REVISION OF PEORIINAE AND ANERASTIESTAE 45 



Male genitalia with juxta rectangular; distally concave, proximally 

 convex. Valvae tapering to point at apex of costa. Aedeagus with 

 cornuti elliptical, serrate. 



Female genitalia mth bursa bearing near its base a cluster of about 

 20 stout, sharp-pointed, inwardly directed spines. 



Types. — In the collection of John G. Franclemont, Cornell 

 University. 



Type data. — Holotype male, Madera Canyon, 5600 ft., Santa Rita 

 Mts., Santa Cruz County, Ariz., June 24, 1963, J. G. Franclemont; 

 genitalia slide No. 714, J. Shaffer, Jan. 16, 1967. 



Paratypes : Three males, two females, same data as holotype except 

 as follows: two males, June 29, 1963, one ^\ith genitalia slide No. 715, 

 J. Shaffer, Jan. 16, 1967; one male, June 28, 1963, genitalia slide 

 No. 724, J. Shaffer, Jan. 27, 1967; one female, June 28, 1963, genitalia 

 slide No. 716, J. Shaffer, Jan. 16, 1967. 



Other SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — 7 cf , 15 9- 



Distribution (Map 9). — Southern Arizona to Brownsville, Tex. 



UNITED STATES: Arizona: Cochise Co., Southwestern Res. Sta., 5 mi. 

 west Portal (5400 ft.), 1 9 , May 15, 1956 (M. Statham) [AMNH]; 1 ? , June 29, 

 1956 (Cazier and Ordway) [AMNH]; 1 ? , July 5, 1956; 1 d^, July 9, 1956, Ic?, 



1 ? , July 11, 1958 (M. A. Cazier) [AMNH]; Pima Co., Baboquivari Mts., Ic?, 

 July 1-15, 1923 (O. C. Poling) [USNM]; 1 9 , July 1-15, 1924; 1 9 , Aug. 15-30, 

 1924; Redington, 1 9 , no date [USNM]; Santa Cruz Co., Madera Canyon, 

 Santa Rita Mts. (5800 ft.), Ic?, 1 9, June 22, 1960 (David A. Wallesz) [CU]; 



2 9, June 24, 1960; (4800 ft.) 1 9, June 18, 1963 (J. G. Franclemont) [JGF]; 

 2 9 , June 29, 1963; 1 cf , 1 9 , July 1, 1963. 



The Albidella Group 



Diagnosis. — Males of the group are delimited by the broadly 

 rounded apex of the valvae, the cucullus not exceeding the costa. 



Description. — Frons of white-tipped brown scales; labial palpi 

 about twice length of head, basal segment light brown, of white-tipped 

 brown scales dorsally and on outer sides, white ventrally and on inner 

 sides; antennae light brown, finely ciliate ventrally, tuft of scales on 

 basal segments of shaft. 



Fore-wing uniformly gray, a mixtiu-e of dark brown and white scales, 

 Rs white traced; 10 veins; R2 stalked with R3+4; M2+3 fused. Hind\\-ing 

 light brown; 7 veins, but M3 sometimes completely fused with Cuj. 



Male genitalia with medial part of uncus poorly sclerotized, irregu- 

 larly rounded. Apical process of gnathos well projected dorsally. Juxta 

 subquadrate, anterior margin rounded, posterior wdth broad V-shaped 

 notch. Valvae with costa setose, blunt tooth at apex and another just 

 under half distance to base; tip rounded; sacculus finely setose. 

 Aedeagus with cornuti equal or nearly so, serrate. 



Female genitalia as in the Pimella Group. 



