NO. 3647 NEARCTIC GELECHIIDAE — HODGES 35 



1 cf , Aug. 21, 1905, LACM. Idaho: Hagerman-BIue Gulch, 2cf, Sept. 23, 1932, 

 USNM; Idaho Falls, Bonneville Co., 1 ? , Sept. 9, 1950, Rindge, AMNH. Mon- 

 tana: Boulder, 1 d', 1 ? , USNM; Bozeman, 1 cf, Aug. 20, 1928, J. McDunnough, 

 CNC. Utah: Stockton, 4 6^, Sept. 1-7, 1904, T. Spalding (JFGC slide 9903), 

 USNM. Washington: Pullman, Id', Sept. 18, 1930, J. F. Clarke, CU; Satus 

 Creek, Yakima Co., 21 d", 1 ?, Sept. 16, 19, 1949, E. C. Johnston (RWH slide 

 2634), CNC, USNM; Wenatchee, 2d^, Sept. 5, 1929 (JFGC slide 9904), USNM. 



Discussion: L. jubata is a striate winged Lita of the rectistrigella 

 genitalic group. It may be distinguished from the other known 

 species by the fronto vertical processes (figs. 63, 64). In jubata the 

 vertical process has a linear cross section; other striate winged species 

 have a circular cross sectioned vertical process or lack processes. 



Lita nefrens, new species 



FiGUBES 33, 34, 57, 60, 71, 138, 207, 208 



Maculation: as in figures 33 and 34. Head: scales of tongue 

 brown, pale basally, a medial row of white scales basally; maxillary 

 palpus buff white, folded over base of tongue; first segment of labial 

 palpus white mesally, brown on lateral surface, second segment mainly 

 white with a few brown scales on mesal and posterior surfaces, a 

 small dorsobasal patch of brown scales on lateral surface, and a narrow 

 row of brown scales on anterior surface, third segment mainly brown 

 with scattered buff white scale segments, anterior surface white; 

 scape of antenna brown with scattered buff scale segments, shaft 

 ocherous becoming darker apically ( cf ), shaft brown dorsally, ocherous 

 ventrally, brown apically (9); frons buff white; vertex and occiput 

 buff brown, scales pale basally, darker apically; fronto vertical 

 processes as in figm-es 57 and 60. Thorax: brown, many scales with 

 buff brown streaks, tegulae brown basally, buff brown apically. 

 Forewing: brown, many scales with buff streaks, light streaks white, 

 buff white or buff; cUia buff white, scale apices pale brown. Hindwing : 

 fuscous with pale ocher reflections, cilia buff. Prothoracic leg: 

 brown; posterolateral surface of coxa white; posterior surface of femur 

 and tibia with many white scales; apices of coxa, femur, tibia, and 

 first two tarsal segments white or off white. Mesothoracic leg: 

 much as for prothoracic leg but with more white scales, tibia with a 

 medial white fascia, base of basitarsus white. Metathoracic leg: 

 with more white than first two, dorsal tibial tuft buff white, dorsal 

 surface of tarsal segments buff white apically. Abdomen: greasy 

 cinereous, dorsum lighter than venter, apices of segments pale. 

 Alar expanse: 15-22 mm. Male genitalia: as in figure 71 (RWH 

 slide 2638). Aedeagus of rectistrigella type. Female genitalia: 

 as in figure 138 (RWH slide 2639). 



