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1 cf, Aug. 18, 1948 (Melander) ; San Diego Co., Mt. Palomar, 3 &, July 18, 1963 

 (J. Powell) [UCB]; Mt. Palomar St. Pk., 1 &, July 12, 1953 (W. J. and J. W. 

 Gertsch) [AMNH]; San Diego, 1 &, June 16, 1912 (George H. Field) [ASNM]; 

 Jidian, 2 9 , no date [USNM]; Siskiyou Co., Indian Butte, 1 cf, July 16, 1936 

 (E. C. Johnston) [CNC]; county unknown, Hathaway Creek, San Bernardino 

 Mts., 2 cf , Aug. 2, 1940 (J. A. Comstock and C. Henne) [LACM]. 



Idaho: Canyon Co., Parma, 1 cf, July 6, 1951 (A. J. Walz) [AMNH]. 



Nevada: Clark Co., Kyle Canyon, Charleston Mts., 1 ?, Apr. 26, 1950 (E. 

 C, Johnston) [CNC]; Wheeler's Spring, Charleston Mts., 2 cf. May 14, 1934 

 [CPK]. 



New Mexico: Bernalillo Co., Albuquerque, 1 9 , July 21, 1902 (Oslar) [USNM]; 

 1 9 , July 24, 1902; 1 cf , 9 , no date [UK]; Hidalgo Co., Rodeo, 1 9 , Nov. 7, 

 1959 (J. Pv.. Powers) [UCB]; county unknown, "so. N. Mex.," 1 cT, 1 9, Aug. 

 23-30 (Poling), Rothschild Bequest B.M. 1939-1 [BM]. 



Texas: Blanco Co., 1 9 , no date, G. D. Hulst [AMNH]; Brewster Co., Alpine, 

 1 9, May 22, 1950 (E. C. Johnston) [CNC]; Burnet Co., 2 cf, 2 9 , no date 

 (F. G. Schaupp) [USNM]; Carmeron Co., Brownsville, 2 9, May 31, 1904 

 (H. S. Barber) [USNM]; 1 9, June 3, 1904; 1 d", June [UK]; 2 cf, June [ANS]; 

 Hidalgo Co., Mercedes, 1 9, Aug. 31, 1958 (H. Smalzried) [AMNH]; 1 c?, no 

 date [CPK]; Jeff Davis Co., Limpia Canyon, 8 cf , 2 9 , May 20, 1950 (E. C. 

 Johnston) [CNC]; Randall Co., Palo Duro Canyon St. Pk., 3 cf", May 5, 1961 

 (Lloyd M. Martin, Robert H. Reid, William A. Rees, Robert J. Ford) [LACM]; 

 3 cf, May 6, 1961; 3 <?, May 8, 1961; 1 9, May 9, 1961; 3 cf, 1 9, May 11, 

 1961; 1 9, May 12, 1961. 



Utah: Utah Co., Vineyard, 2 d', July 7, 1917 (Tom Spalding) [ANS]; 1 cf , 

 July 11, 1917; 1 d^, Aug. 6, 1917. 



Washington: Adams Co., Othello, 1 cf, June 23, 1959 (R. F. Harwood) 

 [USNM]; 1 6", July 9, 1959; Chelan Co., First Creek, 2 cf, July 2, 1949 (E. C. 

 Johnston) [CNC]; Grant Co., Dry Falls, 1 &, June 30, 1949 (E. C. Johnston) 

 [CNC]; Quincy, 1 &, July 5, 1959 (C.S. Crawford) [USNM]; Okanogan Co., 

 Black Canyon, 4 c?, July 1, 1949 (E. C. Johnston) [CNC]; Walla Walla Co., 

 Walla Walla, 1 cf, June 27, 1935 (H. P. Lanchester) [USNM]; Whiteman Co., 

 Snake River, opposite Clarkston, 1 cf. May 29, 1931 (J. F. Clarke) [USNM]; 

 Yakima Co., Yakima, 1 cf, June 8, 1931 (Fred Dauy) [USNM]; 1 cf, Sept. 11, 

 1955 (A. I. Good) [AMNH]. 



CANADA: British Columbia: Kamloops, 1 9, June 28, 1937 (J. K. Jacob) 

 [CNC]; Oliver (1500 ft.), 1 &, June 5, 1953 (D. F. Hardwick) [CNC]; 7 cf, 

 June 16, 1953; 13 &, June 17, 1953; (2500 ft.), 3 cf, June 26, 1953; (1000 ft.), 

 1 cT, July 9, 1953 (J. E. H. Martin) [CNC]; (2500 ft.), 2 d^, July 10, 1953 (D. F. 

 Hardwick) [CNC]; Osoyoos, 1 d^. May 19, 1923 (C. B. Garrett) [CNC]; (1200 ft.), 

 1 9 , July 22, 1953 (D. F. Hardwick) [CNC]. 



Discussion. — The degree of black scaling on the forewings is 

 quite variable and ranges from a very marked broad tracing of the 

 veins to an almost total absence of black scales. The type specimen of 

 californiella is very sparsely set with black scales and that of insper- 

 gella rather heavily so, thus it is not surprising that they were 

 regarded as representing separate species. Wing venation, frons, and 

 genitalia are essentially identical in the two holotypes. 



Small specunens may easily be mistaken for bipunctella. 



