NO. 3547 NE ARCTIC GELECHIIDAE — HODGES 19 



CNC, CU, UCB, USNM; La Puerta, Sd', Stephens, USNM; La Puerta Val., 

 Id", Oct. 16-23, USNM; Loma Linda, Icf, Oct. 22, G. R. Pilate, AFB; So. Calif., 

 Icf, USNM. 



Discussion: L. geniata may be separated from barnesiella as indi- 

 cated under the latter. The maculation of geniata is relatively- 

 constant with the exception of the costal area which may be brown to 

 buff. Inasmuch as the known specimens are from one locality (the 

 "So. Calif." specimen may represent the same population), the 

 amount of variation is likely to be small. When other populations 

 are discovered, more phenotypes may be observed. 



Lita puertella (Busck) 



Figures 15, 16, 65, 80, 149, 181, 182 



Gelechia puertella Busck, 1916, Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington, vol. 18, p. 148. 

 Lita puertella.— Busck, 1939, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., vol. 86, p. 573. 



Maculation: as in figures 15 and 16. Pale form: head, thorax, and 

 forewing pale yellowish white; labial palpus with a few pale ocherous 

 scales scattered on lateral surface; maxillary palpus folded over base 

 of tongue; shaft of antenna ocherous basally becoming darker distally; 

 markings on forewing brown; hindwing pale fuscous yellow; cilia pale 

 buff; abdomen pale ocher dorsally, pale yellowish white ventrally; 

 legs pale yellowish white, becoming brown distally, prothoracic leg 

 darker than metathoracic leg, apices of tarsal segments yellowish 

 white except last two of prothoracic leg and ultimate segment of 

 mesothoracic leg. Dark form: much as given for pale form but with 

 overlay of brown and red brown. Lower portion of frontal process 

 (fig. 65) with strongly carinate margin, inner surface pitted; dorsal por- 

 tion with a small, circular cross section, margin even and strongly 

 carinate. Alar expanse: 16-20 mm. Male genitaha: as in figure 80 

 (RWH sUde 2598). Heavily sclerotized flange of aedeagus generally 

 uniform in width, tapering to acute apex. Female genitalia: as in 

 figure 149 (RWH shde 3145). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Type: Male, USNM. 



Specimens examined : 



Arizona: Maricopa, Pinal Co., 1 cf, Oct. 17, 1927, J. A. Kusche, CAS; Phoenix, 

 Icf, Oct. 29, Cockerell, USNM. California: Desert Springs, San Bernardino 

 Co., 4 c?, Oct. 17, 1960, Kurd and Powell (RWH slides 2567 and 2568), UCB, 

 USNM; near Essex, San Bernardino Co., Id^, 3 ? , Oct. 30, 1939, J. A. Comstock 

 (RWH slide 3145), LACM, USNM; Ivanpah Mts., San Bernardino Co., lie?, 

 Oct. 5, 1940, J. A. Comstock (RWH slide 2597), LACM, USNM; same locality, 

 4d^, Oct. 8, 1940, C. Henne, LACM; La Puerta Valley, So. Calif., 74 cf, Sep- 

 tember through Oct. 23 (AB slides), Sept. 10, 1930, Mar. 2, 1931, and Apr. 28, 

 1937 (RWH sHdes 2566, 2598, 2599, and 2600), LACM, USNM; Providence 

 Mts., 3cf, 2 9, Oct. 8, 1936, Sperry, AMNH, CNC; Rock Cr., 1 mi. W Tom's 



