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[synonym of Prodoxus quinquepundellus]. — McDunnough, 1939, no. 9823 

 [synonym of Prodoxus quinquepundellus]. — Busck, 1947, p, 183 [synonym of 

 Prodoxus quinquepundellus]. 



Pronuba yuccasella Chambers, 1877a, p. 121 [misidentification, in part, not 

 Riley 1872]. 



Pronuba yuccasella Hagen, 1880, p. 128 [misidentification, not Riley 1872]. 



Prodoxus decipiens Riley, 1880a, pp. 141-144; 18S0b, p. 155; 1880c, p. 156; 1880d, 

 p. 177. — Chambers, 1880b, p. 177, [? synonym of Hyponomeuta paradoxical — 

 Riley, 1880f, p. 293; 1881, pp. 630, 637, 639, figs. 7-9; 1882a, p. 62.— 

 Meehan, 1882, p. 207.— Riley, 1882b, p. 272.— Riley and Howard, 1890, p. 

 350.— Riley, 1891a, p. 97, no. 5182; 1892a, pp. 145 flF., pi. 39, figs. 1-4; 1892b, 

 p. 96, figs. 10-12; 1892c, p. 371, figs. 69-71; 1892d, pp. 305-308, fig. 14c; 

 1892e, pp. 317, 319; 1893a, pp. 49, 50, 52; 1893b, pp. 307, 309.— Trclease, 

 1893, p. 206.— Dyar, 1902 [1903], p. 723, no. 6564 [synonym of Prodoxus 

 quinquepunctella (sic)]. — Kearfott, 1903, no. 7102 [synonym of Prodoxus quin- 

 quepundella (sic)]. — Holland, 1905, p. 438 [synonym of Prodoxus quinquepundel- 

 lus]. — Barnes and McDunnough, 1917, p. 197, no. 8460 [synonym of Prodoxus 

 quinquepundellus]. — Girault, 1920, p. 208. — McDunnough, 1939, no. 9823 

 [synonym of Prodoxus quinquepundellus]. — Busck, 1947, p. 183 [synonym of 

 Prodoxus quinquepundellus]. 



Prodoxus decipiens variety of 5-pundella (Chambers). — Riley, 1881, p. 639. 



Prodoxus quinquepunctella [sic] variety decipiens Riley. — Forbes, 1923, p. 74. 



Tegeticula decipiens (Riley). — Walsingham, 1914, p. 370 [synonym of Tegeiicula 

 quinquepunctella]. 



Adult (figs. 60, 61). — Medium to small size; body less robust 

 than in Tegeticula yuccasella. Wing expanse: male, 12-19 mm; 

 female, 13-23 mm. 



Head (figs. 42, 51): Entirely white. Labial palpus white, with 

 long, erect, hairlike scales arising ventrally. 



Thorax : White. Upper surface of primaries usually entirely white, 

 occasionally with 1-14 small, fuscous spots; frequently as many as 

 12 spots may border the outer margin of the wing, and from 1-5 

 distributed along the discal cell; underside of wing medium brown. 

 Secondaries less heavily scaled than primaries and usually appearing 

 darker in color; scales elongate, narrow, approximately two-thirds to 

 three-fourths the width of those in forewings; ventral surface with 

 coastal margin darker than remainder of wing; fringes of both wings 

 entirely white. 



Abdomen : Entirely white. 



Male genitalia (fig. 92).— Apex of tegumen bilobed. Valves 

 with outer margin of cucullus curved outward, bearing usually 3-6 

 short spines. 



Female genitalia (figs. 118, 137).— Apex of ovipositor obliquely 

 truncate, shaft relatively stout; dorsal ridge present, usually with 

 6-8 coarse teeth. Signum stellate, with approxunately 10-14 rays. 



Types.— Lectotype {Hyponomeuta [sic] 5-punctella, designated by 

 present author), 9, type 1413, Chambers, Tex.; in the Museum of 



