NO. 3547 NEARCTIC GELECHIIDAE HODGES 9 



Margin of dorsal element of frontal protuberance not sharply defined (fig. 

 58) ; forewing with a faint oblique band running from costa at one-sixth 

 to dorsum at one-fourth (fig. 9) incicur, new species 



7. Forewing with costa pale buff, strongly contrasting with dorsum (fig. 35); 



dorsal element of frontal protuberance broad to apex (fig. 59). 



invariabilis (Kearfott) 



Forewing with costa generally concolorous with dorsum (fig. 14) ; dorsal 



element of frontal protuberance tapering to apex (fig. 62) 8 



8. Dorsal element of frontal protuberance longest on dorsal margin, ventral 



portion open to ventral element (fig. 62) geniata, new species 



Dorsal element of frontal protuberance longest on ventral margin, ventral 

 margin present (fig. 61) barnesiella (Busck) 



9. Forewing pattern a series of lines parallel to veins (fig. 24) 18 



Forewing pattern a series of dots and/or transverse fasciae (figs. 1, 20) . . 10 



10. A transverse bar (formed by coalescing of two spots) in cell at one-third 



length of forewing (fig. 18), remainder of wing without prominent mark- 

 ings dialis, new species 



Forewing without a bar at one-third, if present, other dark marks promi- 

 nent 11 



11. Forewing with an oblique band running from costa near base to dorsum at 



one-fourth (fig. 1) virgella (Thunberg) 



Forewing lacking such a complete band, occasionally with a band from 

 middle of wing to dorsum 12 



12. Forewing with a faint dark patch basally, outer third often with veins dark 



(fig. 19) pagella, new species 



Forewing lacking basal dark patch, outer third with scales on veins con- 

 colorous with those on membrane 13 



13. Palearctic species solutella (Zeller) 



Nearctic species 14 



14. Forewing with a faint oblique line from costa (or near costa) at base to 



middle of wing at one-fifth (fig. 26) thaliae, new species, in part 



Forewing lacking basal oblique line 15 



15. Forewing usually with three well-defined dark spots in cell (fig. 28). 



texanella (Chambers) 

 Forewing lacking distinct spots in cell (fig. 22) 16 



16. Antenna unicolorous cream to cream white basaUy 17 



Antenna brown and white basally maenadis, new species 



17. Inner surface of second segment of labial palpus gray buff with at least a 



few brown or orange-brown scales; apex of valva globose. 



obnubila, new species 

 Inner surface of second segment of labial palpus white; apex of valva ellip- 

 soidal veledae, new species 



18. Forewing with black dashes in cell confluent, usually strongly contrasting 



withremainderof wing (fig. 31) princeps (Busck) 



Forewing with two separate black dashes in cell, or none present ... 19 



19. Male antenna with sensory areas extending to dorsal surface of basal seg- 



ments; female antenna with ventral sensory area bordered anteriorly with 

 dark brown (darker than scales separating sensory areas) . 



recens, new species 



Male antenna with sensory areas not extending to dorsal surface, rows of 



scales separating sensory areas ocherous; female antenna with unicolorous 



anterior borders 20 



