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Nov. 23, 1965. In the original description Dyar gives the date of 

 capture as June 7. 



Specimens examined.— 4 cf, 21 9 . 



Distribution (Map 7). — Northern extension of Sierra Madre 

 Occidental into southeastern Arizona. 



UNITED STATES: Arizona: Cochise Co., Paradise, Chiricahua Mts., 19, 

 July 3, 1954 (Cazier and Gertsch) [AMNH]; Southwestern Res. Sta. (5400 ft.), 

 5 mi. west Portal, 1 9 , May 28, 1956 (Cazier and Ordway) [AMNH]; 1 9 , May 

 25, 1958; 49, June 11, 1958 (W. J., and J. W. Gertsch) [AMNH]; 29, June 12, 

 1958; 19, June 16, 1958 (M. A. Cazier) [AMNH]; 19, May 27, 1960 (Carl W. 

 Kirkwood) [CPK]; 19, June 2, 1960; Id", May 10, 1961 (Gertsch and Cazier) 

 [AMNH]; Pima Co., Santa Rita Mts., Madera Canyon (4400 ft.), 19, June 12, 

 1963 (J. G. Franclemont) [JGF]; Santa Cruz Co., Santa Rita Mts., Madera 

 Canyon (4800 ft.), 1 9 , June 19, 1960 (David A. Wallesz) [CU]; (5800 ft.), 1 9 , 

 June 24, 1960; Madera Canyon (4800 ft.), Icf, May 26, 1963 (J. G. Franclemont) 

 [JGF]; Icf , 19, June 19, 1963; 1 9 , June 13, 1960; 1 9 , June 3, 1963; (5600 ft.), 

 Icf , June 11, 1963; 1 9 , June 18, 1963; Pena Blanca (3950 ft.), 1 9 , June 7, 1963 

 (J. G. Franclemont) [JGF]; county unknown, Huachuca Mts., 19, June 2, 1935 

 (Grace H., and John L. Sperry) [AMNH]. 



Peoria holoponerella (Dyar), new combination 



Figures 3, 4, 80, 115, 153 



Ollia holoponerella Dyar, 1908, p. 117. — Barnes and McDunnough, 1917, p. 

 149. — McDunnough, 1939, p. 36. 



Diagnosis. — The light buff forewing with its conspicuous white 

 band anterior to the cell delimits this species within Peoria. A similar 

 white band marks the forewings of approximella and luteicostella, but 

 in both of these species the forewings are marked with red and lack 

 vein M2. 



Description. — Frons conical, brown; labial palpi with basal 

 segments white, second and third segments brown on outer sides, 

 light brown to white ventrally and on inner sides; maxillary palpi 

 small; antennae silver, male shaft serrate and fasciculate; occiput 

 behind eye, patagia, and tegulae light brown, vertex and dorsum of 

 occiput white; legs white, tarsi brown. 



Forewings with white band anterior to cell, bordered anteriorly 

 near base with dark brown, posteriorly by black line; ground light 

 buff; veins traced with black scales. Hindwings light brown. Venation 

 as in gemmatella. 



Male genitalia with gnathos bearing medial digitate projection. 

 Juxta V-shaped. Valvae with costa unarmed, bearing scattered setae; 

 sacculus with fine hairs, Aedeagus with vesica bearing single round 

 serrate cornutus. 



Female genitalia with ovipositor slender, caudal margin rather 

 heavily setose, bare laterally, Apophyses straight, posterior hooked 

 upward and coming to point at base; anterior with thickened base. 



