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shaped. Anterior apophyses stout, broadly expanded posteriorly: 

 posterior apophyses of moderate length, slender. Bursa copulatrix 

 with two ovoid signa present, without rays; ductus bursa short, not 

 exceeding length of apophyses, slight expansion (spermatheca) present 

 at junction with oviduct. 



Parategeticula pollenifera, new species 



Figures 33-37, 41, 46, 59, 88, 89, 111, 117, 135, 155; Map 7 



Adult (figs. 35, 88, 89).— Wmg expanse: male, 24-27 mm; female, 

 29-31 mm. 



Head: White; labial palpus sparsely clothed with slender fuscous 

 scales. Vertex with a pair of short, stout, conical projections. 



Thorax: White, lightly intermixed with a scattering of fuscous 

 scales. Primaries dull white, speckled with black (in fresh specimens) ; 

 thinly scaled, scales of two primary forms: (1) a type which is very 

 abundant, uniformly distributed over wing surface, consisting of 

 usually slender, oblanceolate scales, white in color, and (2) a second 

 type which is sparsely scattered or sometimes lost (in rubbed speci- 

 mens), consisting of broad, fan-shaped scales, black in color; apices of 

 all scales truncate, or minutely bidentate; fringe very short, whitish; 

 underside similar to dorsal surface except black scales, when present, 

 usually more narrow. Secondaries very thinly scaled, semitrans- 

 parent, scales whitish and similar to type 1 of forewings except even 

 more slender; black scales usually absent, or if present, very slender. 



Abdomen : Vesture relatively sparse, dull white. 



Male genitalia (fig. 111). — As described for genus. Valves with 

 an armlike spiniferous lobe arising from near base; margin of cucullus 

 evenly rounded. 



Female genitalia (figs. 135, 155). — Apex of ovipositor short, 

 stout, usually bicuspidate; dorsal ridge absent. Signa circular, of 

 unequal size with one being extremely reduced and nearly absent. 



HoLOTYPE. — Bog Spring Camp Ground, Madera Canyon, Santa 

 Rita Mts., 5100 ft., Santa Cruz Co., Ariz., 9, July 14-26, 1964, 

 D.R. Davis collector, from flowers of Yucca schottii, USNM 67375; 

 in the United States National Museum. 



Paratypes. — Arizona: Cochise Co.: Southwestern Research Sta- 

 tion, Chu-icahua Mts., 5400 ft., 3c?'cf, 3 9 9, July 31-Aug. 2, 1964, 

 D.R. Davis collector, from flowers of Yucca schottii (USNM). Santa 

 Cruz Co.: Same locality as holotype, 30 cTcT, 13 9 9, July 14-26, 

 1964, D.R. Davis collector, from flowers of Yucca schottii (USNM). 

 Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mts., 4880 ft., 8 cT d', 4 9 9, July 3-28, 

 1959, J.G. Franclemont, R.W. Hodges collectors (CU, RWH); cf, 

 July 5, 1963, J.G. Franclemont collector (CU); 9, July 4, 1959, J.G. 

 Franclemont collector (USNM). Veracruz: Poza Rica, 7 miles 



