MICROLEPIDOPTERA OF JUAN FERNANDEZ ISLANDS — CLARKE 69 



Type locality: Argentina, Mendoza Province, Mendoza. 



Distribution: Masafuera: Quebrada de las Casas, cf (Jan. 25, 

 1952); 9 (Jan. 22, 1955). 



There is some doubt about the identity of the Juan Fernandez 

 specimens despite the fact that the female genitalia compare quite 

 favorably with those of the type. Mr. John D. Bradley, of the 

 British Museum, kindly compared the Juan Fernandez specimens 



Figures 62-63. — Stenoptilia partiseca Meyrick: 62, ventral view of male genitalia with 

 left harpe and aedeagus removed; 62a, aedeagus; 63, ventral view of female genitalia. 



with Meyrick's type and his remarks are as follows: "We have only 

 the type, a female from Ai"gentina. The coloration of the type is 

 very much whiter than in your specimens, also there seems to be a 

 very slight difference in the ostium. I hazard, as best one can from 

 looking at a couple of females only, that these differences are not 



