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Figure 3.- — Palinorsa zonaria Clarke, new species: a, ventral view of male genitalia with 

 left harpe and aedeagus removed; b, aedeagus. 



Female genitalia: Unknown. 



Holotype: Bolivia(?), Monte Cristo (and an indecipherable word), 

 Amazones. USNM 64993. 



Described from the holotype male. Although there is only a single 

 male with indefinite locality, it is so distinct it is worth description. 

 The locality label leaves much to be desired. It is impossible to 

 ascertain exactly where "Monte Cristo" is located but the "Amazones" 

 suggests that the locality is actually in Bolivia. If it were possible 

 to read the indecipherable part of the label, a more definite attribution 

 might be made. In addition to the "Monte Cristo" label there is 

 another in Busck's handwriting: "Orsotricha raptans Meyr.?" 



All of the species of this genus are closely related but zonaria 

 appears to be nearest to literatella. It is distinguished easily from 

 the latter by its ocherous-white head. 



