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1936, E. C. Johnston (RWH slide 2570), CNC, USNM; White Mt. Peak, 12500 

 ft., 5 mi. S, Mono Co., Ic^, 1 ?, Aug. 15, 1960, S. F. Cook (RWH slides 2559 

 and 2560), UCB, USNM; Willow Creek, Siskiyou Co., 8c^, 3?, Sept. 10-11, 

 1871, Walsingham (RWH slides 2877, 2878, 2880, and 3019), BMNH, USNM. 

 Colorado: Glenwood Springs, 4 0^, Aug. 16-18, 1892, W. Barnes (AB slide Aug. 

 12, 1933; RWH slide 2609), USNM. Oregon: Crater Lake Park, South Rim, 

 7100 ft., Id^, Sept. 13, 1930, H. A. Scullen, CU. Wyoming: Green River L., 

 Wind River Range, Id^, July 24-Aug. 7, 1935, A. B. Klots, AMNH; Sacajawea 

 Camp, Middle Piney Creek, 8400 ft., Sublette Co., 1 cf , Aug. 14, 1953, Rindge 

 (RWH slide 2883), AMNH; Yellowstone Natl. Park, Madison Jet., 1 c?, 2? ; 

 Aug. 19, 1962, Spangler (RWH slides 2606 and 2616), USNM. 



Other specimens examined : 



California: Mono Pass, Inyo Co., 1 cT, Aug. 13, 1957, J. Powell, UCB, same 

 locality, 12000 ft., 10 cf, 49, MacNeill, and MacNeill, Rentz, and Landgren, 

 CAS; Rock Creek, 1 mi. W. Tom's Plane, Mono Co., 1 d^, 3?, Sept. 6, 1960, 

 MacNeill, CAS. 



Discussion: L. incicur is similar to texanella and obnubila but 

 differs from them in having frontovertical processes. 



Lita geniata, new species 



Figures 14, 62, 81, 179, 180 



Maculation: as in figure 14. Head: tongue and maxillary palpus 

 pale buff white, latter folded over base of tongue; labial palpus nearly- 

 white, outer surface of first segment and base of second segment with 

 a few yellow-brown scales, scattered pale brown scales apically on 

 second segment and generally on third segment; scape of antenna 

 buff, shaft greasy brown (male, no females seen); scales of frons, 

 vertex, and occiput buff; frontovertical processes as in figure 62. 

 Thorax: varying shades of brown. Forewing: varying shades of 

 brown; darker basally, becoming buff white apically, spots on disc 

 dark brown, almost black; apices of cilial scales darker than remainder 

 of scale. Hindwing: fuscous buff, veins with more yellow orange; 

 cilia pale buff. Legs: buff to off white basally, becoming bro^Mi 

 distally; apices of basal tarsal segments off white; metathoracic tibia 

 with pale buff dorsal tuft and three bro\Mi scale patches on outer 

 surface, one subbasal, one antemedial, and one preapical. Abdomen: 

 first three terga yellow, remaining terga yellow brown with pale 

 apices; sterna greasy buff white, bases darker than apices. Alar 

 expanse: 15.0-19.5 mm. Male genitalia: as in figure 81 (RWH slide 

 2604). Apex of heavily sclerotized flange of aedeagus narrow, sickle 

 shaped. Female genitalia: no specimens available. 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Type: Male, La Puerta Valley, So. Calif., USNM type 67644. 



Paratypes: 



California: same data as for type, 16 d' (RWH slides 2604 and 2605), BMNH, 



