REVISION OF MOTHS OF PRODOXINAE IQl 



large agave, 7 miles east of Galeana, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. As of this 

 writing, no adults have emerged; consequently, the identity of the 

 moth remains imknown. 



Key to the Species of Agavenema 



la. Forewings heavily streaked with fuscous (fig. 79); male genitalia relatively 

 short (fig. 103), combined length of vinculum and saccus approximately 

 twice that of valve; dorsal ridge of ovipositor coarsely serrated (fig. 149), 

 number of teeth less than 25 A. barberella 



lb. Forewings paler, lightly streaked with fuscous (fig. 80) ; male genitalia elongate 

 (fig. 104), combined length of vinculum and saccus 2.5x or more that of 

 valve; dorsal ridge of ovipositor, finely serrated (fig. 150), number of teeth 

 more than 30 A. pallida 



Agavenema barberella (Busck), new combination 



Figures 23, 27, 44, 49, 57, 79, 103, 114, 129, 149; Map 17 

 Prodoxus barberella [sic] Busck, 1915, p. 93. 



Prodoxus barberellus Busck.— Barnes and McDunnough, 1917, p. 197, no. 8470. — 

 McDunnough, 1939, p. 109, no. 9833. 



Adult (fig. 79).- — Wing expanse: male, 11-19 mm; female, 

 12-21 mm. 



Head (fig. 44) : White. Labial palpus primarily brown above, white 

 below, with a few brown hairs normally arising from apex of second 

 segment. 



Thorax: White. Dorsal surface of primaries white with scattered, 

 longitudinal streaks and spots of brownish fuscous; more heavily 

 marked than m A. pallida; underside lightly shaded with fuscous, 

 pattern of upper surface visible from beneath; fringe mostly white 

 except for darkening near tornus. Secondaries pale fuscous in color 

 above and below, thmly scaled, majority of scales hau'like, those 

 along margin and at apex of wing much broader; fringe pale fuscous. 



Abdomen (fig. 114) : Pale fuscous above and below, with admixture 

 of whitish scales underneath, especially posteriorly. 



Male genitalia (fig. 103).— Apex of tegmnen slightly clefted, 

 less so than in A. pallida. Saccus relatively short as compared to 

 following species, combmed length of vinculum and saccus approx- 

 imately twice that of valve. 



Female genitalia (figs. 129, 149).— Apex of ovipositor with 

 dorsal ridge rather coarsely serrated; number of teeth usually 18-23. 

 Apophyses not as elongate as those of A. pallida. 



Type.— Holo type, 9, USNM 19290; in the U.S. National Museum. 



Type locality.— Ray, Ariz., 4400 ft. (holotype). 



Recorded host.— "^^aw palmeri Engehnann" (Busck, 1915). 

 Larva bores in flower stalk of host. 



Distribution (map 17).— Presently reported only from southern 

 Arizona; however, the host plant is known to occiu- also in New 

 Mexico and Sonora (Mexico). 



