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no. 7104.— Holland, 1905, p. 439, fig. 257.— Barnes and McDunnough, 

 1917, p. 197, no. 8462.— McDunnough, 1939, no. 9825.— Busck, 1947, p. 183. 



Adult (figs. 72-73).— Wing expanse: male, 8-10 mm; female, 

 10-12 mm. 



Head: White. Labial palpus entirely white. 



Thorax: White. Dorsal surface of primaries white with dark 

 fuscous scaling at apex; in females this forms a broad margin along 

 termen; in males, dark margin often reduced, sometimes nearly 

 absent; fringe entirely white above and below except for sliglit apical 

 suffusion of fuscous in female. Secondaries mostly fuscous in female, 

 especially in outer half; hind wing of male lighter in color, mostly 

 white; rather thinly scaled in both sexes, scales narrow, less than 

 haK the width of those in forewing; fringe white except for dark 

 suffusion at apex, especially in female. 



Abdomen: Usually fuscous above, except for caudal hairs of white; 

 entirely white below. 



Male genitalia (fig. 98).— Apex of tegumen simple, not clef ted. 

 Valves with outer margin of cucullus relatively blunt and without 

 spines. 



Female genitalia (figs. 124, 144). — Apex of ovipositor with 

 dorsal ridge gradually terminating into shaft; ridge usually with 

 50 minute teeth or more. Signum stellate, well developed, with 

 approximately 10-12 rays. 



Type. — Lectotype (designated by present author), cf, Caliente, 

 Kern Co., Calif., collected by H. K. Morrison, USNM 419; in the 

 U.S. National Museum. 



Type locality.— Caliente, Kern Co., Calif, (lectotype). 



Kecorded nonT.— "Yucca whipplei Torrey" (Riley, 1892a). Larva 

 bores in petioles and basal portion of fruit. 



Parasite. — "Braconidae: Heterospilus koebelei (Ashmead) 1893," 

 (ROey and Howard, 1890). 



Distribution (map 13).— Presently reported only from southern 

 California. 



Material examined. — 56 cf cf and 70 9 9. 



UNITED STATES: California: Kern Co.: Caliente, cf, lectotype, 2 d'd', 

 2 9 9 paralectotypes (USNM). Havilah, 7 0^^^, 15 9 ?, June 1-7 (USNM). 

 Lebec, 3 d'd', 9, June 20 (LACM). Los Angeles Co.: 9, April, 2 9 9, 

 July (CU); 17 cf o^, 16 9 9, May- July (USNM). Acton, Mint Canyon, 9, 

 May 31 (LACM). Big Tujunga Wash, 19 c^ c?, 8 9 9, May 7-14 (LACM). 

 Sierra Madre, cf , May 30 (USNM). San Bernardino Co.: Cajon Pass, 9 , 

 June 12 (LACM). Camp Baldy, San Bernardino Mts., 9 , July 1&-23 (LACM) ; 

 d^, 14 9 9, June 1-Julv 23 (USNM). Lucerne Valley, 2 9 9, May 20-26 

 (LACM). San Bernardino, 3 9 9, May 1-12 (LACM); 2 c? cf, 9, May 

 (USNM). Verdemont, 9 , May 9 (USNM). San Diego Co.: Fallbrook, 3 cf d', 

 Apr. 3 (LACM). Ventura Co.: Mortimer Park, Simi HiUs, 9 , June 4 (LACM). 



