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in Skottsberg, The natural history of Juan Fernandez and Easter Island, 

 vol. 3, pt. 2, p. 266, pi. 11, fig. 16. 



Type: British Museum (Natural History). 

 Type locality: "Juan Fernandez." 



Distribution: Masatierra: Villagra cf (Feb. 21, 1951); Plazoleta 

 del Yunque, 220 m. d^ (Jan. 9, 1952); d", 8 99 (Mar. 3, 1955). 



Figures 54-55. — Pionea fumipennis (Warren) : 54, ventral view of male genitalia with left 

 harpe and aedeagus removed; 54a, aedeagus; 55, ventral view of female genitalia. 



When Warren described this species he gave the type locality as 

 California. Aurivillius, in Skottsberg, listed the species from Masa- 

 tierra but questioned his identification because of Warren's locality. 

 I have examined Warren's types in the British Museum (Natural 

 History) and have also seen Skottsberg's specimens. There is no 

 question of the identity of the two lots and certainly the material 

 presently at hand is the same. Mr. W. H. T. Tams has written me 

 as follows: "The two specimens of Pionea fumipennis (Warren) are 

 certainly labeled 'Juan Fernandez 84-72.' I have looked up the 

 register and find that they were presented by Commander J . J. Walker, 

 R.N., together with 670 other Lepidoptera, 'many rare,' from such 



