BAGWORM MOTHS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE 95 



Primaries with outer fourth of costa only sHghtly curved; M2+3 

 narrowly separate or connate with Cui. Secondaries 6-veined, less 

 than Yz area of forewings, not extending as far as apex of cell in pri- 

 maries; usually more heavier scaled than forewings, never with dense, 

 apical patch of scaling. 



36. Anitnula limpia Dognin 



Figures 38, 90, 165, 222, 281, 380; Map 8 



Animula limpia Dognin, Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., vol. 38, p. 241, 1894. — Dalla 

 Torre and Strand, Lep. Cat., pars 34, p. 185, 1929. — Gaede in Seitz, Macro- 

 lep. World, vol. 6, p. 1182, 193G. 



Male. — (Fig. 38.) Antennae with 36-38 segments. Primaries 10- 

 veined with outer margin not as strongly oblique or evenly curved as 

 A. dichroa; veins usually with heavy scattering of dark, broad scales; 

 R3 and 4 invariably stalked. Secondaries more sparsely scaled than in 

 other species. Wing expanse 24-30 mm. 



Male genitalia. — (Fig. 281.) Greatest width above middle 

 near apex of tegumen. Saccus relatively long, over % length of 

 main body of genitalia. Eighth sternite (fig. 222) with furcal arms 

 usually parallel. 



Case. — (Fig. 90.) Length 32-40 mm. ; diameter 6-8 mm. Exterior 

 partially naked, sparse scattering of minute plant fragments, rather 

 short (5-7 mm. long), slender segments of twigs, applied, for most 

 part, longitudinally along case; walls of case thin, greyish white, 

 consistency like that of parchment. 



Type. — In the United States National Museum. 



Type locality.^ — Loja, Ecuador. 



Recorded hosts. — None. 



Distribution. — -(Map 8.) This insect is known only from the 

 Andes of southern Ecuador. 



Material examined. — 10 cfcf, 5 cases: 



ECUADOR: Loja, cf , holotype, 2 c? cf, with cases. May, July 13; 2cf cf. May 

 23, June; 2 (fcf, 3 cf cf with cases, USNM. 



37. Animula niicroptera (Schaus), new combination 



Figures 39, 223, 279; Map 8 



Thyridopteryx niicroptera Schaus, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., vol. 29, p. 345, 1905. — 

 Dalla Torre and Strand, Lep. Cat., pars 34, p. 185, 1929. — Gaede in 

 Seitz, Macrolep. World, vol. 6, p. 11S2, 193G. 



Male. — (Fig. 39.) Very similar in appearance and structure to A. 

 dichroa. Antennae with approximately 39 segments. Wing expanse 

 24-26 mm. 



Male genitalia. — (Fig. 279.) Greatest width below middle; 

 relatively more slender, with saccus proportionately longer than 



