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Texas: Blanco Co., 1 9 , May [USNM]; 1 ? , June [AMNH]; Id',!?, July 

 [AMNH]; 1 9, August [AMNH]; 2 9 , no date, [USNM]; Bosque Co., 1 c?, 

 "11/6" (Zeller collection) [BM]; Burnet Co., 2 cf, no date (F. G. Schaupp) 

 [USNM]; Collin Co., Piano, 4 9 , July (E. S. Tucker) [USNM]; Dallas Co., 1 9 , 

 June [AMNH]; Kerr Co., Kerrville, 1 9, May 30, 1906 (F. C. Pratt) [USNM]; 

 3 9 , May 31, 1906; 1 cT, 2 9 , June 1, 1906; 1 9 , Apr. 11, 1907; 1 9 , no date; 

 La SaUe Co., CotuUa, 1 9 , May 12, 1906 (Crawford and Pratt) [USNM]; Medina 

 Co., Sabinal River opposite Hondo, 1 cf , July 1, 1917 [CU]; county unknown, 

 "Black Jack Spgs.," 1 9 , no date [USNM]; locality unknown, 5 9 [USNM]; 

 3 d', 5 9 [INHS]. 



CANADA: Ontario: Port Colborne, 1 cT, June 24, 1934 (J. J. de Gryse) 

 [CNC]. 



Peoria opacelUi (Hulst), new combination 



Figures 11, 73, 108, 147 



Anerastia opacella Hulst, 1887, p. 138. — Rindge, 1955, p. 168. 



Altoona opacella Hulst, 1887, p. 116; 1890, p. 207. — Smith, 1891, p. 84. — Hulst, 



1902, p. 438. 

 Saluria dichroeella Ragonot, 1889, pp. 113, 117. — Barnes and McDunnough, 



1917, p. 149. — McDunnough, 1939, p. 36. [New synonymy.] 

 Tolima opacella (Hulst). — Ragonot, 1889, p. 117; 1901, p. 341. — Barnes and 



McDunnough, 1917, p. 149. — McDunnough, 1939, p. 35. 

 Altoona dichroeella (Ragonot). — Hulst, 1890, p. 207. 

 Altoona dichroeella [sic]. — Smith, 1891, p. 84. 

 Saluria dichroeella Hampson in Ragonot, 1901, p. 363; 1918, p. 101. [New 



synonymy, objective.] 

 Saluria dichroella [sic]. — Hulst, 1902, p. 439. 

 Commotria opacella (Hulst). — Hampson, 1918, p. 108. 



Diagnosis. — Tliis species is distinguished from ail ottier members 

 of tlie genus with similar venation by the combination of the forewing 

 being basally darker posterior to the cell and the absence of white 

 tracing on forewing vein A2. 



Description. — Frons obUque, scales brown with white tips; labial 

 palpi with basal segments white, second and third segments clothed 

 with white-tipped brown scales dorsally and on outer sides, with light 

 brown to white scales ventrally and on inner sides; maxUlary palpi 

 almost reaching frons; antennae brown, laminate in male; occiput 

 behind eye, patagia, and tegulae brown, vertex behind antennae and 

 dorsum of occiput light brown; legs w4th tarsi clothed with white- 

 tipped brown scales. 



Forewings brown, darker posterior to cubitus, especially basal half; 

 aU veins except anals variously traced wdth white; areas between 

 veins a mixture of white and brown scales; usually solid brown poste- 

 rior to cubitus, becoming lighter distally. Hindwings light brown, 

 slightly darker in apical region. Venation as in tetradella. 



Male genitalia with gnathos bearing apical digitate projection. 

 Juxta V-shaped. Vinculum with anterior edge flattened and flanged. 

 Valvae with costa sparsely setose, sometimes with short apical tooth; 



