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brown on anterior surface, white on posterior surface; scape of antenna 

 orange brown dorsally, buff white ventrally, shaft greasy brown; frons 

 buff white; vertex and occiput buff. Thorax: scales brown, buff 

 brown to pale buff, most scales paler basally than apically. Fore- 

 wing: orange brown and varying shades brown, cilia orange buff 

 basally, pale buff distally. Hindwing: fuscous, veins dark, cilia pale 

 buff. Prothoracic leg: coxa with anterior surface brown, basal row 

 of scales buff white, posterolateral surface white; femur brown an- 

 teriorly, mottled brown and white posteriorly; tibia brown, a buff 

 fascia beyond middle, apex white; tarsus brown, base and apex of 

 first segment buff white. Mesothoracic leg: as for prothoracic leg, 

 outer surface of coxa white, apex of tibia buff. Metathoracic leg: 

 coxa white, outer surface of femur white with scattered brown scales; 

 tibia greasy brown black, an oblique buff white subbasal fascia, 

 another at three-fffths, apex white, dorsal tuft off white; tarsus 

 brown black, base of first segment and apices of all segments pale. 

 Abdomen: first three terga greasy pale yellow, remaining terga pale 

 buff; sterna white to buff white. Alar expanse: 17-19 mm. Male 

 genitalia: as in figure 84 (RWH slide 2608). Apex of flange of 

 aedeagus acute, free portion nearly at right angle with aedeagus. 

 Female genitalia: as in figure 145 (RWH slide 2574). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Type: Female, Fort Valley, 7350 ft., 7K mi. NW Flagstaff, 

 Coconino Co., Ariz., Aug. 27, 1961, Ronald W. Hodges (RWH slide 

 2574), USNM type 67647. 



Paratypes: 



Arizona: Mohave Co., 19, Sept. 8-16, USNM; Paradise, Cochise Co., 8? 

 Aug. 24-Oct. 7, USNM; White Mts., 7200-11500 ft., Icf', Aug. 10-30, 1925, 

 O. C. Poling, USNM. California: Jacumba, Sd', Sept. 27-Oct. 2, 1924, 

 Piazza (RWH slide 2608), LACM, USNM. Colorado: Colorado Springs, 

 Fountain Valley School, Id", Aug. 20-31, 1932 (ABK slide 18 Jan. 23), AMNH; 

 Rock Creek Canyon, Id, Sept. 10, 1947, Margot May (RWH slide 2876), CPK; 

 Salida, 1?, Aug. 27, 1938, Sperry (RWH slide 2884), AMNH. New Mexico: 

 Bent, Sd, October 1927 (RWH slide 3020), BMNH, USNM; Mountain Park, 

 1 9 August 1927, BMNH. 



Discussion: L. pagella may be separated from barnesiella and 

 incicur by the smooth frons and from thaliae by the entire basal area 

 of the forewing being dark or with dark spots. Some specimens are 

 much paler than the one described. 



Lita obnubila, new species 



Figures 21, 87, 135, 189, 190 



Maculation: as in figure 21. Head: tongue pale buff, some scales 

 brown tipped; maxillary palpus pale buff, folded over base of tongue; 



