REVISION OF MOTHS OF PRODOXINAE 41 



species, which so impressed Kiley because of their resemblance to 

 certain neiu'opterous insects of the family Sialidae, very likely are 

 the result of secondary adaptations. This is suggested because such 

 a body form is quite different from that exhibited by the other mem- 

 bers of Tegeticula. One featm-e that does indicate T. synthetica's 

 early development is its host plant, which is considered generally by 

 botanists to be one of the most primordial elements of the Yucceae. 

 Material examined. — 31 cf cf and 62 99. 



UNITED STATES: Arizona: Mohave Co.: Yucca, cf, 5 ? 9, Mar. 14 

 (USNM). California: Kern Co.: Walker Pass, 6 cf cf, 26 9 9, Apr. 3 

 (LACM). Los Angeles Co.: 9, paralectotype, March, 4 cf d", 10 9 9, para- 

 lectotypes, April, cf, 4 9 9 (USNM), Antelope Valley, 3 c? cf , 9, Apr. 3 

 (LACM). Mojave Desert, Valyermo, 14 cf cf , 6 99, Apr. 5 (LACM); 9, 

 lectotype, 5 9 9, paralectotypes, Feb. 4 (USNM). San Bernardino Co.: 9, 

 paralectotype, April (USNM). Cajon Valley, 2 c? cf , 9, April (LACM). 

 Phelan, 9, Mar. 7 (USNM). 



Tegeticula maculata maculata (Riley) 



Figures 84, 109, 132, 152; Map 4 



Pronuba maculata Riley, 1881, p. 617; 1889a, p. 154; 1889b, p. 372; 1891a, no. 

 5180; 1892a, pp. 139flF., pi. 42, fig. 2; 1892b, pp. 92ff., fig. 7; 1892c, pp. 367, 

 368, 370, 372, fig. 66; 1892d, pp. 305, 307, 308, fig. 14b; 1892e, p. 315, fig. 18.— 

 Trelease, 1893a, pp. 181, 198, 210, 212-214, 216, 222, pi. 23, figs. 4-5.— 

 Riley, 1893a, pp. 41ff.; 1893b, pp. 300-305, 308, 310.— Coquillett, 1893, 

 pp. 311, 312.— Dyar, 1902 [1903], no. 6575; 1903b, p. 102.— Kearfott, 1903, 

 no. 7113. 



Tegeticula maculata (Riley). — Barnes and McDimnough, 1917, p. 197, no. 8472. — 

 McDunnough, 1939, no. 9835.— Busck, 1947, p. 182. 



Pronuba maculata apicella Dyar, 1902 [1903], no. 6575a [new synonymy]; 1903b 

 p. 102.— Kearfott, 1903, no. 7113a. 



Tegeticula viaculata form apicella (Dyar) — Barnes and McDunnough, 1917, p. 

 197, no. 8472.— McDunnough, 1939, no. 9835. 



Tegeticula apicella (Dyar). — Busck, 1947, p. 183 [color variety of T. maculata]. 



Adult (fig. 84). — Wing expanse: male, 16-19 mm; female, 19-23 

 mm. 



Head: White. Maxillary tentacle fully developed in all females 

 examined. Labial palpus entirely white; scaling as in T. yuccasella. 



Thorax: White, center of dorsum often possessing a single, dark spot. 

 Dorsal surface of primaries largely white, \vith a variable amount of 

 fuscous spotting at apex, extending into fringe; markings usually from 

 a border around apical third of wing, consisting of approximately 3-13 

 spots, which tend to coalesce at apex; a conspicuous dark spot usually 

 present at apex of cell and another less frequently present at its base; 

 underside of forewing almost entu-ely fuscous except for fringe which 

 may or may not be completely white. Secondaries considerably 

 darker than primaries, thinly scaled and semi transparent; scales 

 slender, hairUke, less than one fourth the ^^ddth of those in forewing, 



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