant. — -Abies concolor. Moths reared in large series from 

 larvae feeding on seeds in cones (Hop. U. S. Nos. 12538(^-2, 12560c,. 

 13263'i, 13290c, 14201&). Moths issued during June, August, and 

 September. 



Type.—Csit. No. 21804, U.S.N.M. 



This species is very close to hracteatana Fernald from which it is 

 separable by its habitat, larger size, and by differences in the male 

 genitalia. The latter are larger and the emargination at the anal 

 angles of the harps deeper in pallidihasalis than in hracteatana. 



