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Recorded hosts.— "Euphorbiaceae; tung leaves [Aleurites sp.?]/' 

 from specimen label. "Poaceae; grasses" (Barnes and McDunnough, 

 1913). 



Distribution. — (Map 2.) Presently restricted to three states of the 

 Gulf Coastal Plain from Florida to Mississippi. 



Material examined.— 94 cf cf , 1 9, 54 cases: 



UNITED STATES: Alabama: Delcliamps, 8 cases, USNM. Mobile, 2 cases, 

 USNM. Florida: Coconut Grove, cf, March 17; 25 cases, USNM. Elfers, 

 Anclote River, cf, April 5, USNM. Englewood, cf with case, CU. Everglade, 

 cf , April 15, AMNH; cf , April 8-15, ANS; cf , type, April 8-15; 3 cf cf , April 8-15, 

 case, USNM. Florida City, 2 d^ cf , May 18-28, AMNH. Ft. Myers, 2 cf d^, 

 April 24-30, USNM. Gainesville, 2 cf cf, Aug. 30, CPK. Homestead, 3 cf cT, 

 March 10-May 8; 2 d' cf, June 25, July 10; 10 c^ c^, Aug. 19-Oct. 14, CPK; 2 d' d', 

 April 10, May 1, USNM. Lakeland, d" with case. May; 9 , May 12; d', 12 cases, 

 USNM. Lake Placid, 4 d^ d^, Jan. 3-Feb. 11, CPK; d^, March 15; 3 d' cf , April 

 27-May 11, CU; 24 d^ d", March 27-April 4, RWH; d^, Nov. 12, CPK; d^, Dec. 14, 

 CU. Orlando, c?, Sept. 8; 2 cases, USNM. Punta Gorda, 3 d'rf', April 18-25; 

 12 cases, USNM. Royal Palm State Park, d", USNM. St. Petersburg, 13 d' d', 

 March 8-May 23; 2 d'd', Aug. 2, Sept.; 6 d^ d', USNM. Tampa, 4 cases, USNM. 

 Mississippi: Biloxi, 6 d" d', May 1-21; 2 cases, USNM; d'. May 10; case, ANS. 



12. Cryptotlielea congregata (Jones), new combination 



Figures 72, 199, 255, 370; Map 6 



Platoeceticus congregatus Jones, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc, vol. 71, p. 113, pi. 3, 

 fig. 3; pi. 4, fig. 7; pi. 5, fig. 11; pi. 6, fig. 13; text fig. 4, 1945. 



Male. — Antennae (fig. 370) with pectinations relatively short as in 

 C. gloverii, sensory hairs longer, finer, more erect as in C. nigrita; 

 composed of about 25 segments. 



Wings dark fuscous. Scales of discal area narrowly oblanceolate as 

 in C. gloverii. Venation essentially as in C. gloverii except, in forewing, 

 R5 separate from Ra-f 4, actually arising closer to Mi. Wing expanse 

 "16 to 18 mm." (Jones, 1945). 



Male genitalia. — (Fig. 255.) Similar to C. gloverii. Eighth 

 sternite (fig. 199) resembling that of C. nigrita, with very elongate, 

 slender furcations. 



Female. — Unknown. 



Case. — (Fig. 72.) Approximately 15-20 mm. length, 5-6 mm. 

 diameter; irregularly covered with small grass fragments. The bags 

 in general usually do not present as shaggy an appearance as those of 

 C. nigrita, which is also a grass feeder. 



Type. — Present deposition unknown. In his original description, 

 Jones stated that the "type, with some paratype material is returned 

 to Dr. Alfonso Dampf in Mexico City." 



Type locality. — Morelos, Mexico. 



