NO. 3547 NEARCTIC GELECHIIDAE — HODGES 31 



the basis of maculation; however, texanella lacks a fron to vertical 

 process, incicur has one. 



Some specimens, particularly females, have more yellow in the basic 

 color scheme than occm-s in the specimen described for the species. 



Lita recenSf new species 



Figures 30, 75, 147, 201, 202 



Maculation: as in figure 30. Head: buff white medially, brown 

 laterally; maxillary palpus buff white, folded over base of tongue; 

 first segment of lavial palpus white on inner siu-face, pale brown on 

 outer sm"face, second segment brown heavily dusted with white 

 basally, anterior surface lacking white scales, thu-d segment brown 

 with some white scales, anterior surface off white; dorsal surface of 

 scape of antenna brown, ventral surface buff, a faint anterior white 

 line at base, shaft white and red brown, sensory areas on most of 

 antenna extending to anterior surface (cf), shaft brown with few 

 white scales, sensory areas narrow, obliquely placed on segments, 

 bordered with brown anteriorly (9); frons, vertex, and occiput 

 mottled buff brown. Thorax: buff brown. Forewing: scales white, 

 buff white, pale yellow, brown, and dark brown, many scales with 

 apices, many scales streaked with a second color; cilia gray white, 

 apices of scales brown. Hindwing: fuscous, scales sliming orange 

 at certain angles of light incidence, veins somewhat darker, cilia 

 buff. Prothoracic leg: anterior surface of coxa mottled buff brown, 

 apex pale, posterolateral surface with brown and white scales; femur 

 and tibia brown with few pale scales, posterior surfaces whitish, 

 apex of tibia white; tarsus brown, base and apex of basitarsus and 

 apices of second and third segments white. Mesothoracic leg: as for 

 prothoracic leg but with anterior surface of coxa white. Meta thoracic 

 leg: coxa and femiu- white mixed with gray brown; tibia mottled white, 

 gray brown, and brown on outer surface, dorsal tuft buff white; 

 tarsal segments pale brown to brown, apices pale. Alar expanse: 

 17-22 mm. Male genitalia: as in figm-e 75 (RWH slide 2595). 

 Female genitalia: as in figure 147 (RWH slide 2627). 



Food plant: Stenatopsis linearijolius Cde Candolle) Rydberg, leaf 

 tier. Ericameria cuneata (Gray) McClatchie. 



Type: Male, Mt. Shasta, Calif., Aug. 19, 1939, E. C. Johnston 

 USNM type 67651. 



Paratypes : 



UNITED STATES: California: same data as for type, 17 cf, 4$, CNC, 

 CPK, USNM; 8 mi NW Chester, Plumas Co., Icf, Aug. 18, 1958, J. Powell, 

 UCB; Desert Springs, San Bernadino Co., Icf, Oct. 17, 1960, Hurd and Powell, 

 UCB; Hungry Valley, 5 mi. S Gorman, Ventura Co., 1 ? , Oct. 1, 1959, J. Powell, 

 UCB; Jacumba, Id^, Sept. 28, 1924, USNM; La Puerta Valley, 2 c?, Oct. 16, 



