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Martin arizonclla Ragonot 



Figures 37, 49, 63, 104, 143, 178 



Martia arizonella Ragonot, 1887, p. 18; 1889, p. 117. — Hulst, 1890, p. 209. — 

 Smith, 1891, p. 84. — Ragonot, 1901, p. 367. — Hulst, 1902, p. 439. — 

 Barnes and McDunnough, 1917, p. 149. — Hampson, 1918, p. 118. — Mc- 

 Dunnough, 1939, p. 36. 



Urulaincongruella Hulst, 1900, pp. 175-176; 1902, p. 437. — Rindge, 1955, p. 164. 



Diagnosis. — This is the only known species in the genus. 



Description. — Frons close scaled, brown; labial palpi with basal 

 segments light brown, second and third segments clothed with white- 

 tipped brown scales on outer sides, lighter on inner sides; maxillary 

 palpi of white to white-tipped brown scales; antennae white, each 

 segment brown banded; vertex brown, lighter behind antennae; occi- 

 put, patagia, and tegulae varying white to brown; legs clothed with 

 light brown to white-tipped brown scales on outer sides, distal end of 

 each tibial segment white banded. 



Forewings with transverse anterior, transverse posterior, discal 

 spot, area between Cu2 and A2, and basal area posterior to A2 golden 

 yellow; transverse anterior interrupted in cell by dark brown area 

 which gradually narrows and extends posteriorly to A2 as a wedge 

 between the ta line and the prominent narrow white line bordering it 

 distally. Transverse anterior bordered inside by white anterior to cubi- 

 tus, by brown band posterior to cell, band extending to costa at wing 

 base; wing anterior to cell and between transverse lines white with 

 sprinkling of brown scales; area surrounding discal spot brown, ex- 

 tending posteriorly to Cu2, often enclosing an irregular white area at 

 lower outer angle of cell; terminal line dark brown, bordered internally 

 by white wedge on anterior third of wing. Underside light brown, 

 darker in apical area; transverse posterior faintly traced. Hindwings 

 light brown above and below, fringe white with darker band near its 

 inner side. 



Genitalia as described for the genus. 



Types. — M. arizonella, in the Museum National d'Histoire Natu- 

 relle; U. incongruella, in the U.S. National Museum (lectotype), in the 

 American Museum of Natural History (two lectoparatypes) . 



Type data. — M. arizonella, type not examined, the type locality is 

 given in the original description as Arizona; U. incongruella, lectotype 

 male, hereby designated, Argus Alts., April, 91K, USNM 4708, male 

 genitalia slide No. 1121, Carl Heinrich, Feb. 27, 1941 [USNM]; lecto- 

 paratypes, two females, Phoenix, Ariz., June 4, June 5, the former with 

 female genitalia on slide No. 3218, Carl Heinrich, June 14, 1946, the 

 latter has the abdomen lost [AMNH]. In his original description Hulst 

 gives the following data: "Argus Mountains, Cal.; taken by Mr. Koe- 

 bele, in April. Phoenix, Ariz.; taken early in June." 



