NORTH AMERICAN LASPEYRESIINAE AND OLETHREUTTNAE 85 



typical vei^utana it is on or very near the basal margin (comp. figs. 

 47, 46). The spining of cucullus is also stouter in albipunGta. There 

 are no significant differences in female genitalia. 



Male genitalia figured from paratype in National Collection 

 ("Colo. 2527"). 



Alar expanse. — 14-18 mm. 



Type and paratypes. — Cat. No. 28026, U.S.N.M. Paratype also in 

 American Museum, collection Barnes, and Canadian National Col- 

 lection. 



Type locality. — Denver, Colo. 



Described from male type and 8 male and 1 female paratypes 

 from the type locality (Oslar, collector) ; 1 male paratype labeled, 

 "Colo. 2527;" 3 female paratypes from Vineyard, Utah; 2 male 

 paratypes from Eureka, Utah; 5 male paratypes from Deer Creek, 

 Provo Canon, Utah; and 1 male paratype from Stockton, Utah 

 (all Utah specimens collected by Tom Spalding and bearing various 

 July dates). 



The above out of a large series which had been in the collec- 

 tions under either lanceolana or furfurana. I have also before me 

 a few specimens from Arizona. 



Several genitalia slides were made from specimens from the dif- 

 ferent localities. In all, the distinguishing male characters were 

 found to be constant. 



5. BACTRA VERUTANA CHRYSEA, new variety 

 (Figs. 49, 348) 



A California race of verutana. 



Like alMpuncta but paler, more uniformly j'ellowish, and with 

 white dot on outer margin of cell obsolete or very faint. Male geni- 

 talia with lower margin of cucullus of harpe right angulate (in aTbi- 

 puncta and typical verutana it is more evenly rounded) ; spine clus- 

 ter 8pc" also more scattered in middle of raised area of sacculus. 



Male genitalia figured from type. 



Alar expanse. — 16-18 mm. 



Type. — In collection Barnes. 



Paratypes. — Cat. No. 28027, U.S.N.M. Also in American Museum 

 and collection Barnes. 



Type locality. — Loma Linda, Calif. 



Described from male type and 9 female paratypes from the type 

 locality dated "March 24-30" (type), "Aug. 24-31" (1 paratype), 

 "Sept. 1-7" (2 paratypes), "Sept. 16-23" (3 paratypes), "Sept. 

 24-30" (1 paratype), "Oct. 8-15" (1 paratype), and "Oct. 16-23" 

 (1 paratype) ; and one female paratype from Laguna Beach, Calif. 

 (Baker, no date). 



