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OECOPHORIDAE 



Agonopteryx callosei.la, n. sp. PI. XXXVIII, Fig. 4. 



Labial palpi with well developed brush, decreasing in length towards base 

 and apex: terminal joint slightly thickened with scales anteriorly; light ochreous; 

 second joint shaded exteriorly with black; terminal joint with a faint annula- 

 tion on the middle and with extreme tip black. Face light ochreous. Head and 

 thorax reddish ochreous. Forewings reddish ochreous, sparsely sprinkled with 

 black; first and second discal spots small, deep black; n faint small blackish 

 cloud anterior to and above second discal spot; a faint row of terminal black 

 dots; cilia reddish ochreous with a purple sheen. Hindwings light ochreous 

 fuscous with whitish fuscous cilia. Abdomen ochreous with four longitudinal 

 rows of black dots on the underside. Legs ochreous with ill-defined black tarsal 

 anniilations. 



Alar expanse: 19-23 mm. 



Habitat: San Diego, San Bernardino Co. and Monachee ^feadows 

 (8000'), California. 



Type and cotypes in Collection Barnes; cotypes in U. S. National Museum 

 (No. 22665). 



Agonopteryx ptele.^e. n. sp. PI. XXVIII. Fi,cr. 13, PI. XXXVIII, 



Fig. 1. 



Brush on second joint of labial palpi largest in the middle, shorter towards 

 base and apex, furrowed, light ochreous, sprinkled with black and brown ex- 

 teriorly; terminal joint ochreous with broad ill-defined black annulation before 

 the tip. Face light silvery ochreous. Head reddish ochreous. Thorax dark 

 ochreous, mottled with brown and black scales; extreme posterior tip black. 

 Forewings light ochreous brown with black markings ; extreme dorsal base 

 whitish ochreous, broadly edged with black; a series of ill-defined black dots 

 on costal edge from base to apical third; at apical third a large blackish ill- 

 defined spot, reaching down to the end of the cell; an indistinct series of 

 terminal black dots along the edge; first and second discal spots small, black, 

 the latter obscured in the large costal spot; cilia ochreous brown; the entire 

 wing and especially the costal edge with a roughened aspect, because the scales 

 are slightly raised, not firmly pressed down as is normal in the genus. Hind- 

 wings light ochreous fuscous; base and cilia a shade lighter than the rest 

 of the wing. Abdomen light ochreous brown with two ill-defined longitudinal 

 rows of black scales on the underside. Legs ochreous brown, barred and an- 

 nulated with blackish brown. 



Alar expanse: 20-22 mm. 



Habitat: Decatur, Illinois. 



Food plant : Ptelea trifuliata. 



